Peter Howitt

Summary

Peter Howitt is a human^[1]. He was born in Guelph^[2]. He was born on +1946-05-31T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a university teacher^[4] and economist^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (126 views/month, #7,175 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Peter Howitt's place of birth was Guelph^[2].
• Peter Howitt was born on +1946-05-31T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Peter Howitt held citizenship in Canada^[7].
• Peter Howitt's professions included university teacher^[4].
• Peter Howitt's professions included economist^[5].
• Among Peter Howitt's employers was Brown University^[8].
• Among Peter Howitt's employers was Western University^[9].
• Peter Howitt was educated at Northwestern University^[10].
• Peter Howitt was educated at Western University^[11].
• Peter Howitt's education included a stint at McGill University^[12].
• Peter Howitt's doctoral advisor was John Ledyard^[13].
• Peter Howitt received the Fellow of the Econometric Society^[14].
• Peter Howitt received the Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada^[15].
• Peter Howitt received the Clarivate Citation Laureates^[16].
• Peter Howitt received the honorary doctor of the University Côte d'Azur^[17].
• Peter Howitt received the Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel^[18].
• Peter Howitt was a member of Royal Society of Canada^[19].
• Peter Howitt was a member of Econometric Society^[20].
• Peter Howitt's image is recorded as Peter Howitt 2025 Nobel laurates in economic sciences (cropped).jpg^[21].
• Peter Howitt is recorded as male^[22].
• Peter Howitt's instance of is recorded as human^[23].
• Peter Howitt supervised Roger Farmer as a doctoral student^[24].
• Peter Howitt supervised Martín Guzmán as a doctoral student^[25].
• Peter Howitt supervised Malhar Nabar as a doctoral student^[26].
• Peter Howitt supervised David Andolfatto as a doctoral student^[27].

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Origins and Family

Peter Howitt's place of birth was Guelph^[2]. He was born on +1946-05-31T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at Northwestern University^[10], a private university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1851^[30], headquartered in Evanston^[31]; Western University^[11], a public research university^[32], in Canada^[33], founded in 1878^[34], headquartered in London^[35]; and McGill University^[12], a public research university^[36], in Canada^[37], founded in 1821^[38], headquartered in Montreal^[39]. Peter Howitt's doctoral advisor was John Ledyard^[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include university teacher^[4] and economist^[5]. Employers include Brown University^[8], a private university^[40], in United States^[41], founded in 1765^[42], headquartered in Providence^[43] and Western University^[9], a public research university^[44], in Canada^[45], founded in 1878^[46], headquartered in London^[47]. Doctoral students include Roger Farmer^[24], an economist^[48], b. 1955^[49], of United States^[50], awarded the Fellow of the Econometric Society^[51], specialised in macroeconomics^[52]; Martín Guzmán^[25], an economist^[53], b. 1982^[54], of Argentina^[55]; Malhar Nabar^[26], an economist^[56]; and David Andolfatto^[27], an economist^[57], b. 1961^[58].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Econometric Society^[14], a fellowship award^[59]; Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada^[15], a fellowship award^[60], in Canada^[61]; Clarivate Citation Laureates^[16], a science award^[62], founded in 1989^[63]; honorary doctor of the University Côte d'Azur^[17], an award^[64], in France^[65], founded in 2018^[66]; and Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel^[18], an economics award^[67], in Sweden^[68].

Why It Matters

Peter Howitt ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (126 views/month, #7,175 of 1,000,298).^[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[69] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[70]

His notable doctoral advisees include Martín Guzmán^[71], an economist^[72], b. 1982^[73], of Argentina^[74].

FAQs

Where was Peter Howitt born?

Born in Guelph^[2], Peter Howitt…

What did Peter Howitt do for work?

Peter Howitt worked as university teacher^[4] and economist^[5].

Where did Peter Howitt go to school?

Peter Howitt was educated at Northwestern University^[10], Western University^[11], and McGill University^[12].

What awards did Peter Howitt receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Econometric Society^[14], Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada^[15], Clarivate Citation Laureates^[16], and honorary doctor of the University Côte d'Azur^[17].