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Economists

  1. Trade Deficit Swelling Under Trade Warrior TrumpIf, as the president believes, trade balances separate “winners” from “losers,” America is in growing trouble.
  2. early and often
    Dems Need Better Answers for the Working ClassTo counter the rising tide of right-wing populism, Democrats need to stop pushing higher education as the one true path to economic security.
  3. marketplaces
    Here an Economist Defends Lying on Online-Dating ProfilesIt’s “a rational thing.”
  4. great minds
    Paul Krugman Not-So-Subtly Angles for His Own TV Show“There Are No TV Series About Heroic Economists”
  5. early and often
    This Is What Ben Bernanke Looks Like When He’s ‘Taking Aim’The Federal Reserve chairman really gave it to China today.
  6. dr. doom
    Nouriel Roubini Gives a Glimpse Into His ProcessIt may or may not involve him wearing a Speedo.
  7. revenge of the nerds
    Economist Edward Hugh Gets His Close-upAnother little-known economist is is having his fifteen minutes.
  8. cruel summers
    Report: Larry Summers Quitting in a Huff After Not Getting Fed Chairman JobThat’s what Charlie Gasparino is saying, though the White House denies it.
  9. the geithnerator
    What Does Not Kill Tim Geithner Makes Him StrongerHow the Treasury secretary is coping with being hated.
  10. the greatest depression
    Two Other Americans Win Nobel PrizesThese two economists have even been grappling with some of the same problems as the most recent American Nobel winner! But the reaction will probably be, shall we say, different.
  11. out of the mouths of babes
    Lydia Hearst Calls for an End to the Cycle of BlameThe heiress says what Barack Obama should have said ages ago.
  12. early and awesome
    Five Things We Learned From the New Yorker Profile of Peter OrszagObama’s budget director reveals information about the inner workings of Obama’s brain trust.
  13. the greatest depression
    Victims of Economy Include EconomistsWhich seems fair.
  14. geniuses
    Paul Krugman Wins Nobel Prize for EconomicsThe ‘Times’ columnist wins laurels for his work on international trade and economic geography.