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 1. The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of
    Alfred Nobel 2025
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The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred
Nobel 2025

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      + Joel Mokyr
      + Philippe Aghion
      + Peter Howitt
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The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred
Nobel 2025

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Joel MokyrJoel Mokyr

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Joel Mokyr

Prize share: 1/2

Philippe AghionPhilippe Aghion

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Philippe Aghion

Prize share: 1/4

Peter HowittPeter Howitt

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Peter Howitt

Prize share: 1/4

    The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of
    Alfred Nobel 2025 was awarded "for having explained
    innovation-driven economic growth" with one half to Joel Mokyr
    "for having identified the prerequisites for sustained growth
    through technological progress" and the other half jointly to
    Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt "for the theory of sustained
    growth through creative destruction"

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