A Framework for Monetary Stability -

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A - Thursday October 21, 1993.- Opening Speech by the President of De Nederlandsche Bank.- Keynote Speech by the Vice Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board: A Framework for Monetary Stability - A Policy Maker's Perspective.- Formal Targets for Inflation Reduction: The Canadian Experience.- The Costs and Benefits of Disinflation.- Comment on C. Freedman: Formal Targets for Inflation Reduction: The Canadian Experience.- Comment on S. Fischer: The Costs and Benefits of Disinflation.- Commitment through Delegation, Political Influence and Central Bank Independence.- Central Bank Autonomy: Policy Issues.- Comment on A. Cukierman: Commitment through Delegation, Political Influence and Central Bank Independence.- Comment on Onno de Beaufort Wijnholds and Lex Hoogduin: Central Bank Autonomy: Policy Issues.- Intermediate Targets versus Information Variables as Operating Guides for Monetary Policy.- Monetary Policy Strategy in the EMU.- Comment on B.M. Friedman: Intermediate Targets versus Information Variables as Operating Guides for Monetary Policy.- Comment on O. Issing: Monetary Policy Strategy in the EMU.- Dinner Speech by: To Cut or Not to Cut Interest Rates: Some Remarks on the ERM.- B - Friday October 22, 1993.- Rules versus Discretion in Monetary Policy.- The Role of Monetary Policy in IMF Programs.- Comment on A.D. Crockett: Rules versus Discretion in Monetary Policy.- Comment on M. Guiti?n: The Role of Monetary Policy in IMF Programs.- Italy's Experience within and without the European Monetary System: A Preliminary Appraisal.- Monetary Policy and Exchange Rates: The French Experience.- Comment on M. De Cecco and F. Giavazzi: Italy's Experience within and without the European Monetary System: A Preliminary Appraisal.- Comment on A. Icard: Monetary Policyand Exchange Rates: The French Experience.- Can Russia Control Inflation?.- Stabilization and Monetary Reform in Latin America.- Comment on R. Layard: Can Russia Control Inflation?.- Comment on R. Dornbusch: Stabilization and Monetary Reform in Latin America.- A Framework for Monetary Stability - General Report.- List of Participants.