Inequality

The role of monetary policy in mitigating the effects of the Great Recession

Currency exchange rates are reflected in a window in Kiev October 22, 2008. Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko said on Wednesday she hoped Ukraine would receive "substantial" international financial aid next week and set out measures aimed at shielding the country from what she called "stagnation". REUTERS/Konstantin Chernichkin (UKRAINE) - GM1E4AM1OM501

Fed policies would have been more effective if interest rates and inflation had been higher pre-recession. Image: REUTERS/Konstantin Chernichkin

Laurent Belsie
Economics Editor, The Christian Science Monitor
Share:
The Big Picture
Explore and monitor how Inequality is affecting economies, industries and global issues
A hand holding a looking glass by a lake
Crowdsource Innovation
Get involved with our crowdsourced digital platform to deliver impact at scale
Stay up to date:

Inequality

Have you read?
Don't miss any update on this topic

Create a free account and access your personalized content collection with our latest publications and analyses.

Sign up for free

License and Republishing

World Economic Forum articles may be republished in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Public License, and in accordance with our Terms of Use.

The views expressed in this article are those of the author alone and not the World Economic Forum.

Related topics:
InequalityFinancial and Monetary SystemsCircular Economy
Share:
World Economic Forum logo
Global Agenda

The Agenda Weekly

A weekly update of the most important issues driving the global agenda

Subscribe today

You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in our emails. For more details, review our privacy policy.

3 key actions to help bridge the inequality gap

Amitabh Behar

September 12, 2023

47:28

About Us

Events

Media

Partners & Members

  • Join Us

Language Editions

Privacy Policy & Terms of Service

© 2023 World Economic Forum