What people recommend, in their own words, with the receipt.
Economist and Nobel laureate; wrote a New York Times column for 25 years and now publishes on Substack.
4 things
Foundation TrilogyBook Isaac Asimov
It’s a great image. I was probably 16 when I read it and I thought, “I want to be one of those guys!” Unfortunately we don’t have anything like that and economics is the closest I could get.
Five Books interview with Krugman on books that inspired him as a liberal economist
fivebooks.com ↗·2012-06-19
An Enquiry Concerning Human UnderstandingBook David Hume
I felt that a great weight had been lifted from my shoulders when I read that book.
Five Books interview with Krugman on books that inspired him as a liberal economist
fivebooks.com ↗·2012-06-19
Being ThereOther Eduardo Porter
Great insights on inequality, with international focus
Krugman's own Substack 'Recommended by Paul Krugman' page, where he writes a personal blurb for each newsletter he recommends
paulkrugman.substack.com ↗·2026-09-01
Jared BernsteinOther Jared Bernstein
Former top Biden economist, terrific analyst and very much on the side of truth, justice and the American way
Krugman's own Substack 'Recommended by Paul Krugman' page, where he writes a personal blurb for each newsletter he recommends
paulkrugman.substack.com ↗·2026-09-01
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