What motivated Robert Solow to investigate why some economies grow faster than others? After Solow returned home from Europe after World War II, he resumed his studies at Harvard University. It was ...

Sure, he won a Nobel for his research on technology, productivity, and growth. But his legacy as a mentor is equally remarkable. Sure, he won a Nobel for his research on technology, productivity ...

The leading thinker on economic growth, Robert Solow, famously quipped: "You can see the computer age everywhere but in the productivity statistics." It's not easy to track the overall economic ...

HE doesn’t use e-mail—yet his name is inextricably linked with technological progress. An avid sailor who never strays far from shore, Robert Solow is one of the most adventurous minds in economics, ...