Robert Solow was a Brooklyn-born American economist known for his work on economic growth.
The model he conceived was called the Solow-Swan neo-classical growth model. He was famously quoted as saying: "You can see the computer age everywhere but in the productivity statistics".
The model he conceived was called the Solow-Swan neo-classical growth model. He was famously quoted as saying: "You can see the computer age everywhere but in the productivity statistics".
He also had some amusing things to say about statistics teaching at Harvard, where he studied (though he spent most time teaching at MIT afterward): "In those days, the teaching of statistics at Harvard was, to put it kindly, eccentric".
He taught statistics and econometrics (time series) at MIT. In doing so, his interests admirably shifted to macroeconomics. He is currently an Institute Professor (highest Professor title) at MIT.
He taught statistics and econometrics (time series) at MIT. In doing so, his interests admirably shifted to macroeconomics. He is currently an Institute Professor (highest Professor title) at MIT.
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