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  "id": 13925309,
  "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",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-12T09:52:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Japan News by The Yomiuri Shimbun",
    "slug": "the-japan-news-by-the-yomiuri-shimbun",
    "url": "https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/society/general-news/20261012-353475/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford have been awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in economic sciences. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced the award on Monday.\n\nThe prize was awarded to Hall and Woodford for their work on the microeconomic foundations of macroeconomic stabilisation. Formally known as the Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, the award was established by the central bank in 1968.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-10-12T09:49:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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."
}