Paul Krugman joined The New York Times in 1999 as a columnist on the Op-Ed Page and continues as professor of Economics and International Affairs at Princeton University.
Mr. Krugman received his B.A. from Yale University in 1974 and his Ph.D. from MIT in 1977. He has taught at Yale, MIT and Stanford. At MIT he became the Ford International Professor of Economics.
Mr. Krugman is the author or editor of 20 books and more than 200 papers in professional journals and edited volumes. His professional reputation rests largely on work in international trade and finance; he is one of the founders of the "new trade theory," a major rethinking of the theory of international trade. In recognition of that work, in 1991 the American Economic Association awarded him its John Bates Clark medal, a prize given every two years to "that economist under forty who is adjudged to have made a significant contribution to economic knowledge." Mr. Krugman's current academic research is focused on economic and currency crises.
At the same time, Mr. Krugman has written extensively for a broader public audience. Some of his recent articles on economic issues, originally published in Foreign Affairs, Harvard Business Review, Scientific American and other journals, are reprinted in Pop Internationalism and The Accidental Theorist.
On October 13, 2008, it was announced that Mr. Krugman would receive the Nobel Prize in Economics.
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Columns
Brewing Up Confusion
Starbucks spreads nonsense about budgets and bipartisanship.
December 31, 2012, MondayIs Growth Over?
We’ve been hearing a lot about the short-run projections for our economy. But when it comes to the prospects for the long run, we know less than we think.
December 28, 2012, FridayPlaying Taxes Hold ’Em
For a change, progressives can give thanks to the G.O.P. crazies this year.
December 21, 2012, FridayThat Terrible Trillion
Now, for a little perspective on the scary deficit.
December 17, 2012, MondayThe Forgotten Millions
The “fiscal cliff” has everyone talking about a fiscal crisis. But what we should be talking about is a very real job crisis.
December 7, 2012, FridayClass Wars of 2012
The same people who bet big on Mitt Romney, and lost, are now trying to win by stealth the ground they failed to gain in the election.
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Answering Your Questions
Paul Krugman addresses readers' questions about the economy on his blog.
How Did Economists Get It So Wrong?
The Great Recession was the result not only of lax regulation in Washington and reckless risk-taking on Wall Street but also of faulty theorizing in academia.
Professor and Columnist Wins Economics Nobel
Paul Krugman, a professor at Princeton and a columnist for The Times, won for his work on global trade patterns.
- Listen to Paul Krugman's Nobel Prize Lecture, Dec. 8, 2008 (nobelprize.org)
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