"The economic expansion that began in 2001, while……" — Paul Krugman

"The economic expansion that began in 2001, while it has been great for corporate profits, has yet to produce any significant gains for ordinary working Americans. And now it looks as if it never will."

— Paul Krugman

75 Quotes by Paul Krugman

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Every once in a while I feel despair over the fate of the planet. If you've been following climate science,…
We know that advanced economies with stable governments that borrow in their own currency are capable of running up very…
However, the fact that an economist offers a theoretical analysis does not and should not automatically command respect. What is…
The economics profession went astray because economists, as a group, mistook beauty, clad in impressive-looking mathematics, for truth.
The problem isn't that people don't understand how good things are. It's that they know, from personal experience, that things…
People respond to incentives. If unemployment becomes more attractive because of the unemployment benefit, some unemployed workers may no longer…
Generous unemployment benefits can increase both structural and frictional unemployment. So government policies intended to help workers can have the…
Raising the minimum wage and lowering the barriers to union organization would carry a trade-off - higher unemployment. A better…
I've always believed that a speculative bubble need not lead to a recession, as long as interest rates are cut…
In fact, I'd say that the sources of the economy's expansion from 2003 to 2007 were, in order, the housing…
Governments do not necessarily act in the national interest, especially when making detailed microeconomic interventions. Instead, they are influenced by…
It should be possible to emphasize to students that the level of employment is a macroeconomic issue, depending in the…

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