Joel Mokyr
Joel Mokyr received the 2025 prize in Economic Sciences. This profile brings together the official award record and attributed background on the economist’s work and career.
Personal and professional profile
- Name
- Joel Mokyr [1]
- Full name
- Joel Mokyr [2]
- Birth date
- 1946-07-26 [2]
- Birthplace
- Leiden, the Netherlands [2]
- Education
- Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Yale University [3]
- Fields / occupation
- Nobel Prize winner; historian; economist; university teacher; economic historian [3]
- Prize
- Economic Sciences · 2025 [2]
- Research recognized
- for having identified the prerequisites for sustained growth through technological progress [2]
- Prize share
- 1/2 [2]
- Affiliation at the award
- Northwestern University, Eitan Berglas School of Economics, Tel Aviv University [2]
- Institutions in career record
- Northwestern University; Tel Aviv University [3]
Research, education and career background
Joel Mokyr (Hebrew: יואל מוקיר; born 26 July 1946) is an American and Israeli economic historian and the Robert H. Strotz Professor of Arts and Sciences at Northwestern University. He is also a senior adjunct professor at the Eitan Berglas School of Economics at Tel Aviv University. He was awarded half a share of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 2025 "for having identified the prerequisites for sustained growth through technological progress." [4]
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Award and academic affiliation
The official Nobel record dates the Economic Sciences award to 2025 and lists Northwestern University, Eitan Berglas School of Economics, Tel Aviv University as the affiliation at the time. [2]
An affiliation attached to an award describes that point in the person’s career; it does not establish a current appointment. [2]
Education and career timeline
Source-supported connections
Frequently asked questions
When did Joel Mokyr receive the prize in Economic Sciences?
The official award record gives the year as 2025. [2]
Which institution was Joel Mokyr affiliated with at the time of the Economic Sciences award?
Northwestern University, Eitan Berglas School of Economics, Tel Aviv University. This is the award-time affiliation. [2]
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Sources and review dates
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