Nobel Prize for economics awarded to Hall and Woodford for work on ‘smoothing’ crises
Robert Hall of Stanford University, California, and Michael Woodford of Columbia University, New York, were recognised for developing the “microeconomic…
The Guardian reports: Robert Hall of Stanford University, California, and Michael Woodford of Columbia University, New York, were recognised for developing the “microeconomic foundations of macroeconomic stabilisation”, giving policymakers better tools…
This world story centres on the United States. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Nobel Prize, Robert Hall of Stanford University and Michael Woodford of Columbia University.
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