Americans Robert E. Hall, Michael Woodford win Economics Nobel 2026

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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 stabilisation policy.

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  • Reported by The Hindu and published Mon, 12 Oct 2026 11:17:08 UTC.

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