Robert Solow
American economist and Nobel Laureate (1924–2023)
Biography
Robert Merton Solow (; August 23, 1924 – December 21, 2023) was an American economist known for his studies of economic growth and the development of the Solow–Swan model, for which he won the 1987 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.
He was Institute Professor Emeritus of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he was a professor from 1949 on. He was awarded the John Bates Clark Medal in 1961, the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1987, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2014. Four of his PhD students, George Akerlof, Joseph Stiglitz, Peter Diamond, and William Nordhaus, later received Nobel Memorial Prizes in Economic Sciences in their own right.
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Career highlights
Employers / organisations
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- MIT Sloan School of Management
- Conservatoire national des Arts et Métiers
Notable works
- Solow–Swan model
Awards & honours (14)
- Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order
- Harvard Centennial Medal
- Presidential Medal of Freedom
- Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association
- Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- honorary doctorate of Pompeu Fabra University
- Fellow of the Econometric Society
- John Bates Clark Medal
- honorary doctor of the University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne
- Adam Smith Award
- Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel
- honorary doctorate from CNAM
- National Medal of Science
- honorary doctorate
Quick answers about Robert Solow
- How old was Robert Solow?
- Robert Solow died on December 21, 2023 at the age of 99.
- When is Robert Solow's birthday?
- Robert Solow was born on August 23, 1924.
- Where was Robert Solow born?
- Robert Solow was born in Brooklyn.
- What is Robert Solow's zodiac sign?
- Robert Solow's zodiac sign is Virgo.
- What is Robert Solow's nationality?
- Robert Solow is a citizen of United States.
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- Robert Solow is known as economist, university teacher, professor.
