The Accidental Theorist (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
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- Author: Paul R. Krugman
- First Published: 1998
- Type of Work: Economics
- Genres: Nonfiction, Essays, Economics
- Subjects: Unemployment or unemployed workers, Government, Economic conditions, 1990’s, Wall Street, Taxation, Economic policy, Markets
Paul Krugman is the Ford International Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). In 1991 he received the John Bates Clark Medal, awarded by the American Economic Association every two years to the best American economist under the age of forty. Among Krugman’s most recognized books are The Age of Diminished Expectations (1990), Peddling Prosperity (1994), and Pop Internationalism (1997). He writes a regular monthly column, “The Dismal Science,” for the online magazine Slate and frequently writes articles for...
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