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2 US economists win Nobel prize

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STOCKHOLM -- American economists Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford won the Nobel Memorial Prize in economics Monday for their work on models that have helped governments and central banks manage economic shocks, such as energy crises and inflation.

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  1. Nature

    Economics Nobel awarded for work on stabilizing economies in crisis (opens Nature)

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    Nature, Published online: 12 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03251-4 Laureates share award that builds on the theories that contributed to governments intervening during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  2. NBC Los Angeles

    Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford win Nobel memorial prize in economics (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    Secretary General of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Ellen Moons, Chair of the Prize Committee John Hassler and Member of the Prize Committee and expert Timo Boppart announce U.S. macroeconomists Robert E Hall and Michael Woodford as the winners of the 2026 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic …

  3. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Americans Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford win Nobel memorial prize in economics (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    Secretary General of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Ellen Moons, Chair of the Prize Committee John Hassler and Member of the Prize Committee and expert Timo Boppart announce U.S. macroeconomists Robert E Hall and Michael Woodford as the winners of the 2026 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic …

  4. NPR

    Two Americans win Nobel Prize in Economics for work on boom-bust cycles (opens NPR)

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    Two Americans have won the Nobel Prize in Economics for their work on how to smooth boom-and-bust cycles to limit unemployment and inflation.

  5. Financial Times

    Nobel Prize for economics awarded to Hall and Woodford (opens Financial Times)

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    Live coverage of exciting economicsy stuff

  6. KESQ Palm Springs

    Americans Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford awarded the Nobel Prize in economics (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    By Hanna Ziady, CNN American professors Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford have won the 2026 Nobel Prize in economics for “microeconomic foundations of macroeconomic stabilizations.” The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the prize in Stockholm on Monday.

  7. Bloomberg

    Nobel Prize Goes to Economists Who Recast Ideas of Keynes (opens Bloomberg)

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    Two US-based academics who reframed the thinking of John Maynard Keynes after the oil crises of the 1970s won the Nobel Prize in Economics.

  8. Deutsche Welle

    Nobel Prize in Economics goes to pair of US economists (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    The pair got the Nobel for developing economic models that help governments and central banks respond more effectively to booms and recessions.

  9. France 24

  10. Independent Journal Review

    Hall, Woodford Win 2026 Nobel Economics Prize (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    Hall (Stanford) and Woodford (Columbia) won the 2026 Nobel economics prize Oct. 12 for microfoundations of macro stabilisation; worth 12 million crowns.

  11. CBS News

    Nobel prize in economics goes to 2 Americans (opens CBS News)

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    American-born economists Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford won the Nobel memorial prize in economics for their work on models that help governments and central banks manage economic shocks.

  12. Al-Monitor

    Americans Hall and Woodford win Nobel economics prize for work on stabilisation (opens Al-Monitor)

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    STOCKHOLM, Oct 12 (Reuters) - US academics Robert Hall and Michael Woodford won the 2026 Nobel economics prize for "for microeconomic foundations of macroeconomic stabilisation", the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said on Monday.

  13. Al-Monitor

    Americans Hall, Woodford win Nobel prize for work on stabilising economies (opens Al-Monitor)

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    By Simon Johnson and Johan Ahlander STOCKHOLM, Oct 12 (Reuters) - US academics Robert Hall and Michael Woodford won the 2026 Nobel economics prize on Monday for decades of work developing ground-up models currently used by central banks and finance ministries across the world to stabilise economies.

  14. Al-Monitor

    Hall, Woodford win Nobel prize for work on how to stabilise economies (opens Al-Monitor)

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    By Simon Johnson and Johan Ahlander STOCKHOLM, Oct 12 (Reuters) - US academics Robert Hall and Michael Woodford won the 2026 Nobel economics prize on Monday for decades of work developing ground-up models currently used by central banks and finance ministries across the world to stabilise economies.

  15. Digital Journal

    Americans Hall and Woodford win economics Nobel for stabilisation models (opens Digital Journal)

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    The two were honoured for developing new models for managing recessions and other crises that fail to respond to traditional tools. "On the basis of these models, well-timed fiscal and monetary policy measures can reduce the economy's peaks and troughs," the jury said.

  16. Phys

    Americans Hall and Woodford win economics Nobel for stabilization models (opens Phys)

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    Americans Robert Hall and Michael Woodford were awarded the Nobel economics prize Monday for their work on how monetary and fiscal policy can better stabilize disruptive economic fluctuations.

  17. Axios

    Two U.S. professors win Nobel prize in economics (opens Axios)

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    Stanford University's Robert E. Hall and Columbia University's Michael Woodford won the Nobel Prize in economics for research on how policymakers can stabilize economies , the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said on Monday.

  18. WHDH Boston

    2 economists with ties to Massachusetts win Nobel for overturning assumptions about how to deal with economic shocks (opens WHDH Boston)

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    STOCKHOLM (AP) — American-born economists Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford won the Nobel memorial prize in economics on Monday for their work on models...

  19. WHDH Boston

    2 American economists win Nobel for overturning assumptions about how to deal with economic shocks (opens WHDH Boston)

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    STOCKHOLM (AP) — American-born economists Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford won the Nobel memorial prize in economics on Monday for their work on models...

  20. UPI

    Nobel Prize for economics awarded to 2 U.S. academics (opens UPI)

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    Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford won the Nobel Prize for their models informing fiscal and monetary measures to smooth out economic up and downs.

  21. Al Jazeera

    Nobel economics prize awarded to Robert Hall and Michael ⁠Woodford (opens Al Jazeera)

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    The Swedish academy says the academics' models are 'now used by central banks and ​governments around the world'.

  22. The Guardian

    Nobel Prize for economics awarded to Hall and Woodford for work on ‘smoothing’ crises (opens The Guardian)

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    US economists developed models that help central bankers and finance ministers to stabilise their economies Business live – latest updates Two US economists have won the 2026 Nobel economics prize for their work developing models that help central bankers and finance ministers to stabilise their cou…

  23. ABC 30 Fresno

    Stanford economist Robert Hall, among 2 Americans, awarded Nobel Prize for overturning assumptions about how to deal with economic shocks (opens ABC 30 Fresno)

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    American-born economist and Stanford professor Robert E. Hall has won the Nobel memorial prize in economics.

  24. PBS NewsHour

    WATCH: 2 American economists win Nobel for studying how to deal with economic shocks (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    American economists Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford won the Nobel Memorial Prize in economics Monday for their work on models that have helped governments and central banks manage economic shocks, such as energy crises and inflation.

  25. FOX 5 San Diego & KUSI News

    2 American economists win Nobel for work on managing economic shocks (opens FOX 5 San Diego & KUSI News)

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    STOCKHOLM (AP) — American economists Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford won the Nobel Memorial Prize in economics Monday for their work on models that have helped governments and central banks manage economic shocks, such as energy crises and inflation.

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