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...debate recently reignited by columnist and Nobel laureate Paul Krugman in a Sept. 6 New York Times Magazine article titled, "How Did Economists Get It So Wrong?," which fires a salvo at the assumption underlying neoclassical...

In this article: Economics, Paul Krugman, University of Chicago, Irrationality, and Democracy

...currencies up against the dollar. Economist and author Paul Krugman has said that "although there has been a lot of doomsaying about the falling dollar, that decline is actually both natural and desirable." George Soros agrees. And so does...

In this article: Nasdaq, NYSE, AMZN, INTC, U.S., The Independent, Timothy Geitner, and George Soros

...story, "How Did Economists Get It So Wrong? " Paul Krugman blasts economic theory, argues against free markets and says that the country needs more taxpayer-funded "stimulus," not less. He also faults economists for not predicting the...

In this article: Paul Krugman, Alan Greenspan, Apollo, Communism, Zeus, New York Times Magazine, and Microsoft

...realized that he was not going to be able to solve the economy." Economists say opposite: FDR's "conservative course" reversed economic progress during Great Depression Krugman: Roosevelt "eager to return to conservative budget...

In this article: Franklin Roosevelt, Dick Morris, Unemployment, World War II, Economics, United States, Recession, and Herbert Hoover

...turned economics on its head. Economists didn't see it coming and, amid the rancour, Nobel Prize winners Joseph Stiglitz and Paul Krugman have called for an overhaul of the ''dismal science'' as it is known. Over the weekend, Stiglitz...

In this article: Joseph Stiglitz, Economists, Lehman Brothers, Australia, Economics, Recession, Financial crisis, Nobel Prize, and Commonwealth Bank

Why Krugman's Analysis of Economists Is Wrong, Part II Why Krugman's Analysis of Economists Is Wrong, Part II 3 comments by: Mark Sunshine September 09, 2009 About this author: Paul Krugman's New York Times Magazine article of September...

In this article: Paul Krugman, Economics, Goods and services, Over-consumption, Small business, U.S., Unenforceable, Wikipedia, and New York Times Magazine

...$500 billion. Economist and Nobel Prize winner Paul Krugman has been very critical of this program arguing the non-recourse loans lead to a hidden subsidy that will be split by asset managers, banks' shareholders and creditors. Banking...

In this article: Balance sheet, U.S. Treasury, Revenue, Troubled Asset Relief Program, Toxic waste, Nobel Prize, Angelo Mozilo, and Timothy Geithner

Why Krugman's Analysis of Economists Is Wrong by: Mark Sunshine September 08, 2009 Paul Krugman's New York Times Magazine article explaining the dismal state of the economics profession is itself an object lesson in what is wrong with the...

In this article: Paul Krugman, Economics, Economists, Princeton University, New York Times Magazine, and University of Pennsylvania

...these days. Paul Krugman saw the speech at Economist's View, wrote a long blog entry on it, and helped contribute to some pretty high-level debate over the weekend from the likes of Steve Waldman, Yves Smith, and Brad DeLong. Yesterday,...

In this article: Fannie Mae, Tim Geithner, Freddie Mac, Paul Krugman, SLM, and Brad DeLong