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Paul Krugman

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Paul Robin Krugman ( KRUUG-mən; born February 28, 1953) is an American New Keynesian economist who is the Distinguished Professor of Economics at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. He was a columnist for The New York Times from 2000 to 2024. In 2008, Krugman was the sole winner of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his contributions to new trade theory and new economic geography. The Prize Committee cited Krugman's work explaining the patterns of international trade and the geographic distribution of economic activity, by examining the effects of economies of scale and of consumer preferences for diverse goods and services. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Krugman is the 145th most popular economist (down from 44th in 2019), the 2,062nd most popular biography from United States (down from 631st in 2019) and the 47th most popular American Economist.

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Among ECONOMISTS

Among economists, Paul Krugman ranks 145 out of 414. Before him are James Heckman, Alan Greenspan, Adolph Wagner, Kristalina Georgieva, Carlo M. Cipolla, and Robert J. Shiller. After him are Ben Bernanke, Peter Diamond, Tony Atkinson, Benedetto Cotrugli, Silvio Gesell, and Christopher A. Pissarides.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Paul Krugman ranks 73. Before him are Hans Krankl, Najib Razak, László Bölöni, James Foley, Bill Pullman, and Kristalina Georgieva. After him are Claudio Gentile, Antonio Tajani, Ben Bernanke, Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna of Russia, Alberto Zaccheroni, and Alisher Usmanov.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Paul Krugman ranks 2,062 out of 20,380. Before him are Bob Newhart (1929), Saul Kripke (1940), Barnett Newman (1905), Wade Williams (1961), Rose Kennedy (1890), and William Styron (1925). After him are Frederick Herzberg (1923), Hiram Bingham III (1875), Poul Anderson (1926), Carl Reiner (1922), Phil Knight (1938), and Thomas Cech (1947).

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Among ECONOMISTS In United States

Among economists born in United States, Paul Krugman ranks 47. Before him are Eugene Fama (1939), Jeremy Rifkin (1945), William Nordhaus (1941), James Heckman (1944), Alan Greenspan (1926), and Robert J. Shiller (1946). After him are Ben Bernanke (1953), Peter Diamond (1940), Robert F. Engle (1942), Christopher A. Sims (1942), Roger Myerson (1951), and Eric Maskin (1950).

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