U.S. in Recession

Paul Krugman at the National Press Club

Economist Paul Krugman addresses the country's economic crisis at the National Press Club.

Krugman won the 2008 Nobel Prize in Economics for his work at Princeton University and as a columnist for the New York Times.

Krugman joined Times in 1999 as a columnist on the Op-Ed Page and continues as professor of Economics and International Affairs at Princeton University.

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Resources

• National Press Club
• Paul Krugman's blog