Krugman&co


  • May
    21
    By Paul Krugman

    I guess we knew this was coming, but in the face of the French and Greek election results and the broader evidence that Europe’s economic strategy is an utter failure,

  • In recent elections across Europe, voters rejected incumbent parties that have been pursuing spending cutbacks and deficit reductions as a response to economic troubles.
    In France, the Socialist Party candidate

  • By Paul Krugman

    Some of us have been talking it over and here’s what we think the endgame looks like:
    1. Greek euro exit very possibly next month

  • May
    14
    By Paul Krugman

    The columnist Matt Yglesias, who just spent time in Argentina, recently wrote in Slate about the lessons of that country’s recovery following its exit from the one-peso-one-dollar “convertibility law.”

  • Though Argentina is experiencing full employment and its economy is showing a high rate of growth amid the global economic slowdown, the nation's government has faced criticism for following unusual

  • By Paul Krugman

    So a former partner of Mitt Romney’s at Bain Capital says in a new book what Mr. Romney probably believes: we should be really grateful to the

  • The American multimillionaire Edward Conard argues in his forthcoming book, “Unintended Consequences: Why Everything You’ve Been Told About the Economy Is Wrong,” to be released in June, that the rising

  • May
    07
    By Paul Krugman

    When David Cameron became prime minister of Britain and announced his austerity plans — buying completely into both the confidence fairy and the invisible bond vigilantes — many were the