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Robert Solow [1924-0] American
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Economist


Robert Merton Solow is an American economist, particularly known for his work on the theory of economic growth that culminated in the exogenous growth model named after him.

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The wealth-income ratio in the United States has always been lower than in Europe. The main reason in the early years was that land values bulked less in the wide open spaces of North America. There was, of course, much more land, but it was very cheap.
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Growth theory did not begin with my articles of 1956 and 1957, and it certainly did not end there. Maybe it began with 'The Wealth of Nations'; and probably even Adam Smith had predecessors.
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We have fluctuations all the time, business cycles, and they come about in various ways, but normally what sets them off is some reduction in the willingness of our population, our businesses, and foreigners to buy.
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The key thing about wealth in a capitalist economy is that it reproduces itself and usually earns a positive net return. Positive
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