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What economic research earned Hall and Woodford the Nobel Prize?

short by Vaishnavi Mishra / on Monday, 12 October, 2026
Robert E Hall and Michael Woodford won 2026 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for laying "microeconomic foundations of macroeconomic stabilisation". Their research reshaped understanding of how government policies can support growth and counter economic downturns. Their work contributed to New Keynesian models, now used by central banks globally to assess stabilisation policies and business cycles.
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