Ep. 27 Is Free Trade Good or Bad?
Krugman discusses how economists should respond to the growth in sympathy for protectionism. Along the way, his Keynesian assumptions lead him to oddball conclusions. Bob and Tom also spend some…
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Krugman discusses how economists should respond to the growth in sympathy for protectionism. Along the way, his Keynesian assumptions lead him to oddball conclusions. Bob and Tom also spend some…
Krugman says both Trump and Romney get the economics of trade wrong, but as usual, it’s Krugman who makes his share of mistakes. With Bob on a lecture tour of…
Bob and Tom use Krugman’s column as a springboard from which to try to come to grips with the Trump phenomenon. Krugman does get a bit of it right this…
Paul Krugman criticized Bernie Sanders again last week, arguing that the numbers in his economic proposal don’t work. In particular, he went after economist Gerald Friedman of the University of…
We couldn’t pass up this column, called “On Economic Stupidity.” If you want to rein in the Fed or not run deficits during a recession, you’re just stupid. Here’s our…