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What Paul Krugman thinks about Europe

@paul-krugman · 14 positions · 0 changes of mind

Trade economist, Nobel laureate in 2008 for his work on economic geography, professor emeritus at Princeton and the CUNY Graduate Center, and a New York Times columnist from 1999 to 2024. Now writes on Substack.

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2 dated positions, 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Paul Krugman has said — not written or endorsed by them.

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  1. Our readingEurope is not in economic decline; by the measures that matter most it is keeping up with the United States.

    Their wordsMoreover, by many measures — arguably the most important measures — Europe is, in fact, keeping up with the United States.

    ↗Is Europe in Economic Decline?paulkrugman.substack.com 1st of 2 in this piece

    America

    Interesting

  3. Our readingEurope is an economic superpower, and at present it is the only democratic one.

    Their wordsEurope, along with China and the United States, is an economic superpower. And, at this point in time, it is arguably the world’s only democratic superpower.

    ↗Is Europe in Economic Decline?paulkrugman.substack.com 2nd of 2 in this piece

    ChinaAmerica

    Interesting