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• Paul Krugman is a professor of economics and international affairs at Princeton University, author and columnist for The New York Times and the winner of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Economics. On October 13, 2008, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded Kruger the Nobel Prize for his work in international trade and economic geography. NobelPrize.org: The Prize in Economics 2008

  The video for the song "Hey, Paul Krugman," explores the ways in which Krugman is a superior economist to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner. It was made by musician Jonathan Mann, who is writing and posting a new song every day to his YouTube account, TheRockCookieBottom.

• Fast Facts

  1. Name: Paul R. Krugman
  2. Born: February 28, 1953
  3. Education: Yale University, MIT
  4. Op-ed columnist for The New York Times
  5. Winner: Nobel Prize in Economics 2008
  6. Described by The Economist as "the most celebrated economist of his generation"KrugmanOnline: Paul Krugman Biography
  7. Served on the U.S. Council of Economic AdvisersPrinceton.edu: Paul R. Krugman
  8. Krugman has consulted for the World Bank, the Federal Reserve, the International Monetary Fund and the United NationsKrugmanOnline: Paul Krugman Biography
  9. Author: The Conscience of a Liberal; published in October 2007

• Recession Advice

  Krugman suggested that the U.S. government could borrow as much as $5 trillion to sped up recovery from the 2008 recession. He believes that the $775 billion bailout proposal from Barack Obama is too low of a stimulus to boost the economy out of its recession and build enough new jobs.ABC News: Nobel Prize Winner's Recession Solution

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  The New York Times | Liberalism | Princeton University | Nobel Prize in Economics 2008 | Nobel Prize Economics | Nobel Prize | Federal Reserve | World Bank | International Monetary Fund | Conscience of a Liberal

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