Jackson Hole, Wyoming, 2005

As every year since 1981, leading central bankers, finance ministers, eminent academics, and renowned analysts gather to discuss the most relevant issues in the global economy at a three-day event organized by the Federal Reserve of Kansas City, with a different theme of analysis each year.

In 2005, the event was a kind of tribute to Alan Greenspan, who led the US Federal Reserve for 20 years (1987-2006) and was recognized as one of the greatest central bankers in history. Some praised it…