# Prof. Paul Romer on the role of government in the digital age

1 Faculty News January 18, 2014>

Excerpt from [The Economist](http://www.economist.com/news/special-report/21593583-proliferating-digital-platforms-will-be-heart-tomorrows-economy-and-even?fsrc=scn/tw_ec/something_to_stand_on) -- “It has to be both narrower and stronger,' says [Paul Romer](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/paul-romer) of New York University."

[Read more](http://www.economist.com/news/special-report/21593583-proliferating-digital-platforms-will-be-heart-tomorrows-economy-and-even?fsrc=scn/tw_ec/something_to_stand_on)