Philippe Aghion

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Philippe Aghion

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Philippe Aghion
Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2025

Born: 17 August 1956, Paris, France

Affiliation at the time of the award: Collège de France, Paris, France; INSEAD, Paris, France; London School of Economics and Political Science, London, United Kingdom

Prize motivation: “for the theory of sustained growth through creative destruction”

Prize share: 1/4

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