HOW many days does it take to correct a misleading newspaper interview? Four, in the case of Paul Romer, the World Bank's chief economist. On January 12th a surprising article in the Wall Street Journal alleged that one of the bank's signature reports-on the ease of doing business around the world-may have been tainted by the political motivations of bank staff. The story was based on an interview with Mr Romer, who pointed out that Chile's ranking in the yearly report had dropped sharply during the presidency of Michelle Bachelet, a left-leaning politician who took office for the second time in 2014. Chile sank so heavily not because doing business had become harder, but because the bank had repeatedly changed its method of assessment.
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机译：纠正误导性的报纸采访需要多少天？第四，以世界银行首席经济学家保罗•罗默为例。 1月12日，《华尔街日报》（Wall Street Journal）上一篇令人惊讶的文章称，该银行的一项签名报告（关于在全球开展业务的难易程度）可能被银行职员的政治动机所污染。这个故事是基于对罗默先生的一次采访而得出的。罗默先生指出，智利在年度报告中的排名在担任左倾政客米歇尔·巴切莱特（Michelle Bachelet）总统期间曾急剧下降，他于2014年第二次上任。不是因为做生意变得越来越困难，而是因为银行一再改变了其评估方法。
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