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Chapter 8. Economic Growth, I. Link to syllabus. Table 8-1 , p. 207. Fig. 8-1 , p. 208. The Production Function. Fig. 8-2 , p. 209. Output, Consumption and Investment. Robert Solow. Born 1924, in Brooklyn N.Y. Harvard B.A. and Ph.D. Taught at MIT
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Chapter 8. Economic Growth, I Link to syllabus
Robert Solow Born 1924, in Brooklyn N.Y. Harvard B.A. and Ph.D. Taught at MIT Winner John Bates Clark award, 1961 Nobel Prize 1987 Most renowned for his work on economic growth, and linear programming. He also served on the Fed, the CEA. Was in the army in WWII. "Everything reminds Milton Friedman of the money supply. Everything reminds me of sex, but I try to keep it out of my papers."
Fig. 8-4, p. 211. Investment, Depreciation and the Steady State.
Fig. 8-9, p. 223. Reducing Saving when Starting with More Capital than the Gold Rule Allows.
Fig. 8-10, p. 224. Increasing Saving when Starting with Less Capital than the Gold Rule Allows.
Fig. 8-13, p. 228. Evidence on the Impact of Population Growth and Income/Person