Brown University economics professor Peter Howitt wins Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences

Peter Howitt Wins Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences

Brown University Professor Emeritus Peter Howitt was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for his work on "the theory of sustained growth through creative destruction."

Howitt, who joined the Brown faculty in 2000, shares the prize with Joel Mokyr and Philippe Aghion.

"for the theory of sustained growth through creative destruction”

Awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, this recognition honors Howitt's contributions to economics.

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