11. Paul Romer: “I Figured Out How to Get Myself Fired From the World Bank.”
About this episode
Steve Levitt interviews Nobel laureate Paul Romer about his career, ideas, and experiences with the World Bank.
For many economists — Steve Levitt included — there is perhaps no greater inspiration than Paul Romer, the now-Nobel laureate who at a young age redefined the discipline and has maintained a passion for introducing new ideas to staid debates. Levitt finds out what makes Romer a serial “quitter,” why you can’t manufacture big ideas, and what happened when Romer tried to start a charter city. This episode originally aired on January 8th, 2021.
Topics covered
- economics
- innovation
- charter cities
- Nobel laureate
- big ideas
Keywords
- Paul Romer
- Steve Levitt
- World Bank
- economics
- charter city
- big ideas
- Nobel laureate
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