The largest responses are for “around 0 percent” (accounting for about 30 percent), and the next two largest responses are for “around plus 5 percent” and “Don’t know” (accounting for over 20 percent each). Those three options account for about 80 percent of all responses.
Against this general backdrop, let us now take a look at some specific monetary and fiscal policy issues which were discussed at this conference. 2. Monetary and fiscal policy during the financial crisis  For any institution that attempts to stabilise the economy and the financial system during a crisis, two things are particularly important: credibility and room for manoeuvre.