# Prof. Paul Romer is featured for his effort to implement charter cities in Honduras

1 May 8, 2012 ![The New York Times Logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/uat_027320.jpg?itok=W8xBr66g)>

Excerpt from [The New York Times Magazine](http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/13/magazine/who-wants-to-buy-honduras.html?_r=1) -- "[Romer](http://w4.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/paul-romer), who is expected to be chairman, is hoping to build a city that can accommodate 10 million people, which is 2 million more than the current population of Honduras. His charter city will have extremely open immigration policies to attract foreign workers from all over."

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