Philippe Aghion, Peter Howitt, and Joel Mokyr have been awarded the 2025 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for explaining innovation-driven economic growth.
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced the prize, stating their studies illuminated the process by which new products and production methods replace old ones, resulting in a better standard of living.
Their research emphasized the critical role of economic institutions in determining the impact of new innovations, providing insights on the dynamics of creative destruction. Aghion is a professor at the College de France and INSEAD, and was an NBER research associate for over a decade.
Author's summary: Economists awarded Nobel Prize for innovation-driven growth research.