Last week’s Nobel Prize in economics was awarded for research in innovation-driven economic growth, half to economic historian Joel Mokyr (Northwestern University) and half to Philippe Aghion (College ...

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Prize showcases work on factors that underpin economic growth Winners are professors at U.S., French and British universities Aghion wants Europe to learn from U.S. and China Howitt questions Trump's ...

The winners of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Economics underscore how innovation and openness fuel progress—offering lessons for the US–China AI race and the fragility of growth. The 2025 Nobel Memorial ...

The 21 st century has seen Israel develop into one of the world’s foremost innovation hubs. In 2009, foreign policy pundits Dan Senor and Saul Singer wrote what was in essence a celebration of ...

Ryan Featherston examines trends in China’s defined economic development zones, evaluates the evidence on their effectiveness ...

For most of modern history, technology has been viewed as an instrument. Businesses acquired machines to improve production.

Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Economics for their work on innovation-driven economic growth, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said on Monday. Mokyr, a ...

For technology to benefit everyone, private sector innovation needs to be supported by public goods Digital technology is transforming the financial industry, changing the way payments, savings, ...

While innovation is vital for economic success. The world's great tech hubs—from Silicon Valley to Shenzhen—are often riven with inequality. Innovation matters, but the benefits are not always shared.