# Nobel economics prize awarded to Robert Hall and Michael Woodford

https://mins.news/en/item/96445

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-12 12:35 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/12/nobel-economics-prize-awarded-to-robert-hall-and-michael-%e2%81%a0woodford?traffic_source=rss

> The 2026 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences went to US academics Robert Hall and Michael Woodford for their work on how monetary and fiscal policy can help stabilise economic fluctuations. The Swedish Academy said their models are now used by central banks and governments around the world.

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