Foreword / Esther L. George -- The changing policy landscape: an introduction to the 2012 economic policy symposium / Troy Davig -- Opening remarks : Monetary policy since the onset of the crisis / Ben S. Bernanke -- The "big C": identifying and mitigating contagion / Kristin J. Forbes -- Commentary: The "big C": identifying and mitigating contagion / Franklin Allen -- General discussion: The "big C": identifying and mitigating contagion / chair: Susan M. Collins -- The dog and the frisbee / Andrew G. Haldane, Vasileios Madouros -- Commentary: The dog and the frisbee / José De Gregorio -- Commentary: The dog and the frisbee / Eswar S. Prasad -- General discussion: The dog and the frisbee / chair: Susan M. Collins -- Methods of policy accommodation at the interest-rate lower bound / Michael Woodford -- Commentary: Methods of policy accommodation at the interest-rate lower bound / Adam S. Posen -- General discussion: Methods of policy accommodation at the interest-rate lower bound / chair: Susan M. Collins -- Luncheon address: Policymaking in an interconnected world / Jaime Caruana -- Luncheon discussion: Policymaking in an interconnected world -- Redistributive monetary policy / Markus K. Brunnermeier and Yuliy Sannikov -- Commentary: Redistributive monetary policy / Amir Sufi -- General discussion: Redistributive monetary policy / chair: Stanley Fischer -- The United States labor market: status quo or a new normal? / Edward P. Lazear and James R. Spletzer -- Commentary: The United States labor market: status quo or a new normal? / Athanasios Orphanides -- General discussion: The United States labor market: status quo or a new normal? / chair: Stanley Fischer -- Global policy perspectives / Zeti Akhtar Aziz -- Global policy perspectives: Central bank independence and credibility during and after a crisis / Alan S. Blinder -- Global policy perspectives / Stanley Fischer -- General discussion: Global policy perspectives / chair: Stanley Fischer.