Paul Krugman's Birth Card: The 10 of Clubs

In the record

Paul Robin Krugman ( KRUUG-mən; born February 28, 1953) is an American economist who is the Distinguished Professor of Economics at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. The birth-card coordinate for February 28 is the 10 of Clubs — a calendar position, not a forecast of the 2008 Economic Sciences prize.

Nobel Prize record

• 2008 The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel — for his analysis of trade patterns and location of economic activity

The 10 of Clubs coordinate

Paul Krugman's birthday maps to the 10 of Clubs (The Master Builder). Card Blueprints treats that as a 365-day coordinate: solar value = 55 − (2 × month + day), and the year is unused. It is not a prediction about a Nobel Prize and not a verdict on Paul Krugman. The card's own language, quoted as system copy rather than biography: You carry a finished body of knowledge and keep teaching from it.

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Paul Krugman in the public record

He was a columnist for The New York Times from 2000 to 2024. In 2008, Krugman was the sole winner of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his contributions to new trade theory and new economic geography. The Prize Committee cited Krugman's work explaining the patterns of international trade and the geographic distribution of economic activity, by examining the effects of economies of scale and of consumer preferences for diverse goods and services. Krugman was previously a professor of economics at MIT, and later, at Princeton University from where he retired in June 2015, holding the title of professor emeritus there. He also holds the title of Centennial Professor at the London School of Economics. Krugman was President of the Eastern Economic Association in 2010, and is among the most influential economists in the world. He is known in academia for his work on international economics (including trade theory and international finance), economic geography, liquidity traps, and currency crises. Krugman is the author or editor of 27 books, including scholarly works, textbooks, and books for a more general audience, and has published more than 200 scholarly articles in professional journals and edited volumes.

Summarised from the lead section of the Wikipedia article Paul Krugman (CC BY-SA 4.0). No biographical facts were written for this page beyond that article.

Where the record meets the 10 of Clubs

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Intellectual mastery and deep expertise

Paul Robin Krugman ( KRUUG-mən; born February 28, 1953) is an American economist who is the Distinguished Professor of Economics at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York.

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Also on the record

1. He has also written several hundred columns on economic and political issues for The New York Times, Fortune and Slate.
2. A 2011 survey of economics professors named him their favorite living economist under the age of 60.
3. According to the Open Syllabus Project, Krugman is the second most frequently cited author on college syllabi for economics courses.
4. As a commentator, Krugman has written on a wide range of economic issues including income distribution, taxation, macroeconomics, and international economics.

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• Betty Williams — 1976 Peace
• Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson — 1903 Literature
• Carl Spitteler — 1919 Literature
• Carl Wieman — 2001 Physics
• Christian Anfinsen — 1972 Chemistry
• Daniel C. Tsui — 1998 Physics
• Ernst Otto Fischer — 1973 Chemistry
• Eugenio Montale — 1975 Literature
• 28 more laureates share this card.

FAQ

What is Paul Krugman's birth card?

The 10 of Clubs. February 28 maps to that card through the public Card Blueprints formula. The year of birth is not used.

Does a birth card predict a Nobel Prize?

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Where do Paul Krugman's dates come from?

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