Paul Robin Krugman (pronounced /ˈkruːɡmən/), born February 28, 1953, is an American economist, columnist, intellectual, and author. He is a professor of economics and international affairs at Princeton University, a centenary professor at the London School of Economics, and an op-ed columnist for The New York Times. In 2008, Krugman won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics "for his analysis of trade patterns and location of economic activity." Krugman is known in academia for his work in international economics, including trade theory, economic geography, and international finance.

Krugman was born into a Jewish family, grew up on Long Island in New York, and graduated from John F. Kennedy High School in Bellmore. He is married to Robin Wells, a fellow professor at Princeton, his second wife.

They have no children. Krugman says that his interest in economics began with Isaac Asimov's Foundation novels, in which the social scientists of the future use "psychohistory" to attempt to save civilization. Since "psychohistory" in Asimov's sense of the word does not exist, Krugman turned to economics, which he considered the next best thing.

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