Yes, economics is one of the categories for a Nobel prize.

The Nobel Prize for Economics was established in 1968, and in 1969, the first Nobel Prize for Economics was awarded jointly to Ragnar Frisch and Jan Tinbergen.

The Nobel prize for economics has never been awarded to a woman

1968

The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel was the sixth category added to the Nobel Prizes in 1968. It is commonly referred to as the Nobel Prize in Economics.