Robert Solow

Robert Merton Solow (August 23, 1924 – December 21, 2023) was an American economist. He was known for his work on the theory of economic growth that grew in the exogenous growth model. It was named after him. He was awarded the John Bates Clark Medal (in 1961) and the 1987 Nobel Prize in Economics.^[1] He won the Nobel Prize for studying how countries grow economically.^[2]

Robert Solow
Born	Robert Merton Solow (1924-08-23)August 23, 1924 New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	December 21, 2023(2023-12-21) (aged 99) Lexington, Massachusetts, U.S.
Nationality	United States
Institution	MIT
Field	Macroeconomics
School or tradition	Neo-Keynesian economics
Alma mater	Harvard University
Contributions	Exogenous growth model
Awards	John Bates Clark Medal (1961) Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (1987) National Medal of Science (1999) Presidential Medal of Freedom (2014)
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Solow was born on August 23, 1924 in Brooklyn, New York City.^[3] He studied at Harvard University. Solow married Barbara Lewis in 1945. They had two sons and one daughter.

Solow died on December 21, 2023, at his home in Lexington, Massachusetts, at the age of 99.^[4]