Investing Quotes by Paul Krugman

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

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

“The rich are different from you and me: they have more influence.”

— Paul Krugman

“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

Not all private equity people are evil. Only some.

— Paul Krugman

You really have to go searching desperately to find any contemporary examples of good, old-fashioned runaway inflation.

— Paul Krugman

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

Politics determines who has the power, not who has the truth.

— Paul Krugman

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

I've always believed in expansionary monetary policy and if necessary fiscal policy when the economy is depressed.

— Paul Krugman

...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

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

When stock prices are rising, it's called ''momentum investing''; when they are falling, it's called ''panic.''

— Paul Krugman

I don't want a job in the administration; I think I'm more effective carping from the sidelines.

— Paul Krugman

Under the gold standard America had no major financial panics other than in 1873, 1884, 1890, 1893, 1907, 1930, 1931, 1932, and 1933.

— Paul Krugman