{
  "id": 13924313,
  "title": "Michael Woodford and Robert E Hall win 2026 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/michael-woodford-and-robert-e-hall-win-2026-sveriges-riksbank-prize",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-12T09:49:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times - World News",
    "slug": "hindustan-times-world-news",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/nobel-prize-economics-2026-winners-michael-woodford-robert-e-hall-stockholm-royal-swedish-academy-of-sciences-sveriges-riksbank-101791797782167.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Michael Woodford and Robert E Hall were honored with the 2026 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences on Monday by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm. The award recognized their work on microeconomic foundations of macroeconomic stabilization. Last year, three researchers who studied business innovation received the prize for explaining how new products and inventions contribute to economic growth and human welfare, even as they potentially leave older companies behind. Established in 1968 as a memorial to Swedish businessman and chemist Alfred Nobel, the central bank awards the economics prize annually to honor his legacy.",
  "summary": "Michael Woodford and Robert E Hall won this year's Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences “for microeconomic foundations of macroeconomic stabilisation.”",
  "key_points": [
    "Michael Woodford and Robert E Hall awarded 2026 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences",
    "Recognized work on microeconomic foundations of macroeconomic stabilization",
    "Previous prize in 2025 for explaining business innovation's impact on economic growth"
  ],
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Japan News by The Yomiuri Shimbun",
        "title": "Hall and Woodford Win Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/hall-and-woodford-win-nobel-prize-in-economic-sciences",
        "published": "2026-10-12T09:52:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Marginal Revolution",
        "title": "The Nobel Prize Goes to Robert Hall and Michael Woodford",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/the-nobel-prize-goes-to-robert-hall-and-michael-woodford",
        "published": "2026-10-12T10:06:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "Meet Robert E Hall and Michael Woodford: Two Americans awarded Nobel Prize in Economics 2026",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/meet-robert-e-hall-and-michael-woodford-two-americans-awarded-nobel",
        "published": "2026-10-12T10:08:50.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}