He accused Reinhart and Rogoff of deliberately keeping their data out of the public domain. Reinhart and Rogoff, shocked by this charge – tantamount to an accusation of academic dishonesty – released a careful rebuttal, including online evidence that they had not been reticent about sharing their data.
莱因哈特和罗格夫的研究大体上证明GDP增长会在公债高企时减缓。这是否意味着高债务导致低增长是一个值得探讨的质疑，但克鲁格曼却转而质疑他们的动机。他指责莱因哈特和罗格夫故意让他们的数据不进入公众视野。莱因哈特和罗格夫被这一指责惊呆了——这不啻于指责他们学术不端——他们发表了严谨的反驳，包括提供了网络证据证明他们并没有在共享数据方面有所保留。