US economists Hall and Woodford win 2026 Nobel economics prize
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Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford awarded for microeconomic foundations of macroeconomic stabilisation policy.
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the 2026 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences to US economists Robert E. Hall of Stanford University and Michael Woodford of Columbia University for their work on the microeconomic foundations of macroeconomic stabilisation. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
The laureates developed new models that allow fiscal and monetary policy to reduce damaging swings in the economy, helping central banks and governments respond to shocks such as energy crises or sudden changes in household consumption. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
The prize, formally the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, is worth 12 million Swedish crowns ($1.2 million) and is the final Nobel award announced this year. [2] [4] [6]
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