Resources

Center for Global Development Essay on Charter Cities

The essay is adapted from a talk presented in Mexico City on October 2009, at the conference, “Challenges and Strategies for Promoting Economic Growth,” organized by Banco de México.

Technology, Rules, and Progress (pdf)
03 March 2010

Paul Romer at TEDGlobal

Charter Cities (video)
Talk Summary
Written Adaptation of TED Talk (pdf)
23 July 2009

Charter Cities on Harvard Business Review’s List of 10 Breakthrough Ideas for 2010

The HBR List: Breakthrough Ideas from 2010 (pdf)
December 2009

Paul on Technologies, Rules, and Globalization

NBER Working Paper: Which Parts of Globalization Matter for Catch-up Growth? (pdf)

Citation for published version (gated):
Romer, Paul M. 2010. “What Parts of Globalization Matter for Catch-Up Growth?” American Economic Review, 100(2): 94–98. DOI:10.1257/aer.100.2.94

February 2010

Charter Cities in Prospect Magazine

For Richer, For Poorer
February 2010

Paul Romer on Forbes.com Video Network

Adopt a City (video)
Related Talk Article
2 September 2009

Paul Romer at the Long Now Foundation

A Theory of History, with an Application (video)
Talk Summary | Audio
19 May 2009

Paul Romer at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR) Summit

Governance in Developing Countries (video)
13 March 2009