低廉的能源价格应当是经济的强心剂。再思考一下。与银行挤兑和市场崩盘一样,石油危机也拥有制造恐慌的罕见能力。从1973年阿拉伯国家石油禁运开始,人们已经意识到油价暴涨会带来经济灾难。相反,供过于求导致的油价下跌,就如1986年那样,对世界是极有利的。经验表明,油价每下跌10%可以推动经济增长0.1到0.5个百分点。 Low energy prices should be a tonic for the economy. Think again Like the bank runs and the market crash, the oil crisis also possesses the rare ability to create panic. From the beginning of the Arab state oil embargo in 1973, people realized that a sharp rise in oil prices would bring about an economic disaster. On the contrary, the drop in oil prices caused by oversupply, as in 1986, is extremely favorable to the world. Experience has shown that a 10% drop in oil prices can push economic growth by 0.1 to 0.5 percentage points.