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US economists developed models that help central bankers and finance ministers to stabilise their economiesBusiness live – latest updatesTwo US economists have won the 2026 Nobel economics prize for their work developing models that help central bankers and finance ministers to stabilise their countries, avoiding long recessions and runaway inflation.Robert Hall of Stanford University, California, and Michael Woodford of Columbia University, New York, were recognised for developing the “microeco... The Swedish academy says the academics' models are 'now used by central banks and governments around the world'. Key points and original sources are listed below.
- US economists developed models that help central bankers and finance ministers to stabilise their economiesBusiness live – latest updatesTwo US economists have won the 2026 Nobel economics prize for their work developing models that help central bankers and fi...S1
- The Swedish academy says the academics' models are 'now used by central banks and governments around the world'.S2
- The US economists awarded the prize for their research into how central banks and governments can better handle economic shocksS3
- I think of Michael Woodford as the kind of economist who studies something very specific very intensively and tries to get it just right. But in his case he is not studying something small and irrelevant, he is studying “monetary policy.” I think of him as the...S4
- Alex has already covered this, I will add a few remarks. First, every Bob Hall paper is interesting! Only a handful of economists can say the same. Every paper has an idea, and some sort of novel contribution. His lesser-known papers can be as thought-provokin...S5
- American-born economists Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford have won the 2026 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics for developing models that help governments and central banks respond to economic shocks and stabilise economies. The Royal Swedish Academy of Scie...S6
- Who Are Robert E Hall and Michael Woodford Nobel Economics WinnersS7
- American economists Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford have won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Economics for their work on macroeconomic stabilisation policies. : https://punchng.com/breaking-american-economists-hall-woodford-win-2026-nobel-prize/S8
