Paul Michael Romer
Boston College
Paul Michael Romer 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 for his work in endogenous growth theory. He also coined the term "mathiness," which he describes as misuse of mathematics in economic research.
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Paul Michael Romer 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 for his work in endogenous growth theory. He also coined the term "mathiness," which he describes as misuse of mathematics in economic research.
Affiliation
Boston College
Top Publications
- Increasing Returns and Long-Run Growth (1986) - 20,207 citations
- Endogenous Technological Change (1990) - 16,722 citations
- Endogenous Technological Change (1989) - 13,393 citations
- The Origins of Endogenous Growth (1994) - 3,824 citations
- Economic Integration and Endogenous Growth (1991) - 2,051 citations
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- Paul Michael Romer
- OpenAlex ID
- https://openalex.org/A5048969969
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- Economic Growth and Productivity, Economic Theory and Policy, Economic theories and models, Economic and Technological Innovation, Global trade and economics
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- Increasing Returns and Long-Run Growth ↗1986 · Journal of Political Economy20,207OpenAlex citations
- Endogenous Technological Change ↗1990 · Journal of Political Economy16,722OpenAlex citations
- Endogenous Technological Change ↗1989 · National Bureau of Economic Research13,393OpenAlex citations
- The Origins of Endogenous Growth ↗1994 · The Journal of Economic Perspectives3,824OpenAlex citations
- Economic Integration and Endogenous Growth ↗1991 · The Quarterly Journal of Economics2,051OpenAlex citations
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- Increasing Returns and Long-Run Growth ↗1986 · Journal of Political Economy
- Endogenous Technological Change ↗1990 · Journal of Political Economy
- Endogenous Technological Change ↗1989 · National Bureau of Economic Research
- The Origins of Endogenous Growth ↗1994 · The Journal of Economic Perspectives
- Economic Integration and Endogenous Growth ↗1991 · The Quarterly Journal of Economics
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