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Who will win the 2026 Nobel Prize in economics?
NPRWednesday, October 7, 2026 at 10:30 AM
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A thinly traded prediction market offers a starting point. We explore potential winners and the big ideas that could earn them economics' biggest prize.
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- This story shapes how governments, markets, and the public read the international order today. A thinly traded prediction market offers a starting point. We explore potential winners and the big ideas that could earn them economics' biggest prize. Secondary effects may show up in markets and supply chains linked to Nobel Prize and World.
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A thinly traded prediction market offers a starting point. We explore potential winners and the big ideas that could earn them economics' biggest prize.
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 Nobel Prize and World.
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