As the financial crisis continues its evolution at dizzying speed, the business model underlying a growing share of financial sector activity has been increasingly discredited. This policy brief suggests that a considerable degree of public intervention is required to avoid greater damage to the financial system and the real economy. It is also imperative to strengthen regulation and increase the transparency of financial instruments and institutions. Overall, macroeconomic policy should aim at avoiding a global recession or even depression. Ultimately, deflation and not inflation may be the main economic policy challenge.
The Crisis of a Century
