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An interview with Paul Krugman
On Wednesday, Paul Krugman swung through town to promote his new book, “End This Depression Now!” I caught up with him at the Economic Policy Institute to talk about whether Ben Bernanke could actually end this depression, the prospect that Mitt Romney could be a closet Keynesian, and what we’ll be worrying about in 10 years. A lightly edited transcript follows.
The Washington Post | May 7, 2012
Wonkbook: April’s jobs numbers look weak
But some of it is just an economy that remains weak. On Wednesday, at an event at the Economic Policy Institute, Paul Krugman explained why, in his new book, he calls the current moment “a depression. ” “A recession,” Krugman said, “is when the economy is going down. A depression is when it stays down for a long period of time. Remember that the Great Depression included two separate recessions and recoveries.”
The Washington Post | May 7, 2012
CHART: Obama’s Latest Budget Would Create 1.5 Million New Jobs In 2012
Think Progress | February 17, 2012
EPI gives thumbs up to jobs creation elements in Obama’s 2013 budget. Too bad it won’t pass
Daily Kos | February 17, 2012