Agnès Bénassy-Quéré's picture
Affiliation: 
University Paris 1 & Paris School of Economics

Voting history

Artificial Intelligence and the Economy

Question 2: What will be the implications of recent developments in AI on unemployment in high income countries over the upcoming decade?

Answer:
Remain unchanged
Confidence level:
Not confident

Question 1: What will be the implications of recent developments in AI on global economic growth, as they mature over the upcoming decade?

Answer:
Remain unchanged
Confidence level:
Not confident

The ECB’s Green Agenda

Question 2: Would you support changing the ECB’s mandate to incorporate the EU’s target of carbon neutrality by 2050, if such a change is deemed legally necessary to adopt your preferred approach?

Answer:
No
Confidence level:
Confident
Comment:
Carbon neutrality is a, objective for governments, not for central banks. The latter should draw the consequences of such policies for price stability and financial stability.

 Question 1: Which of the following actions is the most advisable approach for European Central Bank to address the environmental impact of its bond-purchasing policies?

Answer:
Banning bond purchases from industries with no clear plan to get to zero emissions by 2050
Confidence level:
Confident

The Eurozone COVID-19 Crisis: EU Policy Options

Question 1: What is the total size of funding that you would advocate at the EU level in support of its members to weather the COVID-19 crisis this year?

 

 

Answer:
5-10% of GDP
Confidence level:
Not confident
Comment:
The exact number will depend on how the pandemic evolves and also, crucially, on the distribution between loans and grants, and on the maturity of the former.