2010 Homer Jones Memorial Lecture

April 1, 2010

Lecture by Alan S. Blinder

Alan S. Blinder, the Gordon S. Rentschler Memorial professor of Economics and Public Affairs at Princeton University and former vice chairman of the Board of Governors, presented “Quantitative Easing: Entrance and Exit Strategies” at the St. Louis Fed’s annual Homer Jones Memorial Lecture. Blinder discussed the concept of quantitative easing, the Fed's entrance strategy, the Fed’s exit strategy, and its implications for central bank independence.

Blinder’s lecture later appeared as an article in the St. Louis Fed’s scholarly journal, Review.

About the Homer Jones Memorial Lecture

This lecture series is named for Homer Jones (1906-1986), who exemplified the highest qualities of leadership in economics and public policy. As St. Louis Fed research director and later senior vice president, Jones played a major role in developing the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis as a leader in monetary research and statistics.

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