According to a 2020 study, which used survey experiments in the UK, Portugal, Spain, Italy and Germany, voters strongly disapprove of austerity measures, in particular spending cuts. Voters disapprove of fiscal deficits but not as strongly as austerity. [105] A 2021 study found that incumbent European governments that implemented austerity measures in the Great Recession lost support in opinion polls. [106] During the European debt crisis, many countries embarked on austerity programs, reducing their budget deficits relative to GDP from 2010 to 2011. Starkey, Adam (4 April 2022). "Sleaford Mods frontman Jason Williamson makes cameo in 'Peaky Blinders' finale". NME . Retrieved 28 January 2023.

as long as ∂ B ∂ G {\displaystyle {\frac {\partial B}{\partial G}}} is less than zero. Then we can find that a fiscal stimulus makes the long-term budget in surplus if the real government borrowing rate satisfies the following condition: [155] ( r − g ) ( 1 − μ τ ) < τ η μ {\displaystyle (r-g)(1-\mu \tau )<\tau \eta \mu } Impacts on short-run budget deficit [ edit ]Indeed, so pitch-perfect are Sleaford Mods in their vitriolic take-down of austerity Britain that part of me worries that's it all just some satirical prank, and that when 'Austerity Dogs' hits the end-of-year best-of lists (as it will) Williamson and Fearn will be found "laughing their tits off" with Mumford and Sons whilst blowing coke up each other's bumholes or something. Across an economy, one person's spending is another person's income. In other words, if everyone is trying to reduce their spending, the economy can be trapped in what economists call the paradox of thrift, worsening the recession as GDP falls. In the past this has been offset by encouraging consumerism to rely on debt, but after the 2008 crisis, this is looking like a less and less viable option for sustainable economics. Coughlan, Jamie. "Sleaford Mods Stream 'No One's Bothered', Announce 3rd LP 'Key Markets' ". Overblown Webzine . Retrieved 23 May 2015.

Main article: Sectoral balances Sectoral balances in U.S. economy 1990–2012. By definition, the three balances must net to zero. Since 2009, the U.S. capital surplus and private-sector surplus have driven a government budget deficit.

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Eurostat reported that the overall debt-to-GDP ratio for the EA17 was 70.1% in 2008, 80.0% in 2009, 85.4% in 2010, 87.3% in 2011, and 90.6% in 2012. [42] [44] [45] Harris, John (18 March 2015). "Grammar Wanker: Sleaford Mods 2007‑2014 by Jason Williamson – review' ". The Guardian . Retrieved 28 December 2020. According to economist Martin Wolf, the U.S. and many Eurozone countries experienced rapid increases in their budget deficits in the wake of the 2008 crisis as a result of significant private-sector retrenchment and ongoing capital account surpluses.

To help improve the U.S. economy, they (Rogoff and Reinhart) advocated reductions in mortgage principal for 'underwater homes'—those whose negative equity (where the value of the asset is less than the mortgage principal) can lead to a stagnant housing market with no realistic opportunity to reduce private debts. [23] Multiplier effects [ edit ] Around 2011, the IMF started issuing guidance suggesting that austerity could be harmful when applied without regard to an economy's underlying fundamentals. [56] In many countries, little is known about the size of multipliers, as data availability limits the scope for empirical research. where τ {\displaystyle \tau } is a baseline marginal tax-and-transfer rate. Also, we need to take account of the economy's long-run growth rate g {\displaystyle g} , as a steady economic growth rate may reduce its debt-to-GDP ratio. Then we can see that an expansionary fiscal policy is self-financing: [155] ( r − g ) d D − τ d Y = ( r − g ) ( 1 − μ τ ) d G − τ η μ d G {\displaystyle (r-g)dD-\tau dY=(r-g)(1-\mu \tau )dG-\tau \eta \mu dG} ∂ B ∂ G = ( r − g ) ( 1 − μ τ ) − τ η μ , {\displaystyle {\frac {\partial B}{\partial G}}=(r-g)(1-\mu \tau )-\tau \eta \mu \;,} Ehrlich, Brenna (3 April 2017). "Everyone Wants To Talk To The Sleaford Mods About U.S. Politics". Tidal.

France — 1926–1929, 1932, [129] 1934-1936, [130] 1938–1940, [131] 1958, 1976–1981, 1982–1986, 1995, 2010, 2014 [132] Economist Martin Wolf analyzed the relationship between cumulative GDP growth in 2008 to 2012 and total reduction in budget deficits due to austerity policies in several European countries during April 2012 (see chart at right). He concluded, "In all, there is no evidence here that large fiscal contractions budget deficit reductions bring benefits to confidence and growth that offset the direct effects of the contractions. They bring exactly what one would expect: small contractions bring recessions and big contractions bring depressions." By definition, a government budget deficit must exist so all three net to zero: for example, the U.S. government budget deficit in 2011 was approximately 10% of GDP (8.6% of GDP of which was federal), offsetting a foreign financial surplus of 4% of GDP and a private-sector surplus of 6% of GDP. [31] Pattison, Louis (25 April 2014). "Sleaford Mods – 'Divide And Exit' ". NME . Retrieved 15 August 2015. Strategies that involve short-term stimulus with longer-term austerity are not mutually exclusive. Steps can be taken in the present that will reduce future spending, such as "bending the curve" on pensions by reducing cost of living adjustments or raising the retirement age for younger members of the population, while at the same time creating short-term spending or tax cut programs to stimulate the economy to create jobs. [ citation needed]