Hm, najbolj “zabavno” pri vsem je, da Nemčiji – kljub njenemu vztrajnemu ignoriranju osnov standardne makroekonomije v monetarni uniji – uspeva. Ker pač ima politično moč. No, naj se popravim, Nemčiji uspeva prav zato, ker ignorira osnove standardne makroekonomije v monetarni uniji. Prav iz tega črpa svojo ekonomsko in politično moč. Ali kot pravi Simon Wren-Lewis v spodnjem komentarju, nemški uspeh je rezultat kraje (politike ‘siromašenja sosedov‘):
One ‘stimulus junkie’ has already had a go at this FT piece by the chief economist of the German finance ministry, but let me add three points. The first is just factual. What is the unusual feature of this recovery compared to previous recessions? It is fiscal austerity. In the past governments have not generally cut spending or increased taxes just as recoveries have begun, but this time they did. Now perhaps the slow recovery and fiscal austerity are not related. But textbook macroeconomics, a large majority of economists, and all the macro models I know say they are. If German officials and economists continue to ignore this fact, they will lose international credibility.
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