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=== On Digital Currency and Monetary Policy ===
=== On Digital Currency and Monetary Policy ===
<blockquote>"The long-term trend toward a cashless society will fundamentally change monetary policy."</blockquote>
"The long-term trend toward a cashless society will fundamentally change monetary policy."<ref name="ref_2016_p247_1">Kenneth Rogoff, ''The Curse of Cash'' (2016), p. 247, Princeton University Press</ref>
—Kenneth Rogoff, ''The Curse of Cash'' (2016), p. 247, Princeton University Press


=== On Deflation and Central Banking ===
=== On Deflation and Central Banking ===
<blockquote>"Financial crises are an equal opportunity menace, affecting both rich and poor countries."</blockquote>
"Financial crises are an equal opportunity menace, affecting both rich and poor countries."<ref name="ref_2009_p292_1">Kenneth Rogoff, ''This Time Is Different'' (2009), p. 292, Princeton University Press</ref>
—Kenneth Rogoff, ''This Time Is Different'' (2009), p. 292, Princeton University Press


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=== On Deflation and Central Banking ===
=== On Deflation and Central Banking ===
<blockquote>"High debt levels make economies vulnerable to confidence crises."</blockquote>
"High debt levels make economies vulnerable to confidence crises."<ref name="ref_2009_p175_1">Kenneth Rogoff, ''This Time Is Different'' (2009), p. 175, Princeton University Press (with Carmen Reinhart)</ref>
—Kenneth Rogoff, ''This Time Is Different'' (2009), p. 175, Princeton University Press (with Carmen Reinhart)


=== On Digital Currency and Monetary Policy ===
=== On Digital Currency and Monetary Policy ===
<blockquote>"Central bank digital currencies are inevitable."</blockquote>
"Central bank digital currencies are inevitable."<ref name="ref_2023_1">Kenneth Rogoff, ''Project Syndicate'' (2023), May 1, 2023, "The Case for Central Bank Digital Currencies"</ref>
—Kenneth Rogoff, ''Project Syndicate'' (2023), May 1, 2023, "The Case for Central Bank Digital Currencies"


=== On Zero Marginal Cost Society ===
=== On Zero Marginal Cost Society ===
<blockquote>"Negative interest rates are a tool we shouldn't fear."</blockquote>
"Negative interest rates are a tool we shouldn't fear."<ref name="ref_2016_p158_1">Kenneth Rogoff, ''The Curse of Cash'' (2016), p. 158, Princeton University Press</ref>
—Kenneth Rogoff, ''The Curse of Cash'' (2016), p. 158, Princeton University Press

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Kenneth Rogoff

Biography

American economist and chess Grandmaster, former Chief Economist of the IMF.

School of Thought

International Economics

Notable Quotes

On Digital Currency and Monetary Policy

"The long-term trend toward a cashless society will fundamentally change monetary policy."[1]

On Deflation and Central Banking

"Financial crises are an equal opportunity menace, affecting both rich and poor countries."[2]


References

  1. Kenneth Rogoff, The Curse of Cash (2016), p. 247, Princeton University Press
  2. Kenneth Rogoff, This Time Is Different (2009), p. 292, Princeton University Press

Additional Notable Quotes

On Deflation and Central Banking

"High debt levels make economies vulnerable to confidence crises."[1]

On Digital Currency and Monetary Policy

"Central bank digital currencies are inevitable."[2]

On Zero Marginal Cost Society

"Negative interest rates are a tool we shouldn't fear."[3]

  1. Kenneth Rogoff, This Time Is Different (2009), p. 175, Princeton University Press (with Carmen Reinhart)
  2. Kenneth Rogoff, Project Syndicate (2023), May 1, 2023, "The Case for Central Bank Digital Currencies"
  3. Kenneth Rogoff, The Curse of Cash (2016), p. 158, Princeton University Press