Robert M. Solow, Groundbreaking Economist and Nobelist, Dies at 99
His elegant work established that the main determinant of economic growth was technology, not growing capital and labor.
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His elegant work established that the main determinant of economic growth was technology, not growing capital and labor.
His work laid groundwork for understanding how technology accounted for economic growth
Economic theories and calculations shape the way societies construct value, which in turn structures architectural production, which in turn influences the environment.
As a professor at the Wharton School and a pioneering woman in a male-dominated field, she developed new ways of thinking about tough issues.
In February 2011, while I was drafting what was to become "Monopoly and Competition in Twenty-First Century Capitalism," written with Robert W. McChesney and R.