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2 Americans win Nobel Prize in economics for work on boom-bust cycles
NPRMonday, October 12, 2026 at 8:35 AM
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Two Americans have won the Nobel Prize in economics for their work on how to smooth boom-and-bust cycles to limit unemployment and inflation.
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- Why it matters
- This story shapes how governments, markets, and the public read the international order today. Two Americans have won the Nobel Prize in economics for their work on how to smooth boom-and-bust cycles to limit unemployment and inflation. Secondary effects may show up in markets and supply chains linked to Americans and Nobel Prize.
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Two Americans have won the Nobel Prize in economics for their work on how to smooth boom-and-bust cycles to limit unemployment and inflation.
Why it matters
This story shapes how governments, markets, and the public read the international order today.
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Economic impact
Secondary effects may show up in markets and supply chains linked to Americans and Nobel Prize.
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