Philippe Aghion: advisors and students

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Philippe Aghion

French economistborn 1956

Supervised 2 doctoral students at École des Ponts ParisTech and École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS); Wikidata names Eric Maskin, Jerry Green, and Yves Balasko as doctoral advisors and lists 11 doctoral students. Linked to Wikidata, ORCID, and 8 other registers.

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Students2

cited by a thesis record
Loris André “Essays on the economics of biodiversity”
2025 · École des Ponts ParisTech · doctoral
cited by a thesis record
Antonin Bergeaud “Essais sur la dynamique des firmes, l'innovation et la productivité”
2017 · École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS) · doctoral

Advisors on Wikidata3

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stated by Wikidata
Eric Maskin
stated by Wikidata
Jerry Green
stated by Wikidata
Yves Balasko

Students on Wikidata11

From Wikidata, shown separately from the thesis records.

stated by Wikidata
Stephen Redding
born 1972
stated by Wikidata
Richard Holden
born 1974
stated by Wikidata
Nicola Lacetera
born 1976
stated by Wikidata
Leonardo Bursztyn
born 1982
stated by Wikidata
Antonin Bergeaud
born 1989
stated by Wikidata
Catherine Barrera
stated by Wikidata
Dorothée Rouzet
stated by Wikidata
Georgy Vladimirovich Egorov
stated by Wikidata
Kezhou Xiao
stated by Wikidata
Matias Braun
stated by Wikidata
Weihan Ding

The line above and below4 steps

The advisors of their advisors, four steps up at most, in the thesis records and on Wikidata, each kind marked; a person in both is listed once.

1 step up
stated by WikidataEric Maskinstated by WikidataJerry Greenstated by WikidataYves Balasko
2 steps up
stated by WikidataJean-Pierre Aubinstated by WikidataKenneth Arrowstated by WikidataLionel W. McKenzie
3 steps up
stated by WikidataHarold Hotellingstated by WikidataJacques-Louis Lionsstated by WikidataJean-Pierre Kahanestated by WikidataOskar Morgensternstated by WikidataWilliam Baumol
4 steps up
stated by WikidataLaurent Schwartzstated by WikidataLionel Robbins, Baron Robbinsstated by WikidataLudwig von Misesstated by WikidataOswald Veblenstated by WikidataSzolem Mandelbrojt

Below them, within 3 steps, the record reaches 16 people: 2 cited by thesis records, 14 stated by Wikidata.

Education and career13

From Wikidata, shown separately from the thesis records. Each place opens its Wikidata item.

until 1987
Harvard University
studied
1987 to 1989
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
worked
1989 to 1990
National Center for Scientific Research
worked
1990 to 1992
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
worked
1992 to 1996
University of Oxford
worked
1996 to 2002
University College London
worked
2002 to 2015
Harvard University
worked
from 2015
London School of Economics and Political Science
worked
from 2015
Collège de France
worked
from 2020
INSEAD
worked
undated
University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne
studied
undated
École normale supérieure Paris-Saclay
studied
undated
conseil scientifique de l'Éducation nationale
worked

Coauthors in OpenAlex399

People who share works with them in OpenAlex, the most shared first: indexed, and never counted with the lineage.

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Peter W. Howitt
78 shared works
indexed by OpenAlex
Mathias Dewatripont
38 shared works
indexed by OpenAlex
Céline Antonin
37 shared works
indexed by OpenAlex
Simon Bunel
35 shared works
indexed by OpenAlex
Rachel Griffith
33 shared works
indexed by OpenAlex
Steven N. Durlauf
32 shared works
indexed by OpenAlex
John Michael Van Reenen
31 shared works
indexed by OpenAlex
Fabrizio Zilibotti
30 shared works
indexed by OpenAlex
Ufuk Akcigit
30 shared works
indexed by OpenAlex
Daron Acemoğlu
26 shared works

OpenAlex lists 389 more people who share a work with them.

Sat beside the lineage6

jury member, jury president, or referee, not advisor

cited by a thesis record
Guillaume Allart “Industry investment decisions related to the energy transition : constraints and technological possibilities in a macroeconomic framework”
jury member · 2025 · Université Paris sciences et lettres · doctoral
cited by a thesis record
Emilien Ravigne “Politiques climatiques justes et changement technique : essais sur les impacts distributifs et l'acceptabilité sociale des mesures de neutralité carbone”
jury member · 2022 · Université Paris-Saclay · doctoral
cited by a thesis record
Setti Raïs Ali “Diagnostic and therapeutic odyssey : essays in health economics”
jury president · 2019 · Université Panthéon-Sorbonne - Paris I · doctoral
cited by a thesis record
Arthur Guillouzouic “Local public goods and the geography of economic activity”
jury president · 2019 · Institut d'études politiques de paris - Sciences Po · doctoral
cited by a thesis record
Léonard Moulin “Frais d’inscription dans l’enseignement supérieur : enjeux, limites et perspectives.”
referee · 2014 · Université Paris-Nord - Paris XIII · doctoral
cited by a thesis record
Benjamin Montmartin “Essais sur la rationalité, les effets et l'efficacité des aides publiques à la R&D privée”
jury member · 2012 · Université Jean Monnet - Saint-Etienne · doctoral

At a glance

known as: economist, university teacher
fields: economics, innovation, economic growth
degrees: Doctor of Philosophy, 1987, Doctorat de troisième cycle, 1983, diplôme d'études approfondies, 1981
awards: CNRS silver medal, 2006, John von Neumann Award, 2009, Yrjö Jahnsson Award, 2001, Fellow of the Econometric Society, 1993, Knight of the Legion of Honour, 2012, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Honorary Doctor of Stockholm University of Economics, Zerilli-Marimò Prize, 2014, Officer of the National Order of Merit, 2018, Clarivate Citation Laureates, 2014, Global Award for Entrepreneurship Research, 2016, Honorary doctor of the University of Liège, 2021, Economics Book Prize, 2014, Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, 2025, Prix Luc-Durand-Réville, 2021, Silver Medal of the President of the Senate, 2026, Silver Medal of the President of the Senate, 2026, honorary degree of HEC Paris, 2026
member of: American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Academia Europaea, from 2016, Econometric Society, from 1993, Terra Nova
Wikipedia: in 42 languages

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Elsewhere10

identity

stated by WikidataWikipediaPhilippe Aghion
stated by WikidataWikidataQ376364
stated by WikidataORCID0000-0002-9019-1677
stated by WikidataVIAF85285923
stated by WikidataGND124546706
stated by WikidataIdRef031279988
stated by WikidataISNI0000000121028094

papers

stated by WikidataGoogle ScholarCPLK16oAAAAJ
stated by WikidataScopus7004203407

lineage

stated by WikidataMathematics Genealogy Project207268

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  author = {{Academic Ancestry}},
  title = {{Philippe Aghion: advisors and students}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://academicancestry.org/person/Q376364},
  note = {read on 2026-10-31}
}

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Academic Ancestry. (2026, October 31). Philippe Aghion: Advisors and students [Read on 2026-10-31]. https://academicancestry.org/person/Q376364