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- Paul M. Romer: Lecture in Economic Sciences 2018 [video] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZmgZGIZtiM 2 comments
- Why Paul Romer Won the Nobel Prize in Economics https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2018/10/paul-romer-won-nobel-prize-economics.html 54 comments
- Interview with Paul Romer On Hong Kong, Charter Cities and Growth Theory (2015) https://medium.com/econexplainer/interview-with-prof-romer-on-hong-kong-charter-cities-and-growth-theory-85b4c0353cf0 2 comments
- Paul Romer's "Charter Cities" http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/29/can-charter-cities-change-the-world-a-qa-with-paul-romer/ 15 comments
- Economics Nobel laureate Paul Romer is a Python programming convert https://qz.com/1417145/economics-nobel-laureate-paul-romer-is-a-python-programming-convert/ 71 comments
- 2018 Nobel in Economics Is Awarded to William Nordhaus and Paul Romer https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/08/business/economic-science-nobel-prize.html 3 comments politics
- Paul Romer discusses his paper “Mathiness in the Theory of Economic Growth” http://paulromer.net/mathiness/ 3 comments economy
- The Nobel prize for economics has been awarded to William Nordhaus and Paul Romer for their work on climate change. Their research looks at the interaction between global warming and economic growth https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-45785222 146 comments worldnews
- Paul Romer, the World Bank’s chief economist, has resigned after setting off a storm of criticism by questioning the integrity of the institution’s official data. https://www.marketwatch.com/story/world-bank-chief-economist-resigns-after-questioning-one-of-the-institutions-reports-2018-01-24 19 comments worldnews
- Paul Romer - Roadmap to Responsibly Reopen America https://roadmap.paulromer.net/ 13 comments moderatepolitics
- “The more I learn about proprietary software, the more I worry that objective truth might perish from the earth” - Nobel Laureate and "Python convert" Paul Romer https://qz.com/1417145/economics-nobel-laureate-paul-romer-is-a-python-programming-convert/ 15 comments opensource
- World Bank's chief economist Paul Romer says macroeconomics is in trouble - "For decades, macroeconomics has gone backwards" It's like Scientology. "It's defending reputations, not science" "Models are wrong" "I may not be the right person but no one is going to say it. So I said it" http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/policy-trends/world-banks-chief-economist-romer-says-macroeconomics-in-trouble/articleshow/55508187.cms 3 comments economy
- Pinochet 2.0: US Chicago-trained economist Paul Romer talks Honduras' military dictator into establishing a private city owned and regulated by offshore corporations. The city will have all its laws - labor laws, environmental laws, criminal codes, civil codes - set by a private corporation. http://boingboing.net/2012/09/24/pinochet-2-0-us-economist-tal.html 9 comments politics
- Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Romer says for the US to return to normal by the summer every single person needs to be tested, which will cost $100 billion https://www.businessinsider.com/nobel-prize-winner-says-test-everyone-us-cost-100-billion-2020-4 47 comments politics
- The Politically Incorrect Guide to Ending Poverty - Paul Romer's "charter cities". Poor countries can kick-start development by creating pro-business cities with liberal laws: as with Lübeck in medieval Europe, Hong Kong in China http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2010/07/the-politically-incorrect-guide-to-ending-poverty/8134 49 comments business