[lbo-talk] RE: lbo-talk Digest, Vol 8, Issue 186

[Micheal]

For anyone who is wondering about Krugman's credentials, you can follow the
link below and click on "about the authors."  There is a listing of
Krugman's "formal training" in economics among.

http://www.worthpublishers.com/krugmanwellsnew/main.htm

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Then I get a chance to ask this: "Based on the advertisement in the papers
for your book, the paper you write for claims you have fluency in economics.
What are your credentials in economics?"

At first, P.K. is a little taken aback by this question. He hesitates, then
blurts, "I've written a hundred papers on the subject. I have a background
and education." The audience laughs and claps hysterically. P.K. does not
claim to have a degree in economics. He does not claim any formal training
in the subject.

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