Paul Krugman
Paul Krugman is an American economist and public intellectual, winner of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Economics for his work on international trade.
He is widely known for his opinion columns in the New York Times, where he advocates progressive economic policies and critiques conservative fiscal approaches.
His name often appears as shorthand for liberal economic commentary: The Paul Krugmans of the world would disagree.
Study of aggregate economies
- KeynesianPro-intervention economic theory
- tradeExchange of commodities
- inflationSustained price level increase
- recessionProlonged economic decline
austerity · stimulus · demand · GDP · globalization · Japan · inequality
Major American broadsheet
- op-edSigned newspaper commentary
- commentaryExplanatory remarks on events
- editorialPublication's official viewpoint article
- punditProfessional opinion-giver
articles · column · byline · headline · readership · influence · critique · perspective
Celebrated achievement recipient
- economicsScience of resource allocation
- StockholmSweden's seat of government
- medalMetal honor token
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
achievement · award · distinction · ceremony · contribution · 2008 · prestige · honored
Senior university teacher
- PrincetonIvy League university
- MITCambridge research university
- YaleIvy League institution
- tenureProtected employment status
lecturer · seminar · university · scholarship · research · publication · thesis · dissertation
Favoring reform and innovation
- liberalOpen to reform
- democratAdvocate for popular rule
- inequalityUnequal distribution of resources
- healthcareOrganized provision of treatment
redistribution · labor · Obama · Clinton · partisan · left-leaning
macroeconomics
Study of aggregate economies
- KeynesianPro-intervention economic theory
- tradeExchange of commodities
- inflationSustained price level increase
recession · austerity · stimulus · demand · GDP · globalization · Japan · inequality
New York Times
Major American broadsheet
- op-edSigned newspaper commentary
- commentaryExplanatory remarks on events
- editorialPublication's official viewpoint article
pundit · articles · column · byline · headline · readership · influence · critique · perspective · analysis
laureate
Celebrated achievement recipient
recognition · achievement · award · distinction · ceremony · contribution · 2008 · prestige · honored · recipient
professor
Senior university teacher
tenure · lecturer · seminar · university · scholarship · research · publication · thesis · dissertation · academia
progressive
Favoring reform and innovation
- liberalOpen to reform
- democratAdvocate for popular rule
- inequalityUnequal distribution of resources
healthcare · redistribution · labor · Obama · Clinton · partisan · left-leaning