April 28, 2021 meeting of the Financial Research Advisory Committee
Published: April 28, 2021
The 17th meeting of the Financial Research Advisory Committee, held virtually, included discussions of interest rates, inflation, and the potential effects of climate change on financial stability.
Agenda
 Wednesday, April 28, 2021
 Virtual Meeting
| 10:00 a.m. | 
                          Welcome and Introductions
                            Dino Falaschetti, Director, Office of Financial Research  | 
                      
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| 10:10 a.m. | 
                          Discussion: The impacts of sustained low interest rates
                           Moderator: Moderator: Mickey Levey  | 
                      
| 11:00 a.m. | 
                          Remarks by Jelena McWilliams, Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
                           Remarks will be on the record  | 
                      
| 11:45 a.m. | 
                          Discussion: How policies and programs that were launched to support the COVID economy might have sown the seeds of higher inflation and other vulnerabilities
                           Moderator: Marc Sumerlin  | 
                      
| 12:30 p.m. | 
                          Discussion: The potential impacts of climate change on financial stability 
                           Moderator: OFR research staff  | 
                      
| 12:55 p.m. | Discussion: Topics for Fall Meeting | 
| 1:00 p.m. | 
                          Closing Remarks
                            Dino Falaschetti, Director, Office of Financial Research  | 
                      
| 1:15 p.m. | 
                           Adjournment  |