Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Economics
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the 2026 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences to American economists Robert E. Hall of Stanford University and Michael Woodford of Columbia University on October 12, 2026. They were recognized for their work on the microeconomic foundations of macroeconomic stabilization, developing models used by central banks and governments worldwide. The prize is worth 12 million Swedish kronor, approximately $1.2 million, to be shared between the two laureates.
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Congratulations to the Hoover Institution's Robert E. Hall, on His Economics Nobel Prize
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Nobel economics prize awarded to Robert Hall and Michael Woodford
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South China Morning Post · 2026-10-12 11:02 UTC
Robert Hall, Michael Woodford win 2026 Nobel Prize in economics
AP News · 2026-10-12 12:21 UTC
Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford win Nobel memorial prize in economics - AP News
NPR · 2026-10-12 13:09 UTC
Two Americans win Nobel Prize in Economics for work on boom-bust cycles
AP News · 2026-10-12 16:54 UTC
2 American economists win Nobel for overturning assumptions about how to deal with economic shocks - AP News
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All outlets report the same winners and rationale; minor differences emerge between those emphasizing policy implications for central banks and those highlighting the theoretical microeconomic foundations, while Reason uniquely foregrounds Hall's Hoover Institution affiliation and flat-tax advocacy.
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“Two economists who transformed crisis management win Nobel Prize”FT Financial Times RIGHT-CENTER
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“WATCH: 2 American economists win Nobel for studying how to deal with economic shocks” · Times of Israel, Al Jazeera, Globe and Mail, Deutsche Welle, Axios, South China Morning Post, PBS NewsHour, AP News, Reuters, Le Monde
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CNNCNN Americans Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford awarded the Nobel Prize in economics 2d ago NPRNPR 2 Americans win Nobel Prize in economics for work on boom-bust cycles 2d ago CENTER4
AAxios Two U.S. professors win Nobel prize in economics 2d ago PBSPBS NewsHour WATCH: 2 American economists win Nobel for studying how to deal with economic shocks 2d ago APAP News 2 American economists win Nobel for work on managing economic shocks 2d ago RReuters Americans Hall and Woodford win Nobel economics prize for work on stabilisation 2d ago RIGHT-CENTER2
RReason Congratulations to the Hoover Institution's Robert E. Hall, on His Economics Nobel Prize 2d ago FTFinancial Times Two economists who transformed crisis management win Nobel Prize 2d ago RIGHT2
WTWashington Times Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford win Nobel memorial prize in economics 2d ago NYPNY Post Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford win Nobel memorial prize in economics 2d ago INTERNATIONAL6
TOITimes of Israel 2 American economists win Nobel for work on managing economic shocks 2d ago AJAl Jazeera Nobel economics prize awarded to Robert Hall and Michael Woodford 2d ago GMGlobe and Mail Nobel Prize in Economics awarded to Robert Hall and Michael Woodford for work on stabilizing economies 2d ago DWDeutsche Welle Nobel Prize in Economics goes to pair of US economists 2d ago SCSouth China Morning Post US economists Robert Hall, Michael Woodford win 2026 Nobel economics prize 2d ago LMLe Monde Economics Nobel Prize awarded to Americans Robert Hall and Michael Woodford, who rebuilt the macroeconomic analytical framework 2d ago 8 tracked claims across 16 outlets
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