Paul Krugman

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Paul Krugman

• Presentation Created by Jonathan McClelland

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Who Is Paul Krugman?

• A professor of economics and international
  affairs at Princeton University
• An Author
• A Columnist for the New York Times
• Recipient of the American Economic Associations
  John Bates Clark Medal

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Education

• Bachelors of Art degree from Yale University.
• Ph.D. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Paul Krugman The Teacher

• Has held teaching jobs at
• Yale University
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• University of California - Berkley
• The London School of Economics
• Stanford University
• Princeton University

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Paul Krugman The Author

• Has wrote numerous texts upon the subject of
  economics ranging from scholarly papers, books,
  and textbooks
• Famous for such books as Peddling Prosperity, and
  The Age of Diminished Expectations

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Paul Krugman The Columnist

• Has written a twice-weekly opposite editorial for
  the New York Times since January 2000
• Regarded as the Most Important Political
  Columnist in America by The Washington Monthly
• Sold a collection of his New York Times articles
  entitled The Great Unraveling Losing Our Way in
  the New Century, which became a best seller

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Philosophy

• Regarded as Neo-Keynesian
• His research is mainly based in the area of
  international trade, where he was one of the
  founders of the new trade theory, which focuses
  on increasing returns and imperfect competition
• Also works in international finance with a
  concentration in currency crises