欧元区是否能挺过经济复苏这一关？

Nov 25, 2009 Martin Feldstein

剑桥——

欧元区预期将在2010年迎来的经济复苏，可能会伴随有新的紧张状况。事实上，在极端情况下，某些国家甚至会发现自己正在考虑这样一个问题：是否应从这种单一货币体系中一走了之？

尽管欧元简化了贸易，但它却给货币政策带来了巨大的问题。甚至早在欧元问世之前，（包括本人在内的）一部分经济学家就曾提出过这样的质疑：对于这种各成员国状况有着千差万别的群体而言，单一货币是否值得追求。单一货币意味着单一货币政策与单一利率，即便当欧洲经济与货币联盟各成员国之间的经济状况有着巨大差别（尤其是当遭遇经济周期）之时，政策仍将一视同仁。

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Martin Feldstein

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Martin Feldstein, Professor of Economics at Harvard University and President Emeritus of the National Bureau of Economic Research, chaired President Ronald Reagan’s Council of Economic Advisers from 1982 to 1984. In 2006, he was appointed to President Bush's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board, and, in 2009, was appointed to President Obama's Economic Recovery Advisory Board. Currently, he is on the board of directors of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Trilateral Commission, and the Group of 30, a non-profit, international body that seeks greater understanding of global economic issues.