William Nordhaus — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Co-recipient of the 2018 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for integrating climate change into long-run macroeconomic analysis.
Sterling Professor of Economics at Yale University, where he has been a faculty member since 1967.
Author or editor of over 20 books, including the widely used textbook "Economics" (co-authored with Paul Samuelson).
Served as a member of the Council of Economic Advisers during the Carter administration from 1977 to 1979.
Served as chairman of the board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston between 2014 and 2015.
Holds a PhD from MIT (1967) and BA and MA degrees from Yale University (1963, 1972).

Biography

William Dawbney Nordhaus is an American economist and Sterling Professor of Economics at Yale University. He is best known for his pioneering work in economic modeling and climate change, which led to him being a co-recipient of the 2018 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. The prize recognized his efforts in integrating climate change into long-run macroeconomic analysis.