在2007—2008年国际金融危机的冲击下,西方主要发达国家的通货膨胀率不断下降,同时经济增长率出现了急剧下滑。这样的经济运行状况加剧了人们对通货紧缩的担忧。2009年以来,随着全球性金融危机的蔓延与加剧,世界经济处于二战以来最严重的经济衰退,主要国家的通货膨胀率甚至出现直逼为零的情形。为此,全球范围内的经济政策制定者、经济研究者以及时评人士纷纷表示出对通货紧缩风险加剧的担忧。现代经济学理论和历史经 Under the impact of the international financial crisis in 2007-2008, the inflation rate in the major western developed countries continued to drop, while the rate of economic growth dropped sharply. Such economic conditions have exacerbated fears of deflation. Since 2009, with the spread and aggravation of the global financial crisis, the world economy has been in the worst recession since the Second World War, and the inflation rate in major countries has even hit a zero threshold. To this end, economic policy makers, economists and commentators around the world have voiced concerns about the increased risk of deflation. Modern Economics Theory and History