Robert E. Hall
Robert E. Hall received the 2026 prize in Economic Sciences. This profile brings together the official award record and attributed background on the economist’s work and career.
Personal and professional profile
- Name
- Robert E. Hall [1]
- Full name
- Robert E. Hall [2]
- Birth date
- 1943-00-00 [2]
- Birthplace
- Palo Alto, CA, USA [2]
- Education
- University of California, Berkeley; Massachusetts Institute of Technology [3]
- Fields / occupation
- economist; university teacher [3]
- Prize
- Economic Sciences · 2026 [2]
- Research recognized
- for microeconomic foundations of macroeconomic stabilisation [2]
- Prize share
- 1/2 [2]
- Affiliation at the award
- Stanford University [2]
- Institutions in career record
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Stanford University [3]
Research, education and career background
Robert Ernest "Bob" Hall (born August 13, 1943) is an American economist who is the Robert and Carole McNeil Joint Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution and a professor of economics at Stanford University. He was awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, joint with Michael Woodford, for work on "microeconomic foundations of macroeconomic stabilisation". [4]
Selected introductory text by Wikipedia contributors — Robert Hall (economist), under CC BY-SA 4.0. Official facts are cited separately.
Award and academic affiliation
The official Nobel record dates the Economic Sciences award to 2026 and lists Stanford University as the affiliation at the time. [2]
An affiliation attached to an award describes that point in the person’s career; it does not establish a current appointment. [2]
Education and career timeline
Source-supported connections
Frequently asked questions
When did Robert E. Hall receive the prize in Economic Sciences?
The official award record gives the year as 2026. [2]
Which institution was Robert E. Hall affiliated with at the time of the Economic Sciences award?
Stanford University. This is the award-time affiliation. [2]
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Sources and review dates
- Nobel Prize — official biography and award record ↗
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Reviewed 23 October 2026. Historical dates and award-time affiliations retain their original context. A review date is not an event date. Background sources are identified separately from official records.