Neglect the insights of women, particularly in economics, and society suffers. At PS’s next virtual event, What Economics Is Missing, Minouche Shafik, Dani Rodrik, Vera Songwe, and others will debate how to create the conditions for achieving genuine inclusivity in economics.
The US government’s pledge to do “whatever is needed” to protect the banking system after Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse last week did little to reassure markets, which have continued to slide. At a time when the US Federal Reserve is considering further interest-rate hikes to tame inflation, we asked PS commentators how bad things are likely to get, for the US and the world.
发自巴黎—世界各地的中央银行继续在考虑发行自己的数字货币，而且有些已经朝着这个方向采取了措施。中国人民银行于2020年在深圳启动了电子人民币的试验，此后又将其推广到其他城市。瑞典央行正在测试其用于商业和零售支付的电子克朗。甚至相对沉稳的美国联邦储备委员会也发布了一份衡量央行数字货币利弊的文件。
很显然各国央行都急着在央行数字货币列车离站前登车。但又是什么催生了这种争先恐后的局面？
一种说法是通过向任何拥有手机或智能卡的人提供数字访问渠道，央行数字货币可以把现代支付技术推向大众。但印度等国的经验表明其实已经有更直接的方法来实现这一目标。
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