Having served as the IMF’s chief economist from 2001 to 2003, I am familiar with the Fund’s need to walk a tightrope between building investor confidence and shaking up complacent policymakers. But it is one thing to be circumspect in the midst of a crisis; it is quite another to spew nonsense.
作为2001—2003年IMF首席经济学家，我十分熟悉IMF的处境——它需要在提振投资者的信心和威慑踌躇满志的政客之间走钢丝。但在危机中保持细心周到是一回事，信口胡说则是完全不同的另一回事。