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Line 1: − − <blockquote> − I will be writing a lot more about this, but the Swedes just made perhaps the worst decision in the history of the prize today in naming Paul Krugman the 2008 award winner. <ref>http://austrianeconomists.typepad.com/weblog/2008/10/you-cannot-be-s.html</ref> − </blockquote> − − <blockquote> − Krugman’s economics can be reduced to Proudhon's famous socialist slogan, "Property is robbery." <ref>http://www.nationalreview.com/nrof_luskin/kts200406080847.asp</ref> − </blockquote> − {{cquote|
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'''Paul Krugman''' (born February 28, 1953) is the 2008 Nobel [[Economics|Economic]] Prize-winner (Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences). He is an American [[professor]] at [[Princeton University]] and a [[liberal]] Op-Ed columnist for [[The New York Times]].
'''Paul Krugman''' (born February 28, 1953) is the 2008 Nobel [[Economics|Economic]] Prize-winner (Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences). He is an American [[professor]] at [[Princeton University]] and a [[liberal]] Op-Ed columnist for [[The New York Times]].
Krugman is the author of several books; the best known "''The Conscience of a Liberal (October 2007)''".
Krugman is the author of several books; the best known "''The Conscience of a Liberal (October 2007)''".
"I think we've learned this when we see Joe Stiglitz writing," Krugman said, referring to the winner of the economics Nobel in 2001. "I haven't noticed him getting an easy time. People just say, 'Sure, he's a great Nobel laureate and he's very smart, but he still doesn't know what he's talking about in this situation.' I'm sure I'll get the same thing." <ref>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/10/13/america/13nobel.php</ref>
"I think we've learned this when we see Joe Stiglitz writing," Krugman said, referring to the winner of the economics Nobel in 2001. "I haven't noticed him getting an easy time. People just say, 'Sure, he's a great Nobel laureate and he's very smart, but he still doesn't know what he's talking about in this situation.' I'm sure I'll get the same thing." <ref>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/10/13/america/13nobel.php</ref>