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'''Paul Krugman''' is an American economist and Nobel laureate. He is also an op-ed columnist and blogger for the [[New York Times]]. Krugman is well known for believing in the theories of [[John Maynard Keynes]] and continually advocates for more government intervention in the economy. Krugman's blog posts repeatedly display an inability to grasp fundamental economic concepts such as [[inflation]]. <ref>[http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/09/inflation-delusions-2/] "Inflation delusions"</ref><ref>[http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/06/are-rising-commodity-prices-an-inflationary-signal/] "Are rising commodity prices an inflationary signal?"</ref><ref>[http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/04/generating-inflation-expectations/] "Generating inflation expectations"</ref> In October 2010, Krugman was challenged to a [[Murphy-Krugman debate|debate]] over Austrian vs. Keynesian business cycle theory by economist [[Robert Murphy]]. As of mid-November 2010 Krugman has not responded.
'''Paul Krugman''' is an American economist and Nobel laureate. He is also an op-ed columnist and blogger for the [[New York Times]]. Krugman is well known for believing in the theories of [[John Maynard Keynes]] and continually advocates for more government intervention in the economy. Krugman's blog posts repeatedly display his opinion that [[inflation]] is a measurement of prices and not the quantity of money.<ref>[http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/09/inflation-delusions-2/] "Inflation delusions"</ref><ref>[http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/06/are-rising-commodity-prices-an-inflationary-signal/] "Are rising commodity prices an inflationary signal?"</ref><ref>[http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/04/generating-inflation-expectations/] "Generating inflation expectations"</ref> In October 2010, Krugman was challenged to a [[Murphy-Krugman debate|debate]] over Austrian vs. Keynesian business cycle theory by economist [[Robert Murphy]]. As of mid-November 2010 Krugman has not responded.


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Revision as of 17:22, 15 November 2010

Paul Krugman is an American economist and Nobel laureate. He is also an op-ed columnist and blogger for the New York Times. Krugman is well known for believing in the theories of John Maynard Keynes and continually advocates for more government intervention in the economy. Krugman's blog posts repeatedly display his opinion that inflation is a measurement of prices and not the quantity of money.[1][2][3] In October 2010, Krugman was challenged to a debate over Austrian vs. Keynesian business cycle theory by economist Robert Murphy. As of mid-November 2010 Krugman has not responded.

References

  1. [1] "Inflation delusions"
  2. [2] "Are rising commodity prices an inflationary signal?"
  3. [3] "Generating inflation expectations"