US economists Hall and Woodford win 2026 Nobel economics prize

Briefing by News4U · First published 2026-10-13 10:25:29 UTC

US economists Robert E. Hall of Stanford University and Michael Woodford of Columbia University won the 2026 Nobel economics prize for their research on how monetary and fiscal policy can stabilise economic fluctuations. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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1. Last Nobel prize of the year to be announced for economics

   NPR Business · 2026-10-12 08:35:16 UTC · Full text

2. 🔴 Americans Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford win Nobel Prize in Economics

   France 24 English · 2026-10-12 09:55:33 UTC · Full text

3. Nobel economics prize awarded to Robert Hall and Michael ⁠Woodford

   Al Jazeera · 2026-10-12 12:35:08 UTC · Full text

4. 诺贝尔经济学奖揭晓 美国两学者共享殊荣

   DW Chinese · 2026-10-12 12:43:00 UTC · Full text

5. US economists win Nobel for research helping policymakers navigate crises

   France 24 English · 2026-10-13 10:04:59 UTC · Full text

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