Paul Krugman

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Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

And now many people believe that orthodox economics says that budget deficits always drive up interest rates and printing money always causes inflation, so events since 2008 — which were fully consistent with Keynesian macro — are construed as proving it wrong 4/ — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 9, 2022

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Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

This goes for both right and left. I don't know how many times I've been told that Reagan proved Keynes wrong, because Keynesian economics says that you can't have growth without inflation (which it doesn't) 3/ — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 9, 2022

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Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

I understand why this sort of thing can mislead people. But if you're a journalist, a plea: When somebody attacks conventional economics (or any other field of study), confirm that their description of what they're attacking is true. Often it's a straw man 5/ — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 9, 2022