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'''Paul Krugman''' (born ]) is an ] ] who is best-known as an outspoken and formidable critic of the economic policies of the administration of ]. '''Paul Krugman''' (born ]) is an ] ] who is best-known as an outspoken and formidable critic of the economic policies of the administration of ].
⚫ As an academic, Krugman has written hundreds of papers and eighteen books. His ''International Economics: Theory and Policy'' is a standard textbook on international economics.


Krugman was born and grew up on ], and majored in economics as an undergraduate at ]. Krugman was born and grew up on ], and majored in economics as an undergraduate at ].
He obtained a Ph.D. from ] in 1977 and taught at Yale, MIT, ] before joining the faculty of ], where he has been since 1996. He obtained a Ph.D. from ] in 1977 and taught at Yale, MIT and ] before joining the faculty of ], where he has been since 1996.

From 1982 to 1983, he spent a year working at the ] ] as a member of the ]. From 1982 to 1983, he spent a year working at the ] ] as a member of the ].

⚫ As an academic, Krugman has written hundreds of papers and eighteen books. His ''International Economics: Theory and Policy'' is a standard textbook on international economics.


When ] came into office in 1992, it was expected that Krugman would be given a leading post, but he was passed over for various reasons. However, it allowed him to turn to writing journalism for wider audiences, first for '']'' and '']'', later for '']'', ''],'' ''],'' '']'', and '']''. In his own words, he became adept at "new kind of writing ... essays for non-economists that were clear, effective, and entertaining." When ] came into office in 1992, it was expected that Krugman would be given a leading post, but he was passed over for various reasons. However, it allowed him to turn to writing journalism for wider audiences, first for '']'' and '']'', later for '']'', ''],'' ''],'' '']'', and '']''. In his own words, he became adept at "new kind of writing ... essays for non-economists that were clear, effective, and entertaining."


Since January, 2000 he has contributed a twice-weekly column to the OpEd page of the '']'' which has made him in the words of the ''Washington Monthly'' "the most important political columnist in America.... he is almost alone in analyzing the most important story in politics in recent years — the seamless melding of corporate, class, and political party interests at which the Bush administration excels." Since January, 2000 he has contributed a twice-weekly column to the Opinion/Editorial page of the '']'' which has made him in the words of the ''Washington Monthly'' "the most important political columnist in America.... he is almost alone in analyzing the most important story in politics in recent years — the seamless melding of corporate, class, and political party interests at which the Bush administration excels."


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Paul Krugman (born 1953) is an American economist who is best-known as an outspoken and formidable critic of the economic policies of the administration of George W. Bush. As an academic, Krugman has written hundreds of papers and eighteen books. His International Economics: Theory and Policy is a standard textbook on international economics.

Krugman was born and grew up on Long Island, and majored in economics as an undergraduate at Yale. He obtained a Ph.D. from MIT in 1977 and taught at Yale, MIT and Stanford University before joining the faculty of Princeton University, where he has been since 1996. From 1982 to 1983, he spent a year working at the Reagan White House as a member of the Council of Economic Advisers.

When Bill Clinton came into office in 1992, it was expected that Krugman would be given a leading post, but he was passed over for various reasons. However, it allowed him to turn to writing journalism for wider audiences, first for Fortune and Slate, later for The Harvard Business Review, Foreign Policy, The Economist, Harper's, and Washington Monthly. In his own words, he became adept at "new kind of writing ... essays for non-economists that were clear, effective, and entertaining."

Since January, 2000 he has contributed a twice-weekly column to the Opinion/Editorial page of the New York Times which has made him in the words of the Washington Monthly "the most important political columnist in America.... he is almost alone in analyzing the most important story in politics in recent years — the seamless melding of corporate, class, and political party interests at which the Bush administration excels."

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