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Professor Paul Romer's research on excludability is cited

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Excerpt from Bloomberg View -- "Here we should turn to the research of New York University economist Paul Romer, one of the most influential theorists of economic growth. Much of Romer's research is about 'excludability,' or the degree to which companies can stop other companies from learning their secrets. Excludability means that new technologies don't necessarily flow from one company to another. Romer has shown that excludability is, at least in theory, very important to economic growth."

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