Peter Howitt
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Peter Howitt
Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2025
Born: 31 May 1946, Canada
Affiliation at the time of the award: Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
Prize motivation: “for the theory of sustained growth through creative destruction”
Prize share: 1/4
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