Last Nobel prize of the year to be announced for economics

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Michel Martin

Published October 12, 2026 at 3:35 AM CDT

The Nobel Prize in Economics, the sixth and last of this year's awards, will be announced today in Sweden.

Scott Horsley

Scott Horsley is NPR's Chief Economics Correspondent.

Michel Martin

Michel Martin is a host of Morning Edition.