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Outsourcing research would allow the institution to give help to those who need it most
Paul Romer’s Nobel lecture shows ground for optimism even in biggest questions
Prize lectures leave no doubt about the need for carbon taxes
Two laureates show how markets alone lead us astray from the best long-term growth path
Economic growth does not have to destroy the planet
William Nordhaus and Paul Romer showed how to achieve sustained and sustainable growth
Emails reveal clashes over issues ranging from grammar to methodology
Paul Romer to leave after just 15 months in the role
Education for children in poor countries still lags far behind that in the rich world
A war of words at the World Bank as chief economist lambasts sloppy writing
‘If voters are surrounded by baffling gobbledygook, they find it hard to trust what politicians are saying’
Staff revolt after Paul Romer criticised surplus usage of ‘and’ in official reports
The interests of the financial sector and the economy at large are different
The financial crisis prompts the New York business school to pivot towards macroeconomics
Romer’s ideas are fascinating, unorthodox and politically risky
Appointment would put a provocative voice in economics in charge at research department
‘Mathiness’ is use of data to give an appearance of scientific content to ideological preconceptions
Revelations of work practices should not obscure greater ills
Personal idiosyncrasies have intellectual and policy effects
‘In the recent UK election campaign, a diet of numbers was stuffed into voters like feed into French ducks’
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