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But now policymakers need to take a step back and consider which forms of stimulus are really needed, and which risk doing more harm than good.
NEW YORK - Governments around the world are responding forcefully to the COVID-19 crisis with a combined fiscal and monetary response that has already reached 10% of global GDP. Yet according to the latest global assessment from the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, these stimulus measures may not boost consumption and investment by as much as policymakers are hoping.
While many recent proposals for reforming capitalism would substantially change the way our economies operate, they do not fundamentally alter the narrative about how market economies should work; nor do they represent a radical departure for economic policyClearly, bank credit alone is not going to lead us out of the current economic stalemate.
Making matters worse, today's excess liquidity may carry a high social cost. Beyond the usual fears about debt and inflation, there is also good reason to worry that the excess cash in banks will be funneled toward financial speculationNo momentum supporting factor found
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