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Carbon tax gets renewed attention but still faces resistance

Phys.org - Tue 9 Oct 18

Advocates of taxing fossil fuels believe their position is stronger now because of an alarming new report on climate change and a Nobel Prize awarded to by two American economists, but neither ...

Economics Nobel Prize Winner Sees No Singularity on the Horizon

IEEE Spectrum - Mon 8 Oct 18

William Nordhaus looked for leading indicators of a Singularity back in 2015 but couldn't find any

Economists win Nobel for work on climate and growth

BBC News - Mon 8 Oct 18

William Nordhaus and Paul Romer win prize for research on how climate and technology affect the economy.

Americans win economics Nobel for work on climate and growth

Phys.org - Mon 8 Oct 18

Two Americans won the Nobel Prize in economics on Monday, one for studying the economics of climate change and the other for showing how to help foster the innovation needed to solve such a ...

Economics Nobel prize given for putting a price tag on climate change

Newscientist - Mon 8 Oct 18

The 2018 Sveriges Riksbank prize in economic sciences has gone to Paul Romer and William Nordhaus for integrating climate change and technology into macroeconomics

Climate, development tipped for Nobel economics prize

Phys.org - Mon 8 Oct 18

The 2018 Nobel season, marked by the lack of a literature award for the first time in 70 years, winds up Monday with the economics prize which experts say could go to research on the climate ...

Nobel in Economics for Climate Research Includes ex-Stanford professor

KQED Science - Mon 8 Oct 18

Two Americans won the Nobel Prize in economics for their work on how to deal with pollution and climate change and how to foster the innovation needed to tackle such problems.

Two American economists win the 2018 Nobel Economics Prize

Daily Mail - Mon 8 Oct 18

Yale professor William Nordhaus and New York University academic Paul Romer will share the award's nine million Swedish kronor (about $1.01 million/ £770,000) prize.

How the economics of ideas and climate earned pair a Nobel Prize

Fastcompany Tech - Tue 9 Oct 18

William Nordhaus and Paul Romer have coped with big questions about what spurs economic growth, the importance of sustainable growth, and how to tackle climate change. William Nordhaus and Paul ...

Scientific Inputs from Climate, Tech Win Nobel Economics Prize

Laboratory Equipment - Tue 9 Oct 18

NewsThe Nobel Prize for Economics for 2018 was announced for two American theorists whose work puts science front and center in their vision of the 21st century global economy.Staff Author: Seth ...

These are the winners of the 2018 Nobel Prize in Economics

Fastcompany Tech - Mon 8 Oct 18

William Nordhaus and Paul Romer won for their work in integrating climate change and technological innovation into macroeconomic analysis. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has announced ...

Nobel Prize in Economics 2018

ScienceDaily - Mon 8 Oct 18

The 2018 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel is being awarded to William D. Nordhaus "for integrating climate change into long-run macroeconomic analysis" ...

Walkers can be deadly for babies, finds a new study

The Hindu - Mon 8 Oct 18

It’s adorable to see an 11-month-old who’s just learning to walk, glide across the room in his walker, all smiles, hands flapping in glee. But that se

Zebronics’ Zeb-Prism: A disappointing rave

The Hindu - Mon 8 Oct 18

Despite great sound and easy portability, the Zeb-Prism can be a little tiresome

Nobel Economics Prize awarded to William D. Nordhaus, Paul M. Romer

The Hindu - Mon 8 Oct 18

The economists have been given the prize for “integrating innovation and climate with economic growth.”