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, ...

Robert Solow died 10 days ago. He was 99. His passing was barely noticed globally and probably not at all in India. This is not surprising. The best economists, by which I mean the ones who change the ...

Solow’s work has had a profound impact on global policymaking, especially on East Asia’s so-called ‘tiger’ economies during their take-off. (Bloomberg) The recent passing of legendary MIT economist ...

Ghanaians see the evidence of economic wear-and-tear every day. Potholes often appear soon after a road project is commissioned. Power plants operate below capacity within a decade. Irrigation ...

The recently released World Economic Outlook (WEO) April 2023 by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), painted a gloomy picture for the world economy in the ensuing period terming it as a ‘rocky ...