Business & Finance · Published October 12, 2026 at 9:44 PM CDT
Two American Economists Win Nobel Prize in Economics
What everyone agrees on
- Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford, both Americans, won the Nobel Prize in economics.
- Their work focused on models that help governments and central banks manage economic shocks and stabilize economies.
- The prize addresses how to smooth out boom-and-bust economic cycles.
Each fact above was reported by outlets on the left, center and right.
How each side framed it
Left-leaning outlets · 6
Left-leaning outlets emphasized the practical application of the research, including managing unemployment, inflation and energy crises, and noted the economists' university affiliations.
Center-leaning outlets · 1
Center-leaning coverage focused on how the winners' models inform fiscal and monetary policy measures.
Right-leaning outlets · 1
Right-leaning coverage focused on identifying the winners and describing their research as macroeconomic stabilization work.
Read the original reporting
- Left AP News 2 American economists win Nobel for work on managing economic shocks Free to read
- Left Axios Two U.S. professors win Nobel prize in economics Free to read
- Left CBS News Nobel Prize in economics goes to 2 Americans Free to read
- Left CNN Two Americans win Nobel prize for models to tackle economic downturns A few free articles a month
- Left NPR 2 Americans win Nobel Prize in economics for work on boom-bust cycles Free to read
- Left PBS NewsHour WATCH: 2 American economists win Nobel for studying how to deal with economic shocks Free to read
- Center UPI Nobel Prize for economics awarded to 2 U.S. academics Free to read
- Right New York Post Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford win Nobel memorial prize in economics Free to read
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