Even structural reforms that will eventually increase productivity growth can be recessionary in the short run. Increasing labor-market flexibility by reducing the costs of shedding workers will lead – in the short run – to more layoffs in the public and private sector, exacerbating the fall in incomes and demand.
即便是最终有利于提高生产率增长水平的结构性改革，在短期也可能起到衰退作用。通过减少裁员成本来增加劳动力市场弹性的做法可能会在短期导致公司部门裁员增加，进一步加深收入和需求萎缩。