# Professor Paul Romer’s proposal of city sanctuaries for refugees is highlighted

1 Faculty News May 16, 2016 ![Dagens Nyheter logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/dagensnyheter192x144_0.jpg?itok=CDjwwnFJ)>

Excerpt from [Dagens Nyheter](http://www.dn.se/ekonomi/ekonomiska-fristader-loser-overbefolkningsproblem/) - "The world's cities are expected to grow by two and a half billion people by 2050. The US economist Paul M. Romer have a suggestion on how we can solve the challenges of overpopulation and migration: Create new sanctuaries where people are given the opportunity to test new ways of living."

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