This is to publicly congratulate Paul Krugman, U.S. economist that won the 2008 Nobel Prize in Economics "for his analysis of trade patterns and location of economic activity." Krugman was born on February 28, 1953 in Long Island, NY State, United States.

He has taught at Yale University, the London School of Economics, Stanford and MIT where he also earned his Ph.D in 1997 and is well known in academia for his work in trade theory. He has written text explanations about currency crises and the New Trade Theory. Altogether he has penned some 20 books and several papers in professional journals.

He currently works as an economist at Princeton University, New Jersey, a position he held since 2000 and regularly writes a column in the New York Times in addition to his blog called "Conscience of a Liberal."

Krugman is an ardent critic of the Bush administration and its domestic and foreign policies. His prize is worth $1 million and significant recognition for his work in economics.

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