4 Charts That Show Why Krugman Thinks Chinese Growth Has Hit The Wall
One of China's biggest impediments is that it appears to have hit the Lewis Turning Point.This is the point at which declining rural labor supply raises bargaining power for higher wages. This also...
View ArticleCREDIT SUISSE: Japan Must Commit To 'Irresponsible' Monetary Policy
Fifteen years ago, the economist Paul Krugman offered Japan some unsolicited advice. To bolster the economy, he said, the country should embark on a course of “irresponsible” monetary policy. It wasn’t...
View ArticlePaul Krugman Against Reality
In his column this morning, headlined "Republicans Against Reality," Paul Krugman writes that "the modern G.O.P. is lost in fantasy, unable to participate in actual governing." One example from last...
View ArticlePaul Krugman's Fantastic Advice To Everyone Who Writes
There was a weird story earlier this week where an economist accused Paul Krugman of copying his stuff.Paul Krugman has posted a response, saying that he had hardly ever read the work of the economist...
View ArticleHere's Why We're Having So Many Bubbles These Days
So, another BRIC hits the wall. Actually, I’ve never much liked the whole “BRIC” — Brazil, Russia, India, and China — concept: Russia, which is basically a petro-economy, doesn’t belong there at all,...
View ArticleKRUGMAN: Apple Might Be More Screwed Than Microsoft
The news that Steve Ballmer is planning to retire from Microsoft within the year is obviously a good time to reflect on what Microsoft is, what it was, what boats it's missed, and where it continues to...
View ArticleMIT's Andrew Lo Explains Why Hedge Funds Are Incentivized To Decimate Capital
Professor Krugman writes: Heads They Win, Tails We LoseMany years ago MIT’s Andy Lo made a simple point (weirdly, I haven’t been able to track down the paper) about the distortion of incentives...
View ArticleKRUGMAN: Not Picking Janet Yellen 'Would Look Like Spite'
Everyone is weighing in on Larry Summers' announcement that he is withdrawing his name for Fed chair.The latest is from The New York Times' Paul Krugman, who adds a personal note along with some...
View ArticleFERGUSON: I Want Paul Krugman To Admit That He Got His Euro Break-Up Call...
It's an ill wind that blows no one any good. The financial crisis that came to a head five years ago with the failure of Lehman Brothers has been especially beneficial to the economist Paul Krugman. In...
View ArticleJOE SCARBOROUGH: A New York Times Editor Told Me That Paul Krugman's Column...
MSNBC's Joe Scarborough fired off another shot in an ongoing battle with the New York Times' Paul Krugman.This time, on Thursday, he alleged that an editor at the New York Times had told him —...
View ArticleNiall Ferguson Is Mad That Paul Krugman 'Acolytes' Like Me Are Mean To Him
On Thursday, the Huffington Post published the third part of economic historian Niall Ferguson's three-part essay on why he hates Paul Krugman.The essay is 2,900 words long (and that's just part...
View ArticlePeople Are Wondering If Economics Is Really A 'Science'
Two weeks ago, Eugene Fama, Lars Hansen and Robert Shiller were awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for their contributions to "Trendspotting in Asset Markets."Since then, some thinkers have...
View ArticlePaul Krugman Annihilates Stanley Druckenmiller And Everyone Else Who Says...
Once again, Paul Krugman is teeing off on the Very Serious People who keep running around claiming that the US is on the verge of a major debt crisis, and that we're doomed if we don't cut entitlement...
View ArticleHere's The Scary Possibility That The US Might Need Permanent Bubbles In...
Over the past couple of decades, strong economic growth has consistently been spurred on by bubbles - the tech bubble in the 90s, the housing bubble more recently. In his speech at the IMF on November...
View ArticlePAUL KRUGMAN: Obamacare Has Won
Click for sound.<div>Please enable Javascript to watch this video</div> Economist Paul Krugman gives his take on the health care reform mess, and explains why Obamacare is...
View ArticlePAUL KRUGMAN: Bitcoin's Value Is Driven By The Fact That It Sounds Impressive
Click for sound.<div>Please enable Javascript to watch this video</div> Economist and Nobel Prize winner Paul Krugman says that "in principle, you can have assets, which are considered...
View ArticleHere's Paul Krugman's Plan To Grow The Economy Without Bubbles
Click for sound.<div>Please enable Javascript to watch this video</div> Larry Summers recently wrote about how the economy is in stagnation and we have become dependent on bubbles to help...
View ArticlePAUL KRUGMAN: Here's Why Everyone And The Pope Are Talking About Inequality
Click for sound.<div>Please enable Javascript to watch this video</div> The issue of income inequality has become a mainstream topic recently with remarks from President...
View ArticlePAUL KRUGMAN: Our Skies Are Too Crowded For Amazon Drones
Click for sound.Please enable Javascript to watch this video Earlier this month Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announced that his company is experimenting with deliveries by unmanned drones, which would be able...
View ArticlePaul Krugman Explains What Stories Bother Readers Enough To Send Him Hate Mail
Click for sound.Please enable Javascript to watch this video Paul Krugman, columnist for the New York Times, gets his fair share of hate mail. But he never responds to the "haters".Produced by Justin...
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