The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel for the year 2025 has been awarded to Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion, and Peter Howitt on Monday, 13 October 2025.

The official social media of the Nobel Prize posted that the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2025 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel to Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt.

However, people might wonder why the Nobel Economics Prize is called Sveriges Riksbank Prize.

Why is it called the Sveriges Riksbank Prize?

Sveriges Riksbank Prize is also known as the Nobel Economics Prize, as in 1968, Sweden's central bank, the Sveriges Riksbank, established the award in memory of the world-renowned innovator, Alfred Nobel.

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