Nobel Prize in economics awarded to Mokyr, Aghion and Howitt for explaining ‘innovation-driven’ growth

The winners represent contrasting but complementary approaches to economics. Mokyr is an economic historian who delved into long-term trends using historical sources, while Howitt and Aghion relied on mathematics to explain how creative destruction works. Dutch-born Mokyr, 79, is from Northwestern...

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