觀點財政刺激

THE GREAT FALSE CHOICE, STIMULUS OR AUSTERITY
刺激與緊縮乃殊途同歸


IMF首席經濟學家布蘭查德和財務主管科塔雷利:緊縮措施支持者與反對者的分歧往往有名無實。前者通常說的是在明年實施緊縮措施;後者也並非總是反對在明年削減赤字。

The debate on the need for further fiscal stimulus or quicker retrenchment has become too ideological, and too extreme. Underneath it, however, there is more agreement on the basics than may be apparent at first blush. Indeed, despite the warring comments that have appeared in these pages, there is actually no necessary conflict between restoring fiscal sustainability and maintaining support for the recovery.

是需要進一步實施財政刺激,還是應儘快採取緊縮措施?人們關於這個問題的辯論已變得過於偏向意識形態層面,而且過於極端。不過,深究起來,人們對於基本事實的看法,要比乍看上去更爲一致。事實上,儘管這些文章的觀點針鋒相對,但恢復財政可持續性與保留對復甦的支持之間,實際上不一定就是衝突的。

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