Austerity Quote by Mark Zandi

First of all, I don't like to speak about austerity. I'd prefer to speak of fiscal discipline. Fiscal discipline, in the end, amounts to…

— Mario Monti

The emphasis so far on fiscal austerity, while to a degree necessary for the countries facing market funding difficulties, is excessive when carried out…

— Charles Dallara

The more we can do to address fiscal austerity, the better our markets will do, and there is a real political shift to doing…

— Meredith Whitney

In fact, in Parliament, I pointed out that Australians on average incomes would move into the second highest tax bracket in the next couple…

— Joe Hockey

Having your fiscal house in order and having a more manageable macro-economic future is going to be very useful in creating growth.

— Fareed Zakaria

Popular as Keynesian fiscal policy may be, many economists are skeptical that it works. They argue that fine-tuning the economy is a virtually impossible…

— James Surowiecki

Fiscal policy will need to manage trade-offs between supporting demand, protecting social spending, and ensuring that public debt remains on a sustainable path, with…

— Gita Gopinath

Fiscal discipline can turn the economy around.

— Jeff Fortenberry

Mainstream economic theories popular in the last several decades have tended to downplay the government's role in markets and to increase skepticism about even…

— Mariana Mazzucato

As a fiscal conservative, I believe one of the most important roles the federal government can play in assuring that our economy remains strong…

— Allen Boyd

Beyond monetary policy, fiscal policy has traditionally played an important role in dealing with severe economic downturns.

— Janet Yellen

My advice would be, as you consider fiscal policies, to keep in mind and look carefully at the impact those policies are likely to…

— Janet Yellen