Nobel prize-winning economist Paul Krugman, opposes austerity and wants the government to focus on creating jobs.Krugman is an American economist, Professor of Economics and International Affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University, Centenary Professor at the London School of Economics, an op-ed columnist for The New York Times, and the 2008 Nobel Memorial Prize winner in Economic Sciences for his contributions to New Trade Theory and New Economic Geography. Known in academia for his work on international economics, liquidity traps, and currency crises. He is the 20th most widely cited economist in the world today and is ranked among the most influential academic thinkers in the US. No one could be better qualified for this job!



