I was just reading something else and found this gem:

>Socialism allocates scarcity. 
Capitalism incentivizes abundance.
Always good to remind ourselves of this from time to time.

Rothbardian_fanatic

Once he got on the NYT gravy train, I guess he saw no reason to get off of it. He must not have had a real urge to further his research. That is really a shame. He was in on the ground floor of the trade theory but left it for the NYT.

I think the tragedy of Krugman isn't just how bad he was, but that he was capable of doing legitimately brilliant work.

Undisciplined

Politics_And_Law

Paul Krugman Rides into the Sunset

OK, so he did work as a grad student under a supervising professor who may have suggested his avenue of research. Who was his graduate advisor, in that case? I will have to read about Krugman’s thesis, then.