> > NYT'S PAUL KRUGMAN ACCUSED OF PLAGIARISM > ------------------------------ > Print ArticleSend a > Tip<http://www.breitbart.com/System/Breitbart%20Send%20A%20Tip?page=%2fBig-Journalism%2f2013%2f08%2f20%2fNYT-Paul-Krugman-Accused-Of-Plagiarism> > by WYNTON HALL <http://www.breitbart.com/Columnists/Wynton-Hall> 20 Aug > 2013 > 521<http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Journalism/2013/08/20/NYT-Paul-Krugman-Accused-Of-Plagiarism#disqus_thread>POST > A > COMMENT<http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Journalism/2013/08/20/NYT-Paul-Krugman-Accused-Of-Plagiarism#comments> > *New York Times* columnist and Nobel Prize winning Princeton economist > Paul Krugman is battling plagiarism charges after a distinguished UCLA > professor of economics leveled the accusation against him on his blog. > > In an open > letter<http://www.rogerfarmer.com/NewWeb/WebPages/letter%20to%20paul.htm> to > Paul Krugman, UCLA economics professor Roger Farmer alleges that Krugman > stole his ideas and repackaged them in his *New York Times* columns. > > "Perhaps you have read some of my recent work: Perhaps not. I infer that > you may be aware of it since your columns often select themes that closely > mirror my writings, usually a day or two after they are circulated. Perhaps > that is due to the coincidence fairy," writes Farmer. > > Farmer says his accusations are not personal and that he likes Krugman's > works and shares many of his Keynesian economic views. However, Krugman's > failure to cite the professor's work was a "step too far," writes Farmer. > > The plagiarism charges were so serious that Krugman felt compelled to > address them in a curiously worded *New York Times* blog > posting<http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/08/18/communicating-economics/?_r=1&;> > . > > "A somewhat belated response to Roger Farmer, who accused me of cribbing > from his writings. The truth is sadder; I haven't read any of his stuff," > Krugman begins. > > Then, in the next sentence, Krugman appeared to contradict himself by > conceding that he was, in fact, familiar with Farmer's writings and had > read them. > > "I've tried, a couple of times, but found it very hard to penetrate and > gave up." > > Krugman used the rest of his blog post to lecture Farmer on the finer > points of economic writing. > > "Neither I nor most economists are going to make the effort of puzzling > through difficult writings unless we're given some sort of proof of > concept--a motivating example, a simple and effective summary, something to > indicate that the effort will be worthwhile," Krugman wrote. "Sorry, but I > won't commit to sitting through your two-hour movie if you can't show me an > interesting three-minute trailer." > > Krugman added: "What every economist, and for that matter every writer on > any subject, needs to realize is that unless you are a powerful person and > people are looking for clues about what you'll do next, nobody has to read > what you write--and lecturing them about what they're missing doesn't help." > > *New York Times* editors have not commented on whether any internal > investigation into the plagiarism allegation is underway. > >
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