World Bank Group on 18 July 2016 appointed Paul Romer as World Bank Chief Economist with effect from September 2016. Romer is a widely respected economist and a successful entrepreneur.

•    Romer is currently a professor at New York University (NYU), Director of NYU’s Marron Institute of Urban Management, and a professor of economics in NYU's Stern School of Business. 
•    Earlier in his career, his research brought the economics of ideas into the analysis of economic growth.
•    His start-up company Aplia, focused on educational technology, signals the breadth of his intellectual and practical interests.
•    Before joining NYU, Romer taught at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business. 
•    His earlier roles included professorships at the Universities of California Berkeley, Chicago and Rochester.
•    He is also a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

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