Nobel Prize in Economics: Woodford and Hall Honored

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Michael Woodford and Robert Hall are receiving the Nobel Prize in Economics. According to Radio-Canada Montréal, the two US researchers are being honored for their work on macroeconomic stabilization — that is, for models designed to cushion economic fluctuations.

What the award is about

Stabilization is the keyword with which the Nobel jury ties together the work of the two. It refers to models that show how economic swings can be cushioned.

What's known so far — and what isn't

So far, only what Radio-Canada Montréal has reported is known: two US-Americans, one award, one subject area. Details on the jury's reasoning, the prize money, or the ceremony procedure are not currently available. We will update as soon as further information comes in.

What this means for you

An award with the Economics Nobel puts a field of research in the spotlight that reaches far beyond the university: it's about the question of how economic fluctuations can be cushioned — and what tools governments and central banks have to do it.

Bottom line

An award that, based on what's leaked so far, honors less a single work than an entire line of research.