William Nordhaus

American economist (1941-) · United States · Academics

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William Dawbney Nordhaus is an American economist. He was a Sterling Professor of Economics at Yale University, best known for his work in economic modeling and climate change, and a co-recipient of the 2018 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.

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2018“My own view is that there basically is no alternative to a market solution.”In their words8 October 2018Yale University Press Conference Introducing Nobel Laureate William Nordhaus. (YouTube video). Associated Press. October 8, 2018.Read the whole statement

Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred NobelAward2017BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge AwardAward2016Carnegie FellowAward2015“Putting a low price on valuable environmental resources is a phenomenon that pervades modern society. Agricultural water is not scarce in California; it is underpriced.”In their words8 October 2015"The Pope & the Market," The New York Review of Books, October 8, 2015Read the whole statement

2014“We have to be grown-ups, I think [when discussing the payment of funds today to prevent climate harm which may be decades in the future].”In their words11 February 2014"Economist Says Best Climate Fix A Tough Sell, But Worth It." National Public Radio. February 11, 2014.Read the whole statement

2009Clarivate Citation LaureatesAward2008“Carbon prices must be raised to transmit the social costs of GHG emissions to the everyday decisions of billions of firms and people.”In their wordsA Question of Balance: Weighing the Options on Global Warming Policies (2008), p. 168Read the whole statement

1984Fellow of the Econometric SocietyAward1941Born31 May 1941

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My own view is that there basically is no alternative to a market solution.
Oct 8, 2018, Yale University Press Conference Introducing Nobel Laureate William Nordhaus. (YouTube video). Associated Press. October 8, 2018., Own words
Putting a low price on valuable environmental resources is a phenomenon that pervades modern society. Agricultural water is not scarce in California; it is underpriced.
Oct 8, 2015, "The Pope & the Market," The New York Review of Books, October 8, 2015, Own words
We have to be grown-ups, I think [when discussing the payment of funds today to prevent climate harm which may be decades in the future].
Feb 11, 2014, "Economist Says Best Climate Fix A Tough Sell, But Worth It." National Public Radio. February 11, 2014., Own words

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Awards

Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel2018

BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award2017

Carnegie Fellow2016

Clarivate Citation Laureates2009

Fellow of the Econometric Society1984

Sterling Professor

Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association

Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

In common with William

Gabriel ZucmanBoth received Carnegie Fellow

Robert FogelBoth received Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association

Paul M. RomerBoth received Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel

Anne L'HuillierBoth received BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award Robert B. WilsonBoth received Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association

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