Paul Krugman

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Paul Krugman
Krugman in 2023
Born
Paul Robin Krugman

(1953-02-28) February 28, 1953 (age 71)
Albany, New York, U.S.
Education
Spouses
  • Robin L. Bergman
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    (divorced)​
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    (m. 1996)​
    [3]
Academic career
Field
Institution
School or
tradition		New Keynesian economics
Doctoral
advisor		Rudi Dornbusch
Doctoral
students
Influences
Contributions
Awards
Information at IDEAS / RePEc
Academic background
ThesisEssays on flexible exchange rates (1977)

Paul Robin Krugman (/ˈkrʊɡmən/ ⓘ KRUUG-mən;[4][5] born February 28, 1953)[6] is an American economist who is the Distinguished Professor of Economics at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York and a columnist for The New York Times.[7] In 2008, Krugman was the sole winner of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his contributions to new trade theory and new economic geography.[8] The Prize Committee cited Krugman's work explaining the patterns of international trade and the geographic distribution of economic activity, by examining the effects of economies of scale and of consumer preferences for diverse goods and services.[9]

Krugman was previously a professor of economics at MIT, and, later, at Princeton University. He retired from Princeton in June 2015, and holds the title of professor emeritus there. He also holds the title of Centennial Professor at the London School of Economics.[10] Krugman was President of the Eastern Economic Association in 2010,[11] and is among the most influential economists in the world.[12] He is known in academia for his work on international economics (including trade theory and international finance),[13][14] economic geography, liquidity traps, and currency crises.

Krugman is the author or editor of 27 books, including scholarly works, textbooks, and books for a more general audience, and has published over 200 scholarly articles in professional journals and edited volumes.[15] He has also written several hundred columns on economic and political issues for The New York Times, Fortune and Slate. A 2011 survey of economics professors named him their favorite living economist under the age of 60.[16] According to the Open Syllabus Project, Krugman is the second most frequently cited author on college syllabi for economics courses.[17] As a commentator, Krugman has written on a wide range of economic issues including income distribution, taxation, macroeconomics, and international economics. Krugman considers himself a modern liberal, referring to his books, his blog on The New York Times, and his 2007 book The Conscience of a Liberal.[18] His popular commentary has attracted widespread praise and criticism.[19]

  1. ^ a b c d Barry Ritholtz (February 14, 2020). "Paul Krugman on Arguing With Zombies (Podcast)". Bloomberg (Podcast). Event occurs at 1:08:47. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  2. ^ Barry Ritholtz (February 14, 2020). "Paul Krugman on Arguing With Zombies (Podcast)". Bloomberg (Podcast). Event occurs at 1:13:00. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  3. ^ Krugman, Paul (January 10, 2003). "Your questions answered".
  4. ^ Krugman, Paul (May 18, 2012). "Head Still Talking". The Conscience of a Liberal. The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 20, 2017. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
  5. ^ Blodget, Henry (November 22, 2014). "Ladies And Gentlemen, We Have Finally Learned The Right Way To Say 'Krugman'!". Business Insider. Archived from the original on February 25, 2016. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  6. ^ "Paul Krugman". Encyclopædia Britannica. June 8, 2017. Archived from the original on April 25, 2013. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
  7. ^ "About Paul Krugman". krugmanonline. W. W. Norton & Company. 2012. Archived from the original on February 20, 2009. Retrieved May 15, 2009.
  8. ^ "The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2008". nobelprize.org. Archived from the original on June 29, 2017. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference NobelComments was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ "Lionel Robbins Memorial Lectures 2009: The Return of Depression Economics". London School of Economics, Centre for Economic Performance. June 8, 2009. Archived from the original on July 8, 2012. Retrieved August 6, 2009.
  11. ^ "Home – Eastern Economic Association". Eastern Economic Association. Archived from the original on November 10, 2010. Retrieved August 20, 2012.
  12. ^ "Economist Rankings at IDEAS – Top 10% Authors, as of May 2016". Research Papers in Economics. May 2016. Archived from the original on August 12, 2016. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  13. ^ Note: Krugman modeled a 'preference for diversity' by assuming a CES utility function like that in A. Dixit and J. Stiglitz (1977), 'Monopolistic competition and optimal product diversity', American Economic Review 67.
  14. ^ Forbes, October 13, 2008, "Paul Krugman, Nobel" Archived November 7, 2017, at the Wayback Machine
  15. ^ "Columnist Biography: Paul Krugman". The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 30, 2017. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  16. ^ "Economics Professors' Favorite Economic Thinkers, Journals, and Blogs (along with Party and Policy Views)" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on December 30, 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
  17. ^ "Open Syllabus Project". opensyllabus.org. Archived from the original on September 21, 2022. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
  18. ^ The New York Times, "The Conscience of a Liberal." Archived February 7, 2017, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved August 6, 2009
  19. ^ "The one-handed economist", The Economist, November 13, 2003, archived from the original on October 17, 2011, retrieved August 10, 2011