Stone Center Senior Scholar
Distinguished Professor of Economics
The Graduate Center, CUNY
Paul Krugman is a distinguished professor at the City University of New York’s Graduate Center, a core faculty member at the Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality, a LIS senior scholar, and an op-ed columnist for The New York Times. He previously taught at MIT, Stanford, and Princeton. He is the author or co-author of many academic papers and numerous books aimed at both professional and general audiences, including Market Structure and Foreign Trade, Geography and Trade, The Return of Depression Economics, and Arguing with Zombies: Economics, Politics, and the Fight for a Better Future.
In recognition of his work on international trade and economic geography, Krugman received the John Bates Clark award of the American Economic Association in 1991, the Prince of Asturias award for social sciences in 2004, and the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 2008. He is best known to the general public as an op-ed columnist and commentator for The New York Times.
Areas of Expertise
Macroeconomics
Globalization
Trade
Labor Markets
Economic Policy
Featured Work
At a Graduate Center event, Paul Krugman and Former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen discuss the origins of the 2008 financial crisis and new concerns about U.S. economic health.
- Angus Deaton and Paul Krugman in ConversationThe two Nobel Prize winners discuss the role of the economist and Deaton’s new book, Economics in America: An Immigrant Economist Explores the Land of Inequality.
- Visions of Inequality: From the French Revolution to the End of the Cold WarBranko Milanovic discusses his latest book, a sweeping and original history that focuses on how six of the most influential economists saw inequality in their time, with Paul Krugman, Clara Mattei, and Donald Robotham.
- Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi in Conversation with Paul KrugmanSpeaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, the first woman to serve as speaker and the chief architect of generation-defining legislation including the Affordable Care Act and the American Rescue Plan, speaks with Nobel Prize–winning economist Paul Krugman.
- Credible Irresponsibility RevisitedThis text by Paul Krugman was originally presented as the spring Seminar in Applied Economics at the Graduate Center.
- Panel: Imagining the Future: Science Fiction and Social ScienceIn this video, Paul Krugman moderates a discussion among sci-fi novelists and social scientists about the connection between the social sciences and fantasy fiction, and how they often inspire each other.
- ‘Six Faces of Globalization’: a Conversation with Anthea Roberts and Nicolas LampPaul Krugman and Branko Milanovic speak with Stone Center Affiliated Scholar Anthea Roberts and Nicolas Lamp about their new book, “Six Faces of Globalization: Who Wins, Who Loses, and Why It Matters. Introduction by Janet Gornick.
- ‘Is Globalization Over?’ Paul Krugman and Co-Panelists to Discuss the Pandemic’s Impact and the Future of Trade at Upcoming EventStone Center Senior Scholar Paul Krugman answers a few questions about globalization ahead of his online event, co-sponsored by The Graduate Center and the Stone Center.
- Virtual Workshop 2020: An Unequally Distributed DepressionIn this presentation, Paul Krugman analyses the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic and the form of inequality that the U.S. is currently experiencing.
- Analysis: Why Do the Rich Have So Much Power?In his New York Times column, Paul Krugman discusses the ways in which huge disparities in income and wealth in America translate into comparable disparities in political influence.
- Panel: Reducing Inequality NowLeading economic experts discuss the gaping disparities by race and class that have driven so many Americans into the streets, and examine the prospects for policy and institutional changes that could create a more equal society.
- Angus Deaton and Paul Krugman in ConversationThe two Nobel Prize winners discuss the role of the economist and Deaton’s new book, Economics in America: An Immigrant Economist Explores the Land of Inequality.
- Visions of Inequality: From the French Revolution to the End of the Cold WarBranko Milanovic discusses his latest book, a sweeping and original history that focuses on how six of the most influential economists saw inequality in their time, with Paul Krugman, Clara Mattei, and Donald Robotham.
- Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi in Conversation with Paul KrugmanSpeaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, the first woman to serve as speaker and the chief architect of generation-defining legislation including the Affordable Care Act and the American Rescue Plan, speaks with Nobel Prize–winning economist Paul Krugman.
- Panel: Imagining the Future: Science Fiction and Social ScienceIn this video, Paul Krugman moderates a discussion among sci-fi novelists and social scientists about the connection between the social sciences and fantasy fiction, and how they often inspire each other.
- ‘Six Faces of Globalization’: a Conversation with Anthea Roberts and Nicolas LampPaul Krugman and Branko Milanovic speak with Stone Center Affiliated Scholar Anthea Roberts and Nicolas Lamp about their new book, “Six Faces of Globalization: Who Wins, Who Loses, and Why It Matters. Introduction by Janet Gornick.
- Virtual Workshop 2020: An Unequally Distributed DepressionIn this presentation, Paul Krugman analyses the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic and the form of inequality that the U.S. is currently experiencing.
- Panel: Reducing Inequality NowLeading economic experts discuss the gaping disparities by race and class that have driven so many Americans into the streets, and examine the prospects for policy and institutional changes that could create a more equal society.
- Panel: The Triumph of InjusticeIn this video, Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman discuss their recent book and why the United States needs to increase wealth taxes to combat inequality.
- UNDP Panel: Measuring Inequality in the 21st CenturyIn this video, Paul Krugman, Janet Gornick, Achim Steiner, and other experts discuss the challenges of addressing global inequality.
- Panel: Workers and Wages in America TodayIn this video, a panel of experts examines the power, or weakness, of the American worker.