His father, Henrich Dawes Harrod, was a businessman and the author of two historical monographs. His mother, Frances, was a writer.
He married Wilhelmine Cresswell (Billa), step-daughter of General Sir Peter Strickland, in 1938
He was given the opportunity to study by obtaining a scholarship at St. Paul's School in 1911, as well as a royal scholarship for history at New College in Oxford, where his father had studied earlier. In 1919, he majored in classic literature, ancient history and philosophy at Oxford. After graduation, he first took up academic philosophy. His scientific path took a sharp turn when a philosophy lecturer at New College showed dislike for Harrod's essays. After that, he focused his scientific research on economic problems.
He retired from teaching at Oxford in 1967 after reaching the legal retirement age, but continued his academic career as a guest lecturer at several reputable North American universities.
He is best known for his biography of John Maynard Keynes and the development of the Harrod–Domar model, which he and Evsey Domar developed independently.
He is also known for his International Economics, a former standard textbook, the first edition of which contained some observations and ruminations (wanting in subsequent editions) that would foreshadow theories developed independently by later scholars (such as the Balassa–Samuelson effect).
"Doctrines of Imperfect Competition," 1934
"The expansion of Credit in an Advancing Community",1934
The Trade Cycle,1936
"Utilitarianism Revised," 1936
"Mr. Keynes and Traditional Theory," 1937
"Scope and Method of Economics," 1938
"An Essay in Dynamic Theory," 1939
International economics, five editions from 1939 to 1973
Towards a Dynamic Economics, 1948
The Life of John Maynard Keynes, 1951
"Economic Essays", 1952
Foundations of Inductive Logic, 1956
The Prof: A Personal Memoir of Lord Cherwell, 1959
"Domar and Dynamic Economics," 1959
"Second Essay in Dynamic Theory," 1960
"Themes in Dynamic Theory," 1963
Sociology, Morals and Mystery, 1970
Economic Dynamics, 1973
The Interwar Correspondence of Roy Harrod, 2003
a British economist whose ideas have profoundly affected the theory and practice of modern macroeconomics, and informed the economic policies of governments.
English economist and critic of imperialism, widely popular as a lecturer and writer.
British economist
British economist
Russian American economist, famous as co-author of the Harrod–Domar model.
