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Paul Krugman wins Nobel Prize for Economics

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by Double Down, Oct 13, 2008.

  1. Double Down

    Double Down Well-Known Member

    http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/13/paul-krugman-wins-economics-nobel/?hp
     
  2. HejiraHenry

    HejiraHenry Well-Known Member

    Dear God.
     
  3. JayFarrar

    JayFarrar Well-Known Member

    From what I read, it sounds deserved.
    I knew that Krugman was a working economist at Princeton, but I thought his job was mostly writing for the NYTimes.
    His working theories on trade subsidies actually make sense. And that's what he won for.
    Krugman is the favorite whipping boy of conservatives, but he's been mostly right on the economic crisis.
     
  4. Ben_Hecht

    Ben_Hecht Active Member


    He's been right on top of what went wrong, and why, chapter and verse.

    I don't want him doing my crystal-ball gazing/future planning, but as an analyst, he's the nuts.
     
  5. Tarheel316

    Tarheel316 Well-Known Member

    Krugman is awesome.
     
  6. markvid

    markvid Guest

    Bill O'Reilly shit himself when he heard.
     
  7. Birdscribe

    Birdscribe Active Member

    Much as I respect his intellect on economic subjects (albeit, I disagree with parts of it), so did Ragu.

    Actually, Jay and Breaker of Leopold and Loeb are dead-on nails here. Krugman has been out in front of this for a while. And as an economist, he's one of the best out there, for what Jay pointed out and for his ability to break down complex economic issues into digestible bites, among many other reasons.
     
  8. HejiraHenry

    HejiraHenry Well-Known Member

    Well, at least an American won.
     
  9. Don't hurt yourself.
     
  10. Ace

    Ace Well-Known Member

    This is just gonna make liberals seem even more obnoxiously smart.
     
  11. Ben_Hecht

    Ben_Hecht Active Member

    Don't want the guy running the country. But he sure as hell knows how to do this.
     
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