Economists Robert Hall and Michael Woodford Win Nobel Prize for Transformative Crisis Management Research

10/13/2026

In Warsh’s view, the Fed can achieve the best results without explaining itself. But Woodford’s research shows that communication is key to achieving success.

10/12/2026

The economists are recognised for work on the microeconomic foundations of macroeconomic stabilisation, examining how individual decisions shape inflation, employment and the effectiveness of...

10/12/2026

"The laureates have helped us smooth out the economy’s peaks and troughs," the academy said in a statement.

10/12/2026

American-born economists' models have helped governments and central banks manage economic shocks and "smooth out the economy's peaks and troughs," says Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.

10/12/2026

American economists Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford won the Nobel Memorial Prize in economics Monday.

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Their work shows how well-timed fiscal and monetary policy measures can help smooth economic fluctuations.

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"This year’s laureates in economic sciences, Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford, have developed new macroeconomic models that have significantly improved our ability to implement effective...

10/12/2026

The Nobel Economics Prize 2026 goes to Robert Hall and Michael Woodford for research that could help central banks manage economic shocks and stabilise growth.

10/12/2026

The Stanford and Columbia economists were recognised for work on how household and business decisions shape economic fluctuations and how governments can stabilise the economy.

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Robert E. Hall, professor of economics at Stanford University, focuses extensively on economic fluctuations and business cycles

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Michael Woodford and Robert E Hall won this year's Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences "for microeconomic foundations of macroeconomic stabilisation."

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Robert Hall’s research on household spending and Michael Woodford’s work on monetary policy helped build models now used to assess interest rates, inflation and economic growth.