France’s Nobel economics laureate Philippe Aghion reflected Monday on the creative roots that shaped his award-winning ideas about innovation and growth.
Aghion paid homage to his family lineage, particularly his mother, Gaby Aghion, who founded the fashion house Chloé, after he was awarded the Nobel memorial prize in economics on Monday. The 69-year-old economics professor's mother was credited with pioneering Parisian ready-to-wear as a freer, more feminine alternative to haute couture.
