This year’s economics Nobel focuses on the role of innovation and creative destruction, while last year’s highlighted the ...

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This year’s Nobel Prize for economics is unusually pertinent. It honors three scholars who, in different ways, have tried to understand why innovation happens and how it promotes economic growth.

One leg hanging over the arm of his chair, Prof. Joel Mokyr wore a bright blue button-down and a leather jacket, a can of ...

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Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt have been awarded the 2025 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel for their work regarding innovation and economic growth.

Don’t get spooked by innovation. Whatever short-term disruptions are entailed, keep your eye on the longer-term public good.

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