tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8595404115121834255.post3810794273248286546..comments2024-03-28T03:24:05.678-04:00Comments on NAKED KEYNESIANISM: David Brooks wrong on austerity: it's not what they say, but what they do, that mattersMatias Vernengohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09521604894748538215noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8595404115121834255.post-51935571320271716542015-05-10T08:45:23.197-04:002015-05-10T08:45:23.197-04:00Both. Government investment too. This is just the ...Both. Government investment too. This is just the data I found of Fred that was directly comparable. I'll check the IMF and Eurostat data and post later. Yet, the result seems to fit what I expected. Greece has been forced into severe austerity by the Troika. The UK has not. So to think that the UK is an example of the success of austerity, because it's better than Greece makes no sense.Matias Vernengohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09521604894748538215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8595404115121834255.post-11886331977059315782015-05-10T03:07:03.726-04:002015-05-10T03:07:03.726-04:00Why use just government consumption as a measure o...Why use just government consumption as a measure of austerity, rather than consumption + investment, or total expenditure ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com