Past Event
Forum

Recent Financial Market Disruptions: Implications for the Economy and American Families

Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Economic Security & Inequality, Healthy Economy

In recent months, problems with subprime mortgages have spilled over to the housing sector and financial markets more generally. These events have created widespread concerns about the hardships facing homeowners and potential risks to the overall economy. They have also raised near-term questions about how to best address economic risk, and provoked longer-term questions about the adequacy of current regulations and consumer protections.

On September 26, 2007, The Hamilton Project at The Brookings Institution convened a roundtable discussion with experts to frame the challenges currently facing housing and the financial markets: where we are, what it means for the U.S. economy, possible next steps for recovery, and ways to minimize future problems.

After introductory remarks by former U.S. Treasury Secretary Robert E. Rubin, the Wall Street Journal’s Alan S. Murray moderated a roundtable discussion among the panelists, including former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers, Under Secretary of the U.S. Treasury for Domestic Finance Robert K. Steel, Evercore Partners Chairman Roger C. Altman, Eton Park Capital Management CEO Eric Mindich, and Brookings Senior Fellow Douglas W. Elmendorf. After the roundtable discussion, participants took audience questions.

Agenda

Introductory Remarks

Robert E. Rubin
Citigroup, Inc.

Panelists

Roger C. Altman
Evercore Partners

Douglas W. Elmendorf
Senior Fellow, Economic Studies

Eric Mindich
Eton Park Capital Management

Lawrence H. Summers
Harvard University

Robert K. Steel
Department of the Treasury

Moderator: Alan Murray
The Wall Street Journal

Event Forum

Hyatt Regency
400 New Jersey Ave NW b, Washington, DC 20001, USA

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