Robert M. Solow
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Robert M. Solow
The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 1987
Born: 23 August 1924, Brooklyn, NY, USA
Affiliation at the time of the award: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA, USA
Prize motivation: "for his contributions to the theory of economic growth."
Contribution: Contributions to the theory of long-term macroeconomic growth.
Prize share: 1/1
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