Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences Awarded to Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion, and Peter Howitt for Explaining Innovation-Driven Economic Growth

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The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has announced that Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion, and Peter Howitt will receive the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel in 2025 for their groundbreaking work on explaining innovation-driven economic growth. Mokyr's research identified the prerequisites for sustained growth through technological progress, while Aghion and Howitt developed the theory of sustained growth through creative destruction. Their work has provided a deeper understanding of how innovation drives economic growth and has important implications for economic policy and development.

Key Takeaways:

  • Joel Mokyr was awarded one half of the Nobel Prize for identifying the prerequisites for sustained growth through technological progress.
  • Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt were jointly awarded the other half of the Nobel Prize for their theory of sustained growth through creative destruction.
  • Mokyr used historical sources to understand the causes of sustained growth becoming the new normal.
  • Aghion and Howitt constructed a mathematical model for creative destruction, which involves the loss of companies selling older products when new and better products enter the market.
  • The research work of Aghion and Howitt, published in 1992, focused on the mechanisms behind sustained growth.
  • The Nobel Prize winners' research has important implications for economic policy and development.
  • The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences recognized the contributions of Mokyr, Aghion, and Howitt to understanding innovation-driven economic growth.

Statistics:

  • The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
  • The prize is awarded to recognize outstanding contributions in the field of economics.
  • Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion, and Peter Howitt are receiving the prize for their research on innovation-driven economic growth.
  • The recipients will share the prize equally between Mokyr and the joint award to Aghion and Howitt.

Sources:

  • "Web Desk, Oct. 13 -- The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2025 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel to Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt ... Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from The indian awaaz."