Philippe Aghion

Philippe Aghion holds dual professorial appointments at the College de France (Chair of Innovations, Competition and Growth) and the London School of Economics, while maintaining fellowships with the Econometric Society and American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

• College de France: Full Professor
• London School of Economics: Full Professor

His research pioneered the Schumpeterian Growth paradigm with Peter Howitt, fundamentally shaping modern growth economics through frameworks analyzing innovation-driven creative destruction, state intervention in growth processes, and competition-policy interactions. This work spans theoretical modeling and policy design, emphasizing how technological progress fuels long-term economic expansion while disrupting existing industries.

Key publications include foundational books: "Endogenous Growth Theory" (1998), "The Economics of Growth" (2009), "Competition and Growth" (2006), and "The Power of Creative Destruction" (2023), alongside influential surveys synthesizing Schumpeterian theory applications.

His scientific distinctions include:

• Fellow of the Econometric Society
• Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
• Yrjo Jahnsson Award (2001) for best European economist under 45
• John Von Neumann Award (2009)

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