Should monetary policy aim for maximizing employment and price stability, or only focus on the latter?

Name: Should monetary policy aim for maximizing employment and price stability, or only focus on the latter?
Start: 2026-10-26T12:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-10-26T13:00:00-04:00
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Academic Academics Development and Governance Economic Empowerment

Mon, Oct 26, 2026

12 PM – 1 PM EDT (GMT-4)

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As economic uncertainty and inflation dynamics continue to challenge central banks worldwide, a central debate has resurfaced: Should monetary policy strictly prioritize price stability, or actively target maximum employment as well?

Join renowned economists Stephany Griffith-Jones and José Antonio Ocampo for an engaging conversation on global economic governance, development finance, and the challenges facing emerging economies. A great opportunity to hear from two leading voices in international development and explore the future of the global financial system!

Speaker: Stephany Griffith Jones, Economist and former Vice President of the Central Bank of Chile (bio: https://www.stephanygj.net/)
Moderator: José Antonio Ocampo, Professor Emeritus of Professional Practice in International and Public Affairs

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Stephany Griffith-Jones

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephany_Griffith-Jones

Stephany Griffith-Jones is an economist specializing in international finance and development. Her expertise lies in the reform of the international financial system, particularly in financial regulation, global governance, and international capital flows. Currently, she serves as a member of the Governor Board at the Central Bank of Chile. She has held various positions throughout her career, including financial markets director at the Initiative for Policy Dialogue based at Columbia University, associate fellow at the Overseas Development Institute, and professorial fellow at the Institute of Development Studies at Sussex University.

View her CV and biography here: https://www.stephanygj.net/

José Antonio Ocampo

Professor of Practice

José Antonio Ocampo is Professor Emeritus of Professional Practice in International and Public Affairs and former Co-Director of the Development and Governance Concentration in the School of International and Public Affairs, Member of the Committee on Global Thought and of the Initiative for Policy Dialogue at Columbia University. He is also a member and was the Chair of the Committee for Development Policy, an expert committee of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), and was Chair of the Independent Commission for the Reform of International Corporate Taxation (ICRICT) in 2015-2022, and is a current member.

Prior to his appointment and on leave of absence for public service during his tenure at Columbia University, Ocampo has served in a number of positions in the United Nations and the Government of Colombia, most notably as United Nations Under-Secretary General for Economic and Social Affairs; Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC); Minister of Finance and Public Credit on two occasions; Chairman and member of the Board of Banco del República (Central Bank of Colombia); Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development; Director of the National Planning Department (Minister of Planning); and Executive Director of Fedesarrollo.

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