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William Nordhaus
Economist

William Nordhaus

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Integrating climate change into economic models

Managing the Global Commons · Economy and environment

Born
31 May 1941
Birthplace
Albuquerque

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William Nordhaus

William Nordhaus is an American economist whose work examines the interaction between economic activity and climate. He shared the 2018 economics Nobel memorial prize with Paul Romer.

Early life

Yale and MIT

Studied at Yale and earned his doctorate at MIT in 1967.

Career

  1. 1967

    Yale faculty

    Joined the economics department.

  2. 1977–1979

    Economic adviser

    Served on the US Council of Economic Advisers.

  3. 2018

    Nobel recognition

    Honoured for integrating climate change into long-run macroeconomic analysis.

Selected work

Managing the Global Commons

A book on the economics of climate change.

Economy and environment

Developed integrated models connecting emissions, climate and economic choices.

Beyond work

Family

His wife Barbara worked as a social worker at the Yale Child Study Center.

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