In an exclusive interview about President Obama's recently announced White House Job Summit, Paul Krugman was forceful in his view that "the jobs summit cannot be an empty exercise."
"There’s no hard and fast number, but ... I have in mind something like $300 Billion, you could do quite a lot that’s actually targeted on jobs." Professor Paul Krugman, Nov 12, 2009 In the following interview, with Alison van Diggelen of Fresh Dialogues, Paul Krugman offers some suggestions for addressing the high unemployment rate ( transcript here ): And two pieces...
