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Paul Krugman is an American economist, columnist, and professor known for his work on international economics and economic geography. He received the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 2008 and has written extensively for The New York Times and in academic publications.
Known for: The Accidental Theorist: And Other Dispatches from the Dismal Science, The Conscience of a Liberal
Books by Paul Krugman
The Accidental Theorist: And Other Dispatches from the Dismal Science
A collection of essays by economist Paul Krugman that explores economic ideas and policy debates in the late 20th century. Written with wit and clarity, the book examines globalization, productivity, ...
The Conscience of a Liberal
In this influential work, Nobel laureate economist Paul Krugman examines the political and economic history of the United States from the New Deal to the present, arguing for a return to liberal value...
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The Accidental Theorist
This essay began as a reflection on a columnist’s lament that automation was destroying jobs, turning productivity into a threat. The argument seemed persuasive: if machines replace people, shouldn’t unemployment rise? Yet, when one steps back with a bit of economic logic, that worry unravels. Highe...
From The Accidental Theorist: And Other Dispatches from the Dismal Science
Ricardo’s Difficult Idea
Among economists, David Ricardo’s theory of comparative advantage is a cornerstone—so basic that it scarcely seems worthy of debate. Yet in public life, it remains stubbornly misunderstood. The idea is deceptively simple: even if one country is less efficient than another in producing everything, tr...
From The Accidental Theorist: And Other Dispatches from the Dismal Science
The Great Compression
The story of modern American equality begins with the New Deal and what I call the Great Compression—the extraordinary narrowing of income inequality that took place from the 1930s through the 1950s. Before Franklin Roosevelt, the United States was a nation of extremes: a small wealthy elite and a v...
From The Conscience of a Liberal
The Golden Age of Equality
The decades following World War II stand as the Golden Age of Equality in America. If you were born in the 1950s or 1960s, you entered a world in which middle-class life seemed attainable. Median families could buy homes, send children to college, and retire with security. What sustained this era wa...
From The Conscience of a Liberal
About Paul Krugman
Paul Krugman is an American economist, columnist, and professor known for his work on international economics and economic geography. He received the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 2008 and has written extensively for The New York Times and in academic publications.
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