Did Krugman Leave Princeton In Quiet Disgrace?

Posted by khalling 11 years, 3 months ago to Economics
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Volcker: “This kind of stuff that you’re being taught at Princeton disturbs me.”


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  • Posted by fivedollargold 11 years, 3 months ago
    Fivedollargold has deep affection for Princeton University and is thrilled to hear that this jackass is leaving. Hooray!!! Woot, Woot!!!
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  • Posted by salta 11 years, 3 months ago
    Great article!
    Higher education econ courses focus on Krugman's stuff for practical reasons. The major employer for economists is the government (or any of its supporting players like major banks). Those employers want staff who tell them what they want to hear, so the little Krugmanites get the best job opportunities, and that feeds back to student demand for the courses.

    An acquaintance is soon starting a university Econ course, and he is going in "green". I advised him to buy the Thomas Sowell Reader which covers almost everything, and read the relevant chapter alongside whatever politically slanted econ he is being taught.
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  • Posted by CircuitGuy 11 years, 3 months ago in reply to this comment.
    He probably has done a lot of self-promotion b/c he's the only modern economist besides Greenspan I can think of. I read both their books. I don't recall Krugman's book that well though.
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  • Posted by straightlinelogic 11 years, 3 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Leaving aside any economic issues, Krugman's self promotion and deprecation of other economists and theories are asinine, i.e., he has made an ass of himself.
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  • Posted by ObjectiveAnalyst 11 years, 3 months ago
    Hello khalling,
    Wow! Also attributing floccinaucinihilipilification to the rascal! I am unlikely to encounter such a word again! Fantastic articles. If we never heard another word from Mr. Krugman it would be to the benefit of all and still too soon.
    Regards,
    O.A.
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  • Posted by richrobinson 11 years, 3 months ago
    Krugman is an idiot. Interest rates have not increased because they are artificially manipulated by idiot offspring of his. Inflation is under reported as is the unemployment rate. Progressives think this is a great economy and we have dumbed down the public enough that many people agree.
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  • Posted by Robbie53024 11 years, 3 months ago
    Too bad he hasn't left the face of the earth - in disgrace or otherwise. A truly despicable piece of trash.
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  • Posted by freedomforall 11 years, 3 months ago
    Our economic system has stolen 99% of the US dollar's value in its 100 year life.
    Still the politicians (who are puppets of banking) ignore the solution is: killing the federal reserve system and killing the government-created corporate banking cartel.
    Krugman is nothing but another banking shill. Being accepted by Princeton for 14 years is just another symptom of how deeply the infection has taken hold of the now nearly dead body of American free markets.
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