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Also known as Paul Michael Romer, Paul Romer, Paul M Romer

American economist (born 1955)

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Paul M. Romer is a United States economist and mathematician born in Denver on November 6, 1955. He received his education at Phillips Exeter Academy and the University of Chicago, where his doctoral advisors were Robert Lucas and José Scheinkman. Romer has held positions at New York University, the University of California, Berkeley, Stanford University, and the University of Chicago. He also served as the Chief Economist of the World Bank.

His work in economics has been recognized with the Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, the H. C. Recktenwald Prize in Economics, and the Clarivate Citation Laureates award. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Econometric Society. Romer has been influenced by Joseph Schumpeter. Notable works associated with him include "Patents, citations, and innovations," "Changing tastes," and "Endless Frontiers."

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  • Patents, citations, and innovations
  • Changing tastes
  • Endless Frontiers

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Country
US
Active from
1949

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Key facts

President
Jim Yong Kim
Preceded by
Kaushik Basu
Succeeded by
Shanta Devarajan (acting)
Born
Paul Michael Romer , ( 1955-11-06 ) November 6, 1955 (age 70) , Denver , Colorado, U.S.
Education
University of Chicago ( BS , MS , PhD ), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (attended), Queen's University (attended)
Awards
Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (2018)
Website
Official website
Fields
Economics
Institutions
New York University , Stanford University , University of California, Berkeley , University of Chicago , University of Rochester
Thesis
Dynamic Competitive Equilibria with Externalities, Increasing Returns and Unbounded Growth (1983)
Doctoral advisor
José Scheinkman , Robert Lucas Jr.
Other academic advisors
Russell Davidson, Ivar Ekeland
Doctoral students
Sérgio Rebelo , Maurice Kugler

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Nobel Prize

  • The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel2018

    for integrating technological innovations into long-run macroeconomic analysis

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Paul Romer

Economist. Policy Entrepreneur. Geek. Co-recipient of the 2018 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel. University Professor at NYU. Focused on urbanization; cooperation at scale of millions and billions; science; technology; economic development; long-term growth; code as language.

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Paul’s other contributions to public policy include his work with United States Department of Justice on the Microsoft Antitrust case and his service on Singapore’s Independent Academic Advisory Panel on University Policy. (See below for a selection of short articles on a various policy issues.) Will Our Economy Die From Coronavirus? It will if we keep up our current strategy March 2020 A Nobel-Winning Economist Goes to Burning Man: Amid the desert orgies, Paul Romer investigates a provocative question: Is this bacchanal a model of urban planning? September 2019

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human
Given name
Paul
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Denver
Father
Roy Romer
Occupation
mathematician
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Doctoral advisor
José Scheinkman
Field of work
economics
Image
Paul Romer, 2005 (cropped).jpg
Number of children
2
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date of birth
1955-11-06
name in native language
Paul Michael Romer
Commons category
Paul Romer
influenced by
Joseph Schumpeter
social media followers
96167
affiliation string
NYU Stern School of Business
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WikiProject Mathematics
interested in
economics
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Encyclopedic overview

Paul Michael Romer (born November 7, 1955) is an American economist and policy entrepreneur who is a Seidner University Professor in Finance at Boston College. Romer is best known as the former Chief Economist of the World Bank and for co-receiving the 2018 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (shared with William Nordhaus) for his work in endogenous growth theory. He also coined the term "mathiness," which he describes as misuse of mathematics in economic research.

Before joining Boston College, Romer was a professor at New York University, the University of Chicago, the University of California, Berkeley, Stanford University's Graduate School of Business, and the University of Rochester. Romer was chief economist and senior vice president of the World Bank until he resigned in January 2018 following a controversy arising from his claim of possible political manipulation of Chile's "ease of doing business" ranking. Romer took leave from his position as professor of economics at NYU when he joined the World Bank, and returned to NYU after his term. In addition, he has also been a researcher at the National Bureau of Economic Research, Stanford's Center for International Development, the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, the Hoover Institution, as well as a fellow at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Center for Global Development.

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