Schaeuble says world economy may see 7 lean years

ST. GALLEN, Switzerland (Reuters) - German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said the global economy may see "seven lean years" as a result of needed fiscal consolidation programmes, even as top U.S. economists questioned the effectiveness of austerity measures.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://mf.feeds.reuters.com/c/871/f/415342/s/17c0f6fe/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Schaeuble+says+world+economy+may+see+7+lean+years&link=http%3A%2F%2Fuk.reuters.com%2Farticle%2F2011%2F08%2F28%2Fuk-eurozone-germany-schaeuble-idUKTRE77Q1G520110828%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DtopNews" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Schaeuble+says+world+economy+may+see+7+lean+years&link=http%3A%2F%2Fuk.reuters.com%2Farticle%2F2011%2F08%2F28%2Fuk-eurozone-germany-schaeuble-idUKTRE77Q1G520110828%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DtopNews" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/111973244627/u/0/f/415342/c/871/s/17c0f6fe/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/111973244627/u/0/f/415342/c/871/s/17c0f6fe/a2.img" border="0"/></a> [More]

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