Peter Howitt
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1946
- Works
- 22
Top works
- Sliding doors
- Letters from Lockdown
- Implications of Knowledge-Based Growth for Micro-Economic Policies
- Endogenous Growth Theory
- Economics of Growth
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 270
- Total plays
- 651
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Cutoff criteria for fit indexes in covariance structure analysis: Conventional criteria versus new alternatives
· 1999 · cited 84,878x
- A new method of classifying prognostic comorbidity in longitudinal studies: Development and validation
· 1987 · cited 42,188x
- QIIME allows analysis of high-throughput community sequencing data
· 2010 · cited 30,722x
- RoB 2: a revised tool for assessing risk of bias in randomised trials
· 2019 · cited 23,716x
- <i>PHENIX</i>: a comprehensive Python-based system for macromolecular structure solution
· 2010 · cited 23,302x
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Key facts
- Born
- Peter Wilkinson Howitt , ( 1946-05-31 ) May 31, 1946 (age 80) , Guelph, Ontario , Canada
- Known for
- Aghion–Howitt model , Endogenous growth theory , Creative destruction
- Education
- McGill University ( BA ), University of Western Ontario ( MA ), Northwestern University ( PhD )
- Thesis
- Studies in the Theory of Monetary Dynamics (1973)
- Doctoral advisor
- Robert W. Clower
- Discipline
- Economic growth , Macroeconomics , Monetary economics
- School or tradition
- Neo-Schumpeterian economics
- Institutions
- University of Western Ontario , Ohio State University , Brown University
- Doctoral students
- Roger Farmer , Martín Guzmán
- Awards
- Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (2025)
- Website
- vivo .brown .edu /display /phowitt
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Key dates
- Born
- 31 May 1946
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Peter
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Place of birth
- Guelph
- Occupation
- economist
- Educated at
- McGill University
- Employer
- University of Western Ontario
- Languages spoken
- English language
Article
Peter Wilkinson Howitt (born May 31, 1946) is a Canadian economist and the Lyn Crost Professor of Social Sciences Emeritus at Brown University. He is best known for his collaborative work with Philippe Aghion on endogenous growth theory, the concept of creative destruction in modern macroeconomics and the Aghion–Howitt model. In 2025, Howitt and Aghion were jointly awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences "for the theory of sustained growth through creative destruction."
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