多個媒體在1月24日報道,它們取得世銀總裁金墉向員工發放的電郵,指世銀行的首席經濟師Paul Romer已經請辭,並已即時離職回歸其New York University 教職。
FT報道引述世銀員工指,內部相當不滿Romer的管理手法,認為他不顧及員工的感受。
在Romer任職的15個月期間就有多次與其他世銀官員衝突的情況。他曾就世銀的報告用字及與讀者溝育有欠清䀿而多次批評員工,並限制員工在報告文件中使用「and」的次數;上星期他接受WSJ訪問,指過去幾年世銀行的Doing Business排名的計算方法更變,有刻意針對智利政府之疑;但及後又在網誌收回講法,指自己並非認為報告計法更變有問題,只是認為在更改計法之時要向外界更清楚交待。
金墉在向員工發放的電郵中指,Romer為傑出的經濟學者,具有創見;他欣賞Romer的真誠及直率,並相信Romer對在這個情況下離任感到可惜。
Here is the internal announcement sent out today to @WorldBank staff by @JimYongKim and obtained by the @FT re @paulmromer 's departure. pic.twitter.com/6gOrVrjquM
— Shawn Donnan (@sdonnan) January 24, 2018
詳細報道:
Paul Romer Steps Down as World Bank Chief Economist After Rocky Stint
World Bank Chief Economist Paul Romer is stepping down after a rocky tenure in which he struggled in his efforts to reform the research operations of the development lender. The departure is effective immediately and Romer will return to his position as a professor at New York University, World Bank President Jim Yong Kim said in a statement to staff obtained by Bloomberg News.