Senior Fellow; Nobel Laureate

William D. Nordhaus

Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, 2018

Biography

Integrated climate change into long-run macroeconomic analysis, creating foundational models that underpin modern climate economics. His Dynamic Integrated Climate-Economy model transformed how governments and international bodies assess the economic impacts of climate policy.

William D. Nordhaus is listed among the Academy's fellows and contributors to its international mission of advancing ecological civilization, green science, and cross-cultural knowledge exchange.