I've always believed in expansionary monetary policy and if necessary fiscal policy when the economy is depressed. — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image
...academic credentials are neither a necessary nor a sufficient condition for having your ideas taken seriously. If a famous professor repeatedly says… — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image
People respond to incentives. If unemployment becomes more attractive because of the unemployment benefit, some unemployed workers may no longer try to… — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image
Every once in a while I feel despair over the fate of the planet. If you've been following climate science, you know… — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image
I'm especially baffled by the idea of taking insurance against a U.S. default. If America defaults, we're talking about a chaotic world… — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image
Obama is very much an establishment sort of guy. The whole image of him as a transcendent figure was based on style… — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image
The world economy is in a nosedive, and understanding what I call "depression economics" - the weird world you get into when… — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image
Are you, or is someone you know, a gadget freak? If so, you doubtless know that Wednesday was iPhone 5 day, the… — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image
If you are a good economist, a virtuous economist, you are reborn as a physicist. But if you are an evil, wicked… — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image
If we discovered that, you know, space aliens were planning to attack and we needed a massive buildup to counter the space… — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image
If you want to understand opposition to climate action, follow the money. — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image
Consumer spending is now plunging at serious-recession rate ... even if the rescue now in train succeeds in unfreezing credit markets, the… — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image
If you're doing your job right, some substantial group of people [is] going to be mad at you. — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image
I think if you're a liberal, you believe that we all are, at least to some extent, our brothers' keepers, you really… — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image
I know that when I look at today’s Mexicans and Central Americans, they seem to me fundamentally the same as my grandparents… — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image
If you want a simple model for predicting the unemployment rate in the United States over the next few years, here it… — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image
In short, it's a great economy if you're a high-level corporate executive or someone who owns a lot of stock. For most… — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image
The economic expansion that began in 2001, while it has been great for corporate profits, has yet to produce any significant gains… — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image
If Europe’s example is any guide, here are the two secrets of coping with expensive oil: own fuel-efficient cars, and don’t drive… — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image
If you can create even the illusion of high profitability for a few years, then when the thing collapses you can walk… — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image
[T]he next time you hear serious-sounding people explaining the need for fiscal austerity, try to parse their argument. Almost surely, you'll discover… — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image
We should try to create the society each of us would want if we didn't know in advance who we'd be. — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image
These days, however, the main problem comes from the right - from conservatives who, unlike most economists, really do think that the… — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image
If you had to explain America's economic success with one word, that word would be "education".... Until now, the results of educational… — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image
Europe is often held up as a cautionary tale, a demonstration that if you try to make the economy less brutal, to… — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image
People who are complaining about the Fed are people who've been predicting runaway inflation for five and six years, and it hasn't happened. — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image
Surely I'm not the only person to ask the obvious question: How different, really, is Mr. Madoff's tale from the story of the investment… — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image
“The Internet’s impact on the economy has been no greater than the fax machine’s….ten years from now, the phrase “information economy” will sound silly.… — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image
You really have to go searching desperately to find any contemporary examples of good, old-fashioned runaway inflation. — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image
However, the fact that an economist offers a theoretical analysis does not and should not automatically command respect. What is needed is some assurance… — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image
The key reason executives are paid so much now is that they appoint the members of the corporate board that determines their compensation and… — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image
I've always believed in expansionary monetary policy and if necessary fiscal policy when the economy is depressed. — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image
...academic credentials are neither a necessary nor a sufficient condition for having your ideas taken seriously. If a famous professor repeatedly says stupid things,… — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image
It’s not about the budget; it’s about the power...So will the attack on unions succeed? I don’t know. But anyone who cares about retaining… — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image
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