Nobel prize in economics awarded to Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford

2 Americans win Nobel for work on managing economic shocks

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. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences noted that

How This Year’s Economics Nobel Winners Shaped the World

The work of Michael Woodford and Robert Hall laid the groundwork for today’s central bankers.

Winner of Nobel Prize in Economics stirs new interest in flat tax

by WorldTribune Staff, October 16, 2026 Non-AI Real World News Stanford University Professor Robert E. Hall won the 2026 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics—shared with Michael Woodford—sparking renewed discussion on the Hall-Rabushka flat tax proposal. Hall was awarded the Nobel Prize on Oct. 12 primarily for his microeconomic foundations of macroeconomic stabilization, though he is […]

NOBEL PRIZE GOES TO THE ARCHITECTS OF CENTRAL BANKING: Hall and Woodford Win Economics Award for Models That Guide the Fed

American economists Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford received the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for research that underpins how central banks and governments respond to economic shocks — the same toolkit that shapes every interest rate decision affecting your mortgage, savings, and job.

Breitbart Business Digest: A Nobel for an Idea Whose Time Has Come and Gone

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has honored the godfather of forward guidance just as central bankers are putting his most famous policy prescription into retirement.

Stanford professor wins Nobel Prize for research on consumer behavior

Robert E. Hall, a Menlo Park resident and professor emeritus at Stanford University, was awarded the 2026 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences this week for developing macroeconomic models of consumer behavior.