The social cost of carbon dioxide (SC-CO2) measures the monetized value of the damages to society caused by an incremental metric tonne of…
Economists have for decades recommended that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases be taxed—or otherwise priced—to provide incentives…
This contribution surveys significant contributions technological innovations have made to humans' economic and material welfare, the…
Russia’s attack of Ukraine is causing staggering human suffering and destruction. The impacts on global commodity markets are being acutely…
This special issue is a reminder that the world lost a truly remarkable scholar when Martin Weitzman sadly passed away in 2019. Across five…
We develop a Bayesian latent factor model of the joint long-run evolution of GDP per capita for 113 countries over the 118 years from 1900…
Experiences in real-world pollution markets suggest that firms make persistent errors in forecasting allowance and credit prices that…
Economists have for decades recommended that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases be taxed – or otherwise priced – to provide…
Past pandemic experience can affect health outcomes in future pandemics. This paper focuses on the last major influenza pandemic in 1968 (…
As governments, firms, and universities advance ambitious greenhouse gas emission goals, the demand for emission offsets – projects that…