Robert M. Solow
Robert M. Solow received the 1987 prize in Economic Sciences. This profile brings together the official award record and attributed background on the economist’s work and career.
Personal and professional profile
- Name
- Robert M. Solow [1]
- Full name
- Robert M. Solow [2]
- Birth date
- 1924-08-23 [2]
- Birthplace
- Brooklyn, NY, USA [2]
- Education
- Harvard University; James Madison High School [3]
- Fields / occupation
- professor; economist; university teacher [3]
- Prize
- Economic Sciences · 1987 [2]
- Research recognized
- for his contributions to the theory of economic growth [2]
- Prize share
- 1 [2]
- Affiliation at the award
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) [2]
- Death date
- 2023-12-21 [2]
- Institutions in career record
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology; MIT Sloan School of Management; Conservatoire national des Arts et Métiers [3]
Research, education and career background
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. [4]
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. Five of his PhD students, George Akerlof, Joseph Stiglitz, Peter Diamond, William Nordhaus and Robert Hall, later received Nobel Memorial Prizes in Economic Sciences in their own right. [4]
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Award and academic affiliation
The official Nobel record dates the Economic Sciences award to 1987 and lists Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) as the affiliation at the time. [2]
An affiliation attached to an award describes that point in the person’s career; it does not establish a current appointment. [2]
Education and career timeline
Source-supported connections
Frequently asked questions
When did Robert M. Solow receive the prize in Economic Sciences?
The official award record gives the year as 1987. [2]
Which institution was Robert M. Solow affiliated with at the time of the Economic Sciences award?
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). This is the award-time affiliation. [2]
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Sources and review dates
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