SALEM, Ore. — Paul Krugman, winner of the 2008 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, will deliver the spring Atkinson Lecture Friday, Jan. 30, at 8 p.m. in Smith Auditorium at Willamette University.

Krugman is an influential Op-Ed columnist for The New York Times and professor of economics and international affairs at Princeton University. He received the Nobel Prize in October for his analysis of trade patterns and location of economic activity. He is well known for his work in international economics, including trade theory, economic geography and international finance, and has a unique ability to explain complex issues with wit and passion and a unique ability to explain complex issues.

His books include The Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008, The Great Unraveling: Losing Our Way in the New Century and The Conscience of a Liberal.

Krugman earned his bachelor's degree in economics from Yale University and his doctorate from MIT. From 1982-83 he worked at the White House as a staff member of the Council of Economic Advisors. Before joining the Princeton faculty, he taught at Yale, MIT, the London School of Economics, Stanford University and the University of California, Berkeley.

Tickets are available to Willamette students, faculty and staff beginning Monday, Jan. 19, at the University Center Information Center. The first ticket is free with University ID, and the second is $15, with a limit of two per person. Due to limited seating, tickets likely will not be available for the general public. For more information call Liesa at (503) 370-6300.