This year’s Nobel prize in economics was awarded to Philippe Aghion, Peter Howitt and Joel Mokyr. Their work explains why, after millennia of stagnation, economic growth took off. In addition to his new Nobel we talk to Mr Mokyr about another rare accolade he earned this week—being described, in the pages of The Economist, as a “nice man”. We also speak to Mr Aghion about the work that earned him and his co-author, Mr Howitt, their share of the prize.
Hosts: Alice Fulwood, Ethan Wu and Mike Bird. Guests: Joel Mokyr of Northwestern University and Philippe Aghion of the London School of Economics.
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