Nobel prize-winning economist Paul Krugman (R) attends a meeting with Vietnamese economists and officials over recommendations on Vietnam's development strategy in world economy and post-financial crisis, in Hanoi on May 22, 2009. The worst of the global economic crisis is probably over but any early recovery is unlikely due to massive debts worldwide, said Krugman earlier in the week. Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 months ago

Nobel prize-winning economist Paul Krugman (R) attends a meeting with Vietnamese economists and officials over recommendations on Vietnam's development strategy in world economy and post-financial crisis, in Hanoi on May 22, 2009. The worst of the global economic crisis is probably over but any early recovery is unlikely due to massive debts worldwide, said Krugman earlier in the week.

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