Paul Krugman’s Predictions about “Austerity” Aren’t Aging Well
byPaul Krugman’s arguments do not fare well against evidence in a new book written by economists Alberto Alesina, Carlo Favero, and Francesco Giavazzi titled,…
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Krugman dismisses that an increase in money supply causes inflation
byIn the New York Times article on March 27, 2018 – Immaculate inflation strikes again – Paul Krugman argues that those economists who are…
Benn Steil: Paul Krugman Doubles Down On Fiscal Expansion Claims Contradicted by Data
by“Everything about recent experience,” Paul Krugman says, “suggests that the world desperately needs fiscal expansion to boost demand and … that our sole reliance…
The Central Planning Virus Mutates
byBy Pater Tenebrarum Chopper Pilot Descends on Nippon Readers are probably aware of recent events in Japan, the global laboratory for interventionist experiments. The theories…
Paul Krugman Has Gone Too Far This Time: Let’s Re-Train Him As a Cosmonaut
byI admit it: I have never been a big fan of Paul Krugman. I do not care for his vulgar Keynesianism or his vulgar…
David Stockman: What Comes Next——Krugman’s Fiscal Equivalent Of War
bySomebody must have reinstated Paul Krugman’s passport. He was recently back in Japan to meet with the world’s leading economy-wrecking triumvirate —-Prime Minister Abe, BOJ Governor Kuroda…
Benn Steil: Why is Paul Krugman Still Calling for Fiscal Stimulus?
byNobel economist and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman is fond of mocking his critics for being ideologues rather than economists. In contrast, Krugman’s…
Review of Mirowskis Never Let a Serious Crisis go to Waste
byINTRODUCTION Philip Mirowski, known for his book More heat than light – economics as social physics, physics as nature’s economics in which…
The Science Fictional Foundation Under Paul Krugman, Part Two
byAs noted in my preceding column Dr. Paul Krugman’s reflections, as published in the UK Guardian at the end of 2012, Paul Krugman: Asimov’s…
The Science Fictional Foundation Under Paul Krugman, Part One
byPaul Krugman, a few years ago, wrote at length to extol the magnum opus of science fiction grandmaster, Isaac Asimov, the Foundation Trilogy. Prof….