Paul Romer
Paul Romer | |
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| Chief Economist of the World Bank | |
| In office October 2016 – 24 January 2018 | |
| President | Jim Yong Kim |
| Preceded by | Kaushik Basu |
| Succeeded by | Shanta Devarajan (Acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Paul Michael Romer 7 November 1955 Denver, Colorado, United States |
| Education | Phillips Exeter Academy
University of Chicago (BSc, MA, PhD) Massachusetts Institute of Technology Queen's University |
| Awards | Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (2018) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Economics |
| Institutions | New York University Stanford University UC Berkeley University of Chicago University of Rochester |
| Doctoral advisor | José Scheinkman Robert Lucas Jr. |
| Other academic advisors | Russell Davidson Ivar Ekeland |
| Doctoral students | Sérgio Rebelo |
| Influences | Joseph Schumpeter Robert Solow |
Paul Michael Romer (born November 7, 1955) is an American economist. He is known for creating the endogenous growth theory. He won the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2018 alongside William Nordhaus. He was Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of the World Bank until he resigned in January 2018.[1] He had been on leave from his position as professor of economics at the Stern School of Business at New York University.[2] His father is former Governor of Colorado Roy Romer.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Donnan S. Outspoken World Bank chief economist Paul Romer exits // FT. January 24, 2018.
- ↑ "N.Y.U. Lands Top Economist for Cities Project". New York Times. 2011-05-27. Retrieved 2011-05-27.
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