Harvard economist Alberto Alesina recently summarized evidence concerning whether government deficit reduction – that is, expenditure cuts and/or tax increases – always induces such negative effects: “The answer to this question is a loud no.” Sometimes, even often, economies prosper nicely after the government’s deficit is sharply reduced.
哈佛大学经济学家阿尔伯托·阿里辛纳（Alberto Alesina）最近总结了一些关于政府赤字缩减政策——即支出缩减和/或加税——会否导致这类负面效应的证据：“对这个问题的答案是一个大大的‘不’字。”有时（甚至是经常性的），经济会在政府大幅减少赤字后蓬勃发展；有时（但只在有可能的情况下），紧缩政策能以上述手段提振信心并激发复苏。