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[Identification of item], Robert M. Solow Papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.
The Robert M. Solow Papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library as a gift from 2007-2011.
Processed by Angela B. Bleggi and John Mayrose, Apr. 2008
Encoded by Angela B. Bleggi and John Mayrose, Apr. 2008
Updated by Meghan Lyon and Carrie Mills, Feb. 2011, Apr. 2011, and Jun. 2011
Accessions 2007-0110, 2008-0274, 2011-0028, and 2011-0071 are described in this finding aid.
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Robert M. Solow is an American economist whose early work focused on statistics and econometrics, but gradually shifted to employment (specifically the theory of unemployment) and growth policies, macroeconomics, and theory of capital. Most recently his work has been on targets of opportunity and a collaborative effort with Frank Hahn focusing on macro-theory. He is perhaps best known for his work on the Neo-classical Growth Model, also known as the Solow-Swan Growth Model (1956).
Along with Paul Samuelson, he made up the core of the Massachussetts Institute of Technology Economics Department as Institute Professor Emeritus for over forty years. He has held several governmental positions, including Senior Economist for the Council of Economic Advisors (1961-1962), and was a member of the President's Commission on Income Maintenance (1968-1970). He served as president for both the American Economics Association and the Econometric Society, and is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, a Fellow of the British Academy, and a former member of the National Science Board. He is currently serving as Foundation Fellow at the Russell Sage Foundation.
The papers of Nobel Prize-winning economist Robert M. Solow span the years 1951-2011 and document his professional, scholarly, and academic work. The majority of the collection consists of voluminous files of correspondence (1960-2011) with students, colleagues, and other economists, and includes his reviews of papers by other scholars, recommendations, and professional correspondence. The papers also contain lecture notes for courses Solow taught at MIT (1972-1996); published papers by Solow on macroeconomics, growth theory, linear programming, and other topics (1950-2011); and files from economic, academic, and governmental organizations in which he served, including the American Economics Association, the National Bureau of Economic Research, and the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton. The published papers series also contains notes and rough drafts on topics such as econometrics, employment (specifically the theory of unemployment) and growth policies, macroeconomics, and the theory of capital. There is also some material on the Neo-classical Growth Model, also known as the Solow-Swan Growth Model (1956).
The largest series in the collection, the
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Nearly all of Solow’s major publications and co-publications (see bibliography for the few exceptions) are found in the
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Four videos featuring Solow are collected in the
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Correspondence arranged by date. The final box in this series (107) is a half-size manuscript box.
Correspondence arranged by last name.
Alphabetical correspondence regarding recommendations. May contain information that is covered by privacy and confidentiality laws; publication or distribution is prohibited without consent of subject.
Includes the teaching materials used in Solow's courses, spanning much of his 40-year MIT career, as well as the notes and materials used for lectures given at other forums and institutions of higher learning. Materials consist of reading lists, syllabi, outlines, exams, problem sets and their solutions, homework, waivers, attendance rosters, assignments, spiral notebooks of economic equations, and personal preparatory notes handwritten by Solow. Minimally processed and arranged in order as received.
Includes most of Solow's major publications and co-publications (see bibliography for the few exceptions). These include his Ph. D. thesis, speeches, lectures, invited lectures, panel discussions, op-ed pieces, journal articles, brochures, pamphlets, reviews of his works and his responses to said reviews, congressional testimony, and memorial tributes, as well as the rough drafts and/or notes for these documents.
Includes varied documents associated with the groups Robert Solow was either a member of, held a position in, wrote pieces for, or supported. These documents include: correspondence, meeting minutes, proposals, reports, publications, votes, elections, and financial reports. The largest organizations represented in this series are the American Economic Association, the National Bureau of Economic Research, and the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton.
Series consists of four audio visual recordings featuring Solow. Recording labeled "Professor Samuelson and Professor Solow on Professor Franco Modigliani" is on a VHS cassette. The other materials are in DVD format.
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