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American economist (1941-)

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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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William Nordhaus
said · Oct 8, 2018
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My own view is that there basically is no alternative to a market solution.

Yale University Press Conference Introducing Nobel Laureate William Nordhaus. (YouTube video). Associated Press. October 8, 2018.

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William Nordhaus
said · Oct 8, 2015
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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.

"The Pope & the Market," The New York Review of Books, October 8, 2015

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William Nordhaus
said · Feb 11, 2014
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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].

"Economist Says Best Climate Fix A Tough Sell, But Worth It." National Public Radio. February 11, 2014.

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2018Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel
2017BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award
2016Carnegie Fellow
2009Clarivate Citation Laureates
1984Fellow of the Econometric Society
Sterling Professor
Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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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. Nordhaus received the prize "for integrating climate change into long-run macroeconomic analysis".

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Born 1941 · age 85
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