Brad Delong and Larry Summers have argued that in a repressed economy, short-term increases in borrowing can pay for themselves, even if the expenditures do not directly increase long-run potential. By contrast, Alberto Alesina and Silvia Ardagna argue that in an economy with a large and inefficient government, debt-stabilization measures directed at reducing the size of government can actually be expansionary.
但是，除了强化增长的投资，加强刺激的理由便不再强烈了。布拉德·德隆（Brad Delong ）和拉里·萨默斯（Larry Summers）指出，在存在庞大而低效的政府的经济中，以收缩政府规模为目标的稳定债务措施实际上可能产生扩张的效果。