Krugman is an economist, so he looks at the economics. When a physician looks at a patient, you probably would not be satisfied if they just said: “The patient is simply very old.” Even if that is objectively correct.
Most importantly, such a big picture answer doesn’t suggest any solution.
Precisely. A good responsible economist would remind themselves and their readers why the work they do matters. Especially if they write for a major newspaper. Krugman is unable to do this, which I think makes most of his work destructive.
Krugman is an economist, so he looks at the economics. When a physician looks at a patient, you probably would not be satisfied if they just said: “The patient is simply very old.” Even if that is objectively correct.
Most importantly, such a big picture answer doesn’t suggest any solution.
Precisely. A good responsible economist would remind themselves and their readers why the work they do matters. Especially if they write for a major newspaper. Krugman is unable to do this, which I think makes most of his work destructive.