Paul Romer
Type: Person
As of November 2026, Paul Romer has been mentioned in one podcast episode on Machine Learning Street Talk (Dec 2025). Cited as a key figure in endogenous growth theory and the economics view of knowledge as a non-rival driver of per-capita growth; used as a baseline that the guest extends with…
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.
| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Dec 2025 on Machine Learning Street Talk |
| Role | Economist; Professor |
| Affiliation | New York University (NYU) (noted academic affiliation; also associated with Stanford in past) |
Who talks about Paul Romer on podcasts?
Paul Romer came up; the most recent mention was Dec 2025 on Machine Learning Street Talk.