More economists thought that the Federal Reserve alone could not manage the business cycle-perhaps consistent with the decline in its policy rate towards zero-and were keener on a bigger role for government.

更多的经济学家认为，仅靠美联储无法管理商业周期——或许与其政策利率降至零的趋势一致——他们更希望让政府发挥更大的作用。