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D-Index
69
Citations
102180
World Ranking
471
National Ranking
310

Peter Howitt publication distribution in Economics and Finance in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Economics and Finance in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Peter Howitt sits on this spectrum.

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42 publications 521+

This scientist: 236 publications — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 521 publications or more.

Peter Howitt D-index placement in Economics and Finance in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Economics and Finance scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Peter Howitt sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 69 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 101 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award
  • 1994 - Fellows of the Econometric Society
  • 1992 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Social Sciences

Overview

Peter Howitt is affiliated with Brown University in the United States. The primary areas of their research span economics, econometrics, finance, and health professions, with a focus on economics and econometrics as well as general health-related fields.

Howitt's recent scholarly contributions include publications in varied venues reflecting interdisciplinary interests, particularly in economics and health. Notable publication venues include the SSRN Electronic Journal, Nature Mental Health, European Review, European Journal of the History of Economic Thought, and the Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare.

Their recent papers are as follows:

  • "An Agent-Based Model of the Housing Market Bubble in Metropolitan Washington D.C." (2024, SSRN Electronic Journal)
  • "Connecting Climate Minds: a shared vision for the climate change and mental health field" (2024, Nature Mental Health)
  • "The Creative Destruction Approach to Growth Economics" (2023, European Review)
  • "Towards a disequilibrated macroeconomics" (2024, European Journal of the History of Economic Thought)
  • "Impact of the cost-of-living crisis on patient preferences towards virtual consultations" (2024, Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare)

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Howitt include:

  • Philippe Aghion
  • Emma Lawrance
  • Melanie Leis
  • Ara Darzi
  • Robert L. Axtell

The main topics addressed in their work encompass several interrelated fields:

  • Economic Growth and Productivity
  • Housing Market and Economics
  • Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism
  • Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Health, psychology, and well-being
  • Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction

Peter Howitt's contributions have been recognized through multiple awards including:

  • BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award (2019)
  • Fellows of the Econometric Society (1994)
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, Academy of Social Sciences (1992)

Best Publications

  • A Model of Growth Through Creative Destruction

    Philippe Aghion;Peter Howitt

  • A Model of Growth Through Creative Destruction

    Philippe Aghion;Philippe Aghion;Philippe Aghion;Peter Howitt;Peter Howitt

  • A MODEL OF GROWTH THROUGH CREATIVE DESTRUCTION

    Philippe Aghion;Peter Howitt

  • Endogenous growth theory

    P. Aghion;P. Howitt

  • Endogenous Growth Theory

    Philippe Aghion;Peter Howitt

  • Competition and Innovation: an Inverted-U Relationship

    Philippe Aghion;Nicholas Bloom;Richard Blundell;Rachel Griffith

  • Equilibrium Unemployment Theory

    Christoforos Antoniou Pissarides

  • Competition and Innovation: An Inverted-U Relationship

    Philippe Aghion;Nicholas Bloom;Richard Blundell;Rachel Griffith

  • The Economics of Growth

    Philippe Aghion;Peter W. Howitt

  • Competition and Innovation: An Inverted-U Relationship*

    Unknown

  • The Effect of Financial Development on Convergence: Theory and Evidence

    Philippe Aghion;Peter Howitt;David Mayer-Foulkes

  • Competition, Imitation and Growth with Step-by-Step Innovation

    Philippe Aghion;Christopher Harris;Peter Howitt;John Vickers

  • THE EFFECTS OF ENTRY ON INCUMBENT INNOVATION AND PRODUCTIVITY

    Philippe Aghion;Richard Blundell;Rachel Griffith;Peter Howitt

  • Dynamic Macroeconomic Theory

    Thomas J. Sargent

  • Growth and Unemployment

    Philippe Aghion;Peter Howitt

  • Steady Endogenous Growth with Population and R. & D. Inputs Growing

    Peter Howitt

  • Endogenous Growth and Cross-Country Income Differences

    Peter Howitt

  • endogenous growth theory

    Unknown

  • Appropriate growth policy: a unifying framework

    Philippe Aghion;Peter Howitt

  • Competition and Innovation: An Inverted U Relationship

    Philippe Aghion;Philippe Aghion;Philippe Aghion;Nicholas Bloom;Nicholas Bloom;Richard W. Blundell;Rachel Griffith;Rachel Griffith

  • Accounting for Trends in Productivity and R&D: A Schumpeterian Critique of Semi-Endogenous Growth Theory

    Joonkyung Ha;Peter Howitt

  • Beyond DSGE Models: Toward an Empirically Based Macroeconomics

    David Colander;Peter Howitt;Alan Kirman;Axel Leijonhufvud

  • Altruism, Morality, and Economic Theory

    Edmund S. Phelps

  • ENTRY AND PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH: EVIDENCE FROM MICROLEVEL PANEL DATA

    Philippe Aghion;Richard Blundell;Rachel Griffith;Peter Howitt

  • Capital Accumulation and Innovation as Complementary Factors in Long-Run Growth

    Peter Howitt;Philippe Aghion

  • What Do We Learn From Schumpeterian Growth Theory

    Philippe Aghion;Ufuk Akcigit;Peter Howitt

  • R/D, Implementation, and Stagnation: A Schumpeterian Theory of Convergence Clubs

    Peter Howitt;David Mayer-Foulkes

  • Growth with Quality-Improving Innovations: An Integrated Framework ∗

    Philippe Aghion;Peter Howitt

  • Chapter 2 Growth with Quality-Improving Innovations: An Integrated Framework

    Philippe Aghion;Peter Howitt

Frequent Co-Authors

Philippe Aghion
Philippe Aghion London School of Economics and Political Science
Rachel Griffith
Rachel Griffith University of Manchester
Richard Blundell
Richard Blundell University College London
Ufuk Akcigit
Ufuk Akcigit University of Chicago
Nicholas Bloom
Nicholas Bloom Stanford University
R. Preston McAfee
R. Preston McAfee Google (United States)
John Geanakoplos
John Geanakoplos Yale University
J. Doyne Farmer
J. Doyne Farmer University of Oxford
Alan Kirman
Alan Kirman School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences
David Colander
David Colander Middlebury College

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