213 Quotes by Paul Krugman

For most Americans, economic growth is a spectator sport.

The habit of disguising ideology as expertise has created a deficit of legitimacy.

The Internet’s impact on the economy has been no greater than the fax machine’s….ten years from now, the phrase “information economy” will sound silly. (1997)

Incentives aren't the only thing that matter for economic growth. Opportunity is also crucial, and extreme inequality deprives many people of the opportunity to fulfill their potential, and government programs that reduce inequality can make the nation as a whole richer by reducing that waste.

Seriously bad ideas (are) bad ideas which appeal to the prejudices of serious people.

open immigration can’t exist with a strong social safety net; if you’re going to assure healthcare and a decent income to everyone, you can’t make that offer global

Long, long ago, my great mentor in graduate school, the late Darb, he said if you're writing for a popular audience, you do not start by saying, 'Consider a small, open economy..' You say, 'In Belgium.

Debt is one person's liability, but another person's asset.

The problem with digital books is that you can always find what you are looking for but you need to go to a bookstore to find what you weren't looking for.