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Krugman Will Never Admit Advocating a Housing Bubble Was Wrong

by Jun 14, 2014Articles, Economic Freedom0 comments

And, yes, Krugman really did advocate that the Fed inflate to replace the dot-com bubble with a housing bubble, all vain attempts to deny this notwithstanding.

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Ron Paul vs. Paul Krugman

Paul Krugman comments:

I’ve often noted that to a first approximation, nobody ever admits having been wrong about anything. My usual prime example is all the people who issued dire warnings five years ago that runaway inflation was imminent — and are issuing identical warnings to this day.

I left the following comment in reply:

So when are you going to admit being wrong to advocate the Fed push interest rates down to fuel a boom in housing following the bursting of the NASDAQ bubble, Paul?

And, yes, Krugman really did advocate that the Fed inflate to replace the dot-com bubble with a housing bubble, all vain attempts to deny this notwithstanding. I’ve fully documented this in my book Ron Paul vs. Paul Krugman: Austrian vs. Keynesian Economics in the Financial Crisis.

Any work of economics that can make you laugh is at least worth a look. If in less than 100 pages it also informs you about a subject of great importance, it might just qualify as a must-read. Jeremy Hammond, a political journalist self-taught in economics and a writer of rare skill, has produced such a book.

Barron’s

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