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In this interview, Prof. Sumner talked about his view on why there is no "Keynesian Revolution" in macroeconomics after the Great Recession and what is Market Monetarism. You can also read the Part I of the interview, where Prof. Sumner discussed the findings from his new book, The Midas Paradox and his views on what caused the Great Depression.
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自然利率— 美國加唔到息的原因
聯儲局今年內無法加到息，已經慢慢成為市場人士主流看法。而聯儲局亦因此要繼續其向大眾解釋，為何基準利率需要維持在0-0.25厘水平這麼長時間。 今次同大家一齊讀的是三藩市聯儲銀行發表的Economic Letter，題為《Why So Slow?》，內容正是以自然利率（Natural Rate of Interest）來解釋，為何聯儲局可遲遲不加息。
甚麼是自然利率—Natural Rate of Interest？
自然利率亦即是整個經濟體的均衡實質利率（Equilibrium Real Interest rate），當現實上出現的實質利率與這理論上的均衡水平一致，整體經濟就會達致全民就業，而通脹亦可維持在穩定的低水平。
點解聯儲局將個RRR減到零？
RRR，即係Required Reserve Ratio（法定儲備金比率），學貨幣乘數嗰時好重要。但聯儲局係星期日將美國嘅RRR由10%降至零，即係唔再要求銀行持有一定嘅儲備水平。點解咁嘅？