All is revealed...

It was the big economic question last week. Who could read the mind of Paul Krugman better? Freakonomists or the Marginal Revolters?

That was the challenge posed by Justin Wolfers and Tyler Cowen with Paul Krugman himself judging the 'what was he thinking' competition. And it turns out that the Freakonomics crew came up trumps.

In first place? Our favourite and this comment.

One had longed for the Nobel Prize, the other loved being president … yet at that moment, both men felt a little empty.

As for what he was actually thinking at the time? Well, Krugman offers us some insight on that as well.

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