Last week, Gawker got the scoop on the terms of New York Times columnist Paul Krugman's new position with the City University of New York. A letter from the university offers to pay Krugman $225,000 for his first nine months of work, in exchange for which he has no responsibilities except to "play a modest role in our public events." Translation: We're paying you $25,000 per month to go to a couple of cocktail parties. Nice work if you can get it.
Paul Krugman's Case Study in Inequality
Paul Krugman's Case Study in Inequality
Paul Krugman's Case Study in Inequality
Last week, Gawker got the scoop on the terms of New York Times columnist Paul Krugman's new position with the City University of New York. A letter from the university offers to pay Krugman $225,000 for his first nine months of work, in exchange for which he has no responsibilities except to "play a modest role in our public events." Translation: We're paying you $25,000 per month to go to a couple of cocktail parties. Nice work if you can get it.