Philippe Mario Aghion FBA (born 17 August 1956) is a French

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who is a professor at

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, at

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, and at the

London School of Economics , mottoeng = To understand the causes of things , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £240.8 million (2021) , budget = £391.1 millio ...

. He is also teaching at the Paris School of Economics. Philippe Aghion was formerly the Robert C. Waggoner Professor of Economics at

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. Prior to that, he was a professor at

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, an Official Fellow at

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, and an Assistant Professor at the

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(MIT).

Early life and education

Philippe Aghion was born in Paris, the son of Gaby and Raymond Aghion. Aghion graduated from the mathematics section of the

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and obtained a

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(DEA) in mathematical economics from

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. He received his PhD in economics from Harvard University in 1987.

Career

His main research work is on growth and innovation. With

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, he developed the "

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ian

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", and extended the paradigm in several directions; much of the resulting work is summarized in his joint book with Howitt titled ''Endogenous Growth Theory'', and more recently in ''The Power of Creative Destruction''. In 2019 he received the

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in Economics. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Science, and was elected as a Corresponding Fellow of the

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in 2015. He was the President of the

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in 2017. He has been an editor of the '' Annual Review of Economics'' since 2018.

Other activities

Aghion was elected a Fellow of the

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in 2009 and he is a member of the Executive and Supervisory Committee (ESC) of

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. He also serves on the Scientific Advisory Board of the

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. Ahead of the

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, Aghion co-signed an appeal of several economists in support of candidate

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. In 2016, Aghion was appointed by

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to an expert group advising the High-Level Commission on Health Employment and Economic Growth, which was co-chaired by presidents

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and

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. In 2021, he was appointed to the

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–

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High-Level Advisory Group (HLAG) on Sustainable and Inclusive Recovery and Growth, co-chaired by

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, and

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.World Bank, IMF Launch High-Level Advisory Group on Sustainable and Inclusive Recovery and Growth

, press release of June 15, 2021.

Publications

* Aghion, Philippe; Antonin, Celine; Bunel, Simon (2021): ''The Power of Creative Destruction: Economic Upheaval and the Wealth of Nations''. Harvard University Press. . * Aghion, Philippe; Howitt, Peter (2009); ''The Economics of Growth.'' MIT Press. * Aghion, Philippe; Griffith, Rachel (2006). ''Competition and Growth''. MIT Press. * Aghion, Philippe; Durlauf, Steven N. (2005). ''Handbook of economic growth''. 1A. Amsterdam: Elsevier. . * Aghion, Philippe; Durlauf, Steven N. (2005). ''Handbook of economic growth''. 1B. Amsterdam: Elsevier. . * Aghion, Philippe; Howitt, Peter (1998). ''Endogenous growth theory''. Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Press. .

Early life and education

Career

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