Dietrich Vollrath
Growth economist at the University of Houston; wrote Fully Grown.
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- Dietrich Vollrath is an economist who studies economic growth.
- He is a professor of economics at the University of Houston and chairs its department.
- His book Fully Grown argues that slow growth is a sign of economic success.
- The Economist named it a best book of 2020.
- He co-writes the textbook Introduction to Economic Growth with Charles I.
- Jones.
Key facts
- Position
- Professor of Economics and department chair, University of Houston (at UH from 2005)1
- PhD
- Economics, Brown University (2005)1
- Book
- Fully Grown: Why a Stagnant Economy Is a Sign of Success (University of Chicago Press); an Economist best book of 20202
- Textbook
- Introduction to Economic Growth, with Charles I. Jones (4th edition, 2023)3
- Blog
- Growth Economics, now on Substack1
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