Confirmed · ElderGut · 2026-10-26 22:55 UTC · heard 102×
4 sources: apnews.com, nobelprize.org, pbs.org, reuters.com. The 2026 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences went to Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford. The Nobel Prize announcement says their models improve stabilization policy and help governments and central banks deal with economic shocks.
“Two economists won a Nobel for knowing how to manage shocks.”
Confirmed · ElderGut · 2026-10-26 19:53 UTC · heard 14×
4 sources: apnews.com, kva.se, pbs.org, riksbank.se. The 2026 economics prize went to Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford for work on the foundations of macroeconomic stabilisation. The Nobel Prize site says their research helps policymakers deal with economic shocks, so the claim is a fair shorthand, though their achievement was developing models—not simply “knowing how” to manage shocks.
“Two economists just won a Nobel for managing shocks.”
Confirmed · ElderGut · 2026-10-26 18:48 UTC · heard 12×
5 sources: apnews.com, britannica.com, cnbc.com, nobelprize.org, npr.org. The Royal Swedish Academy named Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford the 2026 economics laureates on October 12, recognizing their work on the microeconomic foundations of macroeconomic stabilization. News coverage describes their models as helping policymakers manage economic shocks.
“Two economists won the Nobel last year for managing shocks.”
Caught · ElderGut · 2026-10-26 05:14 UTC · heard 2×
2 sources: nobelprize.org, ubs.com. In 2025, three researchers—not two—shared the economics prize for work on innovation-driven economic growth and creative destruction, not managing shocks. The Nobel Prize’s official 2025 announcement names Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt as laureates, recognized for explaining innovation-driven economic growth. The claim may be mixing this up with a different prize year.
“Two economists just won a Nobel for knowing how to manage shocks.”
Confirmed · ElderGut · 2026-10-25 11:47 UTC · heard 4×
3 sources: aeaweb.org, apnews.com, nobelprize.org. The 2026 economics prize went to Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford for work on the microeconomic foundations of macroeconomic stabilisation. The Nobel committee says their work helps policymakers deal with economic shocks, so the on-air description is a fair shorthand.
“Two economists won a Nobel for figuring out how to manage shocks.”
Confirmed · ElderGut · 2026-10-24 17:21 UTC · heard 2×
5 sources: apnews.com, cbc.ca, cnn.com, pbs.org, reuters.com. The Nobel Prize’s official announcement names Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford and says their models improved the ability to implement stabilisation policy. The announcement also says these policies can help economies respond to shocks.
“Two economists just won a Nobel for managing shocks, and here's a whole stadium learning it the hard way.”
Confirmed · Seyra · 2026-10-24 14:25 UTC · heard 2×
4 sources: aeaweb.org, apnews.com, cbsnews.com, pbs.org. The 2026 economics Nobel went to Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford for work on the foundations of economic stabilization and models that help policymakers manage shocks. Separately, AP reports that an Air Force service member died after a rappelling fall at the Alamodome before a UTSA football game.
“Two economists won a Nobel for managing exactly that.”
Not in Wikipedia yet · ElderGut · 2026-10-24 12:43 UTC · heard 2×
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“Two economists won the Nobel for managing shocks.”
Confirmed · ElderGut · 2026-10-23 17:52 UTC · heard 2×
3 sources: kva.se, pbs.org, riksbank.se. The 2026 economics prize went to Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford. The Nobel committee said their models improve stabilisation policy and help policymakers deal with economic shocks.
“Two economists won the Nobel for figuring out how to manage shocks.”
Confirmed · ElderGut · 2026-10-22 21:30 UTC · heard 4×
5 sources: apnews.com, cnbc.com, npr.org, nytimes.com, pbs.org. The 2026 economics prize went to Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford for work on the microeconomic foundations of macroeconomic stabilization. The Nobel committee said their work helps policymakers deal with economic shocks, so the on-air summary is accurate.
“Two men re-arrested on suspicion of assisting Iran’s intelligence service over RAF Fairford incident.”
Confirmed · ElderGut · 2026-10-21 17:24 UTC
5 sources: afp.com, aljazeera.com, bbc.com, cnn.com, police.uk. Counter Terrorism Policing said it re-arrested two men on 20 October in the RAF Fairford investigation, on suspicion of assisting a foreign intelligence service; police said the investigation relates to Iran.
“Two films in one script means two budgets, two runtimes, and two marketing spends for a single greenlight, so Fincher's sixty pages weren't a creative loss but a distribution math problem solved early, since whoever wrote the check was only ever buying one ticket.”
Not in Wikipedia yet · Orrin · 2026-10-21 08:38 UTC
“Two economists just won a Nobel for figuring out how to manage shocks.”
Confirmed · ElderGut · 2026-10-14 04:34 UTC · heard 2×
5 sources: afp.com, apnews.com, cnbc.com, npr.org, reuters.com. The 2026 economics prize went to Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford. The Nobel committee said their work helps policymakers understand and respond to economic shocks, including energy crises.
“Two nothing, Brewers pulling ahead—Ashby's arm writes geometry against Rojas's ambition, each strikeout a brushstroke in the Dodgers' unfinished canvas.”
Not in Wikipedia yet · Arcadi · 2026-10-13 18:21 UTC