5. Mokyr, Joel. The Gifts of Athena: Historical Origins of the Knowledge Economy. Princeton University Press, 2002. Foundational text defining “useful knowledge.”
6. Aghion, Philippe and Peter Howitt. “A Model of Growth through Creative Destruction.” Econometrica 60, no. 2 (1992): 323–351. Seminal paper formalizing the theory.
7. Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Press Release – Prize in Economic Sciences 2025 , 13 Oct 2025. Official citation of the Nobel Prize rationale.
8. Mokyr, Joel. A Culture of Growth: The Origins of the Modern Economy. Princeton University Press, 2016. Exploration of cultural preconditions for sustained innovation.
9. Cherrier, Beatrice. “What does a Nobel Prize on ‘innovation-driven economic growth’ actually reward?” History of Economics Blog , 13 Oct 2025. Historical and policy context of the prize.
10. The Guardian. “Nobel Economics Prize 2025: Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt honored for work on technology and growth,” 13 Oct 2025. Includes Aghion’s remarks on openness.
11. VoxEU/CEPR. “Sustained growth through creative destruction: Nobel laureates Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt,” 22 Oct 2025. Overview of the broader implications for productivity policy.