Barry Ritholtz, Columnist

Paul Krugman on Making Wonkery Accessible to the Public

An interview with the Nobel-winning economist and columnist.

February 18, 2020 at 6:15 PM UTC

Barry Ritholtz is a former Bloomberg Opinion columnist. He is chairman and chief investment officer of Ritholtz Wealth Management, and was previously chief market strategist at Maxim Group. He is the author of “Bailout Nation.”

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How do you make esoteric economic wonkery accessible to the public?

That was the challenge facing Paul Krugman when he began writing columns. Back then, he was better known for his oft-cited academic papers and the college economics textbook he had co-authored with with economist Robin Wells (who also happens to be his wife).