Reflections on the 2018 Nobel Memorial Prize Awarded to William Nordhaus

Authors

  • J. Paul Kelleher University of Wisconsin-Madison, United States

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23941/ejpe.v12i1.415

Abstract

The 2018 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel was awarded to William D. Nordhaus “for integrating climate change into long-run macroeconomic analysis” and to Paul M. Romer “for integrating technological innovations into long-run macroeconomic analysis”. J. Paul Kelleher reflects on Nordhaus’ work.

Author Biography

J. Paul Kelleher, University of Wisconsin-Madison, United States

J Paul Kelleher is Associate Professor of Bioethics and Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. His research focuses on ethical and philosophical dimensions of public policy, especially health policy and climate policy. He is currently writing a book on climate change and intertemporal welfare economics.

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Published

2019-07-24

How to Cite

Kelleher, J. P. (2019). Reflections on the 2018 Nobel Memorial Prize Awarded to William Nordhaus. Erasmus Journal for Philosophy and Economics, 12(1), 93–107. https://doi.org/10.23941/ejpe.v12i1.415

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 1 (2019): Spring 2019

Section

Special Contributions