2012 Homer Jones Memorial Lecture

April 11, 2012

The 2012 Homer Jones Memorial Lecture featured Mohamed El-Erian, CEO and co-CIO of the investment firm PIMCO. Dr. El-Erian presented "Evolution, Impact and Limitations of Unusual Central Bank Policy Activism."

Welcoming Remarks by James Bullard

Full text of President Bullard's remarks.

Lecture by Mohamed El-Erian

Read the article in the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review: Evolution, Impact, and Limitations of Unusual Central Bank Policy Activism.

Q&A Session

About the Homer Jones Memorial Lecture Series

Sponsored by:

• Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
• St. Louis Gateway Chapter of the National Association for Business Economics
• Saint Louis University
• Southern Illinois University—Edwardsville
• University of Missouri—St. Louis
• Washington University in St. Louis

The St. Louis Fed's annual Homer Jones Memorial Lecture honors those who exemplify the highest qualities of leadership in economics and public policy. Jones (1906-1986) was a longtime research director at the St. Louis Fed, playing a major role in developing the St. Louis Fed as a leader in monetary research and statistics.