Roy Harrod
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Roy Harrod was a British economist best known for his work on dynamic macroeconomic theory and for co-developing the Harrod–Domar growth model.
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| Roy Harrod canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8946070 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Roy Harrod Context triple: [Nicholas Kaldor, influencedBy, Roy Harrod]
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James Meade
James Meade was an American military officer after whom Meade County in Kentucky was named, recognized for his service in the early 19th century.
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B.
James Meade
James Meade was a British economist and Nobel Prize laureate renowned for his influential work on international trade and economic policy.
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Malcolm Keen
Malcolm Keen was a British actor known for his work in early 20th-century stage and silent films, including collaborations with director Alfred Hitchcock.
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Herbert Butterfield
Herbert Butterfield was a British historian and philosopher of history best known for his influential critique of teleological, progress-focused narratives in historical writing.
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E.
Arthur Bowley
Arthur Bowley was a pioneering British statistician and economist known for his early work in mathematical economics, sampling techniques, and the statistical analysis of wages and living conditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Roy Harrod Target entity description: Roy Harrod was a British economist best known for his work on dynamic macroeconomic theory and for co-developing the Harrod–Domar growth model.
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A.
James Meade
James Meade was an American military officer after whom Meade County in Kentucky was named, recognized for his service in the early 19th century.
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B.
James Meade
James Meade was a British economist and Nobel Prize laureate renowned for his influential work on international trade and economic policy.
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C.
Malcolm Keen
Malcolm Keen was a British actor known for his work in early 20th-century stage and silent films, including collaborations with director Alfred Hitchcock.
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D.
Herbert Butterfield
Herbert Butterfield was a British historian and philosopher of history best known for his influential critique of teleological, progress-focused narratives in historical writing.
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E.
Arthur Bowley
Arthur Bowley was a pioneering British statistician and economist known for his early work in mathematical economics, sampling techniques, and the statistical analysis of wages and living conditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
economist
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human ⓘ |
| coDeveloperOf | Harrod–Domar growth model NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
growth theory
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macroeconomic dynamics ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
New College, Oxford
NERFINISHED
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University of Oxford ⓘ
surface form:
Oxford University
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| familyName | Harrod NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
economic growth theory
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economics ⓘ macroeconomics ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Roy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
economics
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macroeconomics ⓘ |
| hasNotableConcept |
Harrod–Domar growth model
NERFINISHED
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knife-edge growth equilibrium ⓘ natural rate of growth ⓘ warranted rate of growth ⓘ |
| influenced |
Harrod–Domar development planning models
NERFINISHED
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development economics ⓘ post-Keynesian economics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | John Maynard Keynes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Harrod–Domar growth model
NERFINISHED
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dynamic macroeconomic theory ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | Keynesian economics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Roy Harrod NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableWork |
The Life of John Maynard Keynes
NERFINISHED
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Towards a Dynamic Economics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
academic
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author ⓘ economist ⓘ |
| theoryDeveloped |
Harrodian growth model
NERFINISHED
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knife-edge instability of growth ⓘ natural growth rate concept ⓘ warranted growth rate concept ⓘ |
| wrote |
The Life of John Maynard Keynes
NERFINISHED
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Towards a Dynamic Economics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Roy Harrod Description of subject: Roy Harrod was a British economist best known for his work on dynamic macroeconomic theory and for co-developing the Harrod–Domar growth model.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Nicholas Kaldor