Philippe Aghion
Philippe Aghion 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
- Philippe Aghion [1]
- Full name
- Philippe Aghion [2]
- Birth date
- 1956-08-17 [2]
- Birthplace
- Paris, France [2]
- Education
- École normale supérieure Paris-Saclay; Harvard University; University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne [3]
- Fields / occupation
- economist; university teacher [3]
- Prize
- Economic Sciences · 2025 [2]
- Research recognized
- for the theory of sustained growth through creative destruction [2]
- Prize share
- 1/4 [2]
- Affiliation at the award
- Collège de France, INSEAD, London School of Economics and Political Science [2]
- Institutions in career record
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1987–1989); London School of Economics and Political Science (2015–end not recorded); National Center for Scientific Research (1989–1990); University of Oxford (1992–1996); University College London (1996–2002); conseil scientifique de l'Éducation nationale [3]
Research, education and career background
Philippe Mario Aghion (French: [filip aɡjɔ̃]; born 17 August 1956) is a French economist who is Chair of Economics of Institutions, Innovation and Growth professor at the Collège de France, Kurt Björklund Chaired Professor in Innovation and Growth at INSEAD, and Visiting Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics. [4]
Aghion and Peter Howitt are known for the Aghion–Howitt model. For this work, they shared half of the 2025 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences "for the theory of sustained growth through creative destruction". [4]
Selected introductory text by Wikipedia contributors — Philippe Aghion, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Official facts are cited separately.
Award and academic affiliation
The official Nobel record dates the Economic Sciences award to 2025 and lists Collège de France, INSEAD, London School of Economics and Political Science 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
Birth date recorded in the official Nobel biography. [2]
Education period at Harvard University ended (background record). [3]
Affiliation at Massachusetts Institute of Technology began (background record). [3]
Affiliation at Massachusetts Institute of Technology ended (background record). [3]
Affiliation at National Center for Scientific Research began (background record). [3]
Affiliation at National Center for Scientific Research ended (background record). [3]
Affiliation at European Bank for Reconstruction and Development began (background record). [3]
Affiliation at University of Oxford began (background record). [3]
Affiliation at European Bank for Reconstruction and Development ended (background record). [3]
Affiliation at University of Oxford ended (background record). [3]
Affiliation at University College London began (background record). [3]
Economic Sciences award announced. [2]
Source-supported connections
Frequently asked questions
When did Philippe Aghion receive the prize in Economic Sciences?
The official award record gives the year as 2025. [2]
Which institution was Philippe Aghion affiliated with at the time of the Economic Sciences award?
Collège de France, INSEAD, London School of Economics and Political Science. This is the award-time affiliation. [2]
Philippe Aghion connection map
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Sources and review dates
- Nobel Prize — official biography and award record ↗
- Nobel Prize — official biography and award record ↗
- Wikidata background facts (CC0) ↗
- Wikipedia contributors — Philippe Aghion (CC BY-SA 4.0) ↗
Reviewed 23 October 2026. Historical dates and award-time affiliations retain their original context. A review date is not an event date. Background sources are identified separately from official records.