Ottawa Economics Association in partnership with the
Macdonald-Laurier Institute presents
Charter Cities as a Model for Growth and Governance
featuring world-renowned economist
Paul Romer
Professor of Economics, New York University and
Author of Success and the City (to be released on April 25th) by the
Macdonald-Laurier Institute
Event Details:
Wednesday April 25, 2012
Registration and networking begins at 11:45 a.m.
Lunch and presentation to follow at 12:10 p.m.
Sheraton Hotel, Rideau Room, 150 Albert Street, Ottawa
Register online or email oea@cabe.ca by 4 pm on April 24
OEA Members: $30 prepaid online; $50 at the door
Non-members: $50 prepaid online; $60 at the door
OEA Student members: $20 prepaid online; $50 at the door
Prices include HST
Charter Cities as a Model for Growth and Governance by Paul Romer
About the Speaker:
Paul Romer is a Professor of Economics and the Director of the Urbanization Project at the New York University Stern School of Business. Romer founded Charter Cities, a non-profit focused on policies at the intersection of governance, urbanization, and development.
Prior to joining Stern, Romer taught at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business, where he took an entrepreneurial detour to start Aplia, an education technology company dedicated to increasing student effort and engagement. In 2002, he received Recktenwald Prize for his work on the role of ideas in sustaining economic growth.
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