When it comes drawing on economic principles to explain current realities, there is no one readers trust more than Paul Krugman and Robin Wells. With more and more instructors in all types of schools using Krugman's signature storytelling style to help them introduce the fundamental principles of economics to all kinds of students.

NANCY KIM is an Assistant Professor at Northeastern University. In addition to hear teaching, she is the Principal Investigator in Northeastern's Causal Cognition Lab, which seeks to understand how knowledge and beliefs influence their judgments.