英文早点 | 1014_世界银行这时候换了首席经济学家，意味着什么？

固定汇率是指一国货币与另一国家货币的兑换比率基本固定的汇率，固定汇率并非汇率完全固定不动，而是围绕一个相对固定的平价的上下限范围波动，该范围最高点叫“上限”,最低点叫“下限”。浮动汇率指一国货币同他国货币的兑换比率没有上下限波动幅度，而由外汇市场的供求关系自行决定。

Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the freedom to choose his attitude in any given set of circumstances.----Frand

On October 1st the fund announced that Gita Gopinath, a professor at Harvard University, will soon replace Maurice Obstfeld as its top economist. The appointment puts another pillar of orthodoxy—regarding the benefits of flexible exchange rates—on notice.

Born in India, Professor Gopinath studied for her doctorate at Princeton under Kenneth Rogoff, a former occupant of her new job, and Ben Bernanke, who later led the Federal Reserve during the financial crisis.

文本选自 ：The Economist（经济学人）

作者 ：Unknown

原文标题 ：The IMF appoints a new chief economist

原文发布时间 ：04 October 2018

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