Mr Bernanke delivered a celebrated speech on the topic in November 2002, when still a governor.* He spoke quite soon after the US stock market bubble burst in 2000. Policymakers then feared the US might soon follow Japan into deflation – sustained declines in the general price level.
各國央行可能很快動用他們最有力的武器來對抗通縮:印鈔機和“直升機撒錢”。這是美聯儲主席本?伯南克(Ben Bernanke)長期為此準備的時刻。這種武器將會管用嗎?無疑它是管用的:堅決地運用它,將會消除通縮。但之后要恢復常態的難度將大得多。
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