Paul Krugman
Paul Krugman is one of the best known and most influential economists in the world. He is an Op-ed Columnist for The New York Times, where he publishes prolifically on international economics and finance. He is a Distinguished Professor at the City University of New York Graduate Center, a core faculty member at the Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality, and a LIS Senior Scholar. He has also taught at Yale University, MIT, and Stanford University. Krugman’s work in economics has earned him broad acclaim from the economic press and several prestigious awards, including the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his contributions to New Trade Theory and New Economic Geography. He is the author and editor of 27 books and more than 200 papers in professional journals and edited volumes.
Paul Krugman Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Distinguished Professor of Economics
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Op-Ed Columnist
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Professor of Economics and International Affairs
Academic History
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Ph.D. in Economics
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B.A., Economics, Summa Cum Laude
WORLD RENOWNED ECONOMIST
He is one of the founders of the "new trade theory," a major rethinking of the theory of international trade.
He also is the leading pioneer in economic geography — the economic dynamics that determine how and why certain places end up specializing economically and the advantages this kind of clustering brings to companies and economies.
His current academic research is focused on economic and currency crises. At the same time, he has written extensively for a broader public audience.
EARLY CAREER
He has served as a consultant to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the United Nations, and to foreign countries including Portugal and the Philippines.
From 1982 to 1983, Krugman worked in the Reagan Administration as a staff member of the White House Council of Economic Advisors.
He is also a member of the international economic body the Group of Thirty.
RECOGNITION
2013 Bloomberg's 10 Most Influential Thinkers
2011 Gerald Loeb Award Winner
2011 Bloomberg's 50 Most Influential People in Global Finance
2009 - 2012 Foreign Policy's Top 100 Global Thinkers
2009 Thinkers 50
2008 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences
2004 Prince of Asturias for Social Sciences
1991 John Bates Clark Medal, American Economic Association
PUBLICATIONS
Krugman has been instrumental in making mundane and technical economic issues accessible and compelling for the general public.
Some of his articles on economic issues, originally published in Foreign Affairs, Harvard Business Review, Scientific American, and other journals.
He also writes on economic topics for the general public, sometimes on international economic topics but also on income distribution and public policy.