▁ ▁The ▁BE LL S ▁During ▁the ▁Euro zone ▁crisis ▁Bal cer ow icz ▁has ▁been ▁an ▁out sp oken ▁supp orter ▁for ▁fis cal ▁discipline ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁frequently ▁dub bed ▁the ▁anti - B ern an ke ▁for ▁his ▁sc orn ▁of ▁dist ort ion ary ▁fis cal ▁stim ulus . ▁In ▁various ▁articles ▁he ▁has ▁developed ▁a ▁comparison ▁between ▁the ▁f isc ally - pro fl ig ate ▁P IG S ▁( Port ug al , ▁Italy , ▁Greece ▁and ▁Spain ) ▁and ▁the ▁f isc ally - dis cipl ined ▁BE LL s ▁( B ul g aria , ▁Est onia , ▁Lat via ▁and ▁Lith u ania ). ▁Res p ons ible ▁fis cal ▁policy ▁brings ▁about ▁better ▁growth ▁out comes , ▁claims ▁Les zek ▁Bal cer ow icz . ▁He ▁has ▁many ▁follow ers ▁among ▁East ▁European ▁econom ists , ▁most ▁prom in ently ▁S ime on ▁Dj ank ov , ▁Deput y ▁prime ▁Minister ▁and ▁Minister ▁of ▁Fin ance ▁of ▁Bulg aria ▁between ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁Private ▁life ▁Bal cer ow icz ▁was ▁a ▁compet et ive ▁ath lete ▁in ▁his ▁youth . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁he ▁became ▁Poland ' s ▁youth ▁champion ▁in ▁cross ▁country ▁at ▁the ▁distance ▁of ▁ 1 5 0 0 ▁meters . ▁Since ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁he ▁has ▁been ▁married ▁to ▁E wa ▁Bal cer ow icz , ▁an ▁econom ist . ▁He ▁has