Stone Center Senior Scholar
Distinguished Professor of Economics
CUNY Graduate Center
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, and a LIS senior scholar. 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. For nearly 25 years, he was an op-ed columnist and commentator for The New York Times. In December 2024, he reintroduced his Substack newsletter.
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.
Panel: Economic Policy (The First 100 Days)
Watch Kathleen Hays, global economics and policy editor at Bloomberg, moderate a panel of experts from across the political spectrum to break down the unknowns and the realities of “Trumponomics.”
Barney Frank and Paul Krugman on Financial Reform
Is Financial Reform Working? Barney Frank and Paul Krugman in Conversation
Panel: Globalization and Inequality
Is globalization responsible for increased income inequality? Watch three experts and Graduate Center professors explore the complex relationship between these large-scale economic trends.
Panel: A Discussion on Inequality and Economic Growth
In this video, Paul Krugman and Sir Tony Atkinson discuss the connection between economic growth and inequality.
Keynote Lecture: Inequality and Crises
In this video, Paul Krugman presents his keynote lecture at an international conference held in Luxembourg.