Paul Krugman Admits He ‘Got Inflation Wrong’ But Stands by ‘Transitory’ Narrative

Paul Krugman Admits He ‘Got Inflation Wrong’ But Stands by ‘Transitory’ Narrative
Economist and Nobel-prize winner Paul Krugman speaks with journalists after meeting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo, Japan, on March 22, 2016. Franck Robichon/AFP/Getty Images
Tom Ozimek
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Paul Krugman, Nobel-prize winning economist and New York Times columnist, has conceded that his prediction that the inflationary wave now battering American households would be benign was wrong and he “didn’t see the current surge coming,” though he continues to see the upward price pressures as “transitory.”

Krugman made the admission in a series of posts on Twitter, which come days after Labor Department data showed consumer price inflation vaulted to an over-the-year 6.2 percent in October, the highest pace in nearly 31 years.
Tom Ozimek
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Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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