It should be noted, however, that productivity gains are partly attributable to a massive wave of employee layoffs – the dark side of economic remediation. Likewise, the reduced labor costs and falling inflation caused by recession and austerity helped to boost Spanish firms’ competitiveness within the eurozone.
但值得留意的是，生产力的提升在某种程度上归因于大规模的企业员工解雇潮——也是经济矫正措施的负面之处。同样，劳动力成本的降低以及水退和紧缩政策导致的通降下降也有助于西班牙企业提升自身在欧元区内的竞争力。