But the BOJ's attempt at QE proved to be too little too late, and no recovery materialized. Ben Bernanke, then the chairman of Princeton University's economics department, took note of this failing, declaring that the BOJ should pursue a more aggressive monetary policy.
但日本银行的量化宽松尝试来得太晚，力度也太小，没有造成任何复苏。时任普林斯顿大学经济学系主任的本·伯南克（Ben Bernanke）注意到日本银行的失败，指出日本银行应该追求更积极的货币政策。