I was the only one in my high school class to pass both AP economics tests (macro and micro); that was enough economics for me and I'm glad I forgot just about everything about that. Haven't taken an econ class since.

Mankiw was also head of George W. Bush's Council of Economic Advisors for OVER THREE YEARS. The same Mankiw said that foreign outsourcing was "a plus for the economy in the long run"...

Then WAS CALLED OUT BY GEORGE W. BUSH HIMSELF AND LEFT THE JOB MONTHS LATER.

I'd take Paul Krugman any day over him.