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May 1st 1998
by W W Norton & Co Inc
(first published 1998)
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Hardcover, 204 pages
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0393046389
(isbn13: 9780393046380)
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When economics and ideology mix, the results often sound plausible, but in fact can be terribly wrong and lead to ill-conceived and sometimes dangerou…more
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Very few economists write well. Very few journalists and politicians understand economics. Therefore, the public remains remarkably ill-informed about economic matters and this has realworld consequences: policy decisions are not infrequently based on misinformation and inept reasoning, and this can and does hurt the country’s economic health. A Nobel Prize-winning economist and New York Times columnist, Krugman writes very well and pulls no punches: he is, as my economist brother says, “...more
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Read in October, 2009
This collection of essays - most written around 10 yrs ago, in the late 90s - is an easy read, very accessible, but brief and cogent essays on macroeconomics. While the situations and examples are sometimes a little dated, a these were mostly magazine pieces, the ideas are still relevant for the most part. A few of the metaphors are quite brilliant for distilling otherwise boring-to-many issues (like monetary policy) for a layperson.
He writes for the NYT. He's liberal and much of this boo...more
He writes for the NYT. He's liberal and much of this boo...more
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Read in January, 2010
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A bit dated (the essays are from ~1996), and it's mostly Econ 101 ... but this is still important stuff and highly relevant today. Although the world has changed, basic principles have not. Unfortunately, Krugman's writing style is hard to get through. He tries, and he succeeds quite well, but just not well enough for me. There are too many sections where my reading came to a slogging halt.
For those so inclined, and with more time, I recommend Prof. Timothy Taylor's _Economics, 3...more
For those so inclined, and with more time, I recommend Prof. Timothy Taylor's _Economics, 3...more
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Read in October, 2008
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Those curious about economic thought
Krugman won the Nobel Prize in Economics just a few days after I checked this out of the library. I'd been reading his essays in the NYT for years, and his books had been on my to-be-read list for almost as long.
This set of essays is easy to read, mostly. At times the concepts can get a bit slippery to those of us that might not sufficiently remember enough about macroeconomics. They are a bit dated, however, dealing with events of the mid-to-late nineties, and I kept wondering wheth...more
This set of essays is easy to read, mostly. At times the concepts can get a bit slippery to those of us that might not sufficiently remember enough about macroeconomics. They are a bit dated, however, dealing with events of the mid-to-late nineties, and I kept wondering wheth...more
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Read in December, 2009
This was a really very interesting series of essays - grouped by theme but distinct enough to be interesting on their own. The writing was witty and, at times, highly critical of other authors. This is enjoyable to me but may not be to all tastes.
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It's a beautiful thing when a real scholar makes an accessible foray into the realm of ordinary people, not least because he has the background to smash the foolhardy platitudes of so many self-important pundits. (Oddly, he comes across as a bit self-important himself...) Though Krugman is clearly a liberal he dishes out the punishment to left and right. Unfortunately, at times we are forced to accept some of his conclusions on nothing but his authority, but overall the book is acceptably arg...more
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Very impressed with this book. It's his collection of Slate essays when he was just cutting his teeth writing for a popular audience. I really really like the title essay and pretty much force all my students to read it, regardless of what I'm teaching.
After that, I don't feel quite as strongly about it and in fact many of the essays are kind of weak. You can still retrieve most or all of this at slate.com.
After that, I don't feel quite as strongly about it and in fact many of the essays are kind of weak. You can still retrieve most or all of this at slate.com.
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Read in November, 2007
The book is a collection of short essays written for magazines, so all of the information is very dated. It's not a bad collection but he seems to spend a lot of time ripping on supply-side economics. Good but not great by any means.
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Read in March, 2009
interesting to note some of the debates in economy
quick read, nothing deep and really thoughtful
quick read, nothing deep and really thoughtful
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Really good. Read it a long time ago... it's a bit of an artifact from an age when Krugman was a neoliberal instead of an unapologetic redistributionist.
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Excellent and accessible presentation of economic reasoning. Read this instead of Freakonomics.
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