Re: [asa] Copenhagen Consensus on Global Aid (Warming)

So, unless one thinks a priori that global warming is the top priority, one
can't create a scientifically valid economic model to measure and rank
priorities? Sounds upside down to me.

On Sat, Jun 7, 2008 at 12:23 PM, PvM <pvm.pandas@gmail.com> wrote:

> Of course, if one is skeptic of the fact of global warming then it is
> unlikely that one will consider it to be a relevant priority. Garbage
> in, garbage out and no economist is going to make a difference when
> the assumptions are flawed. However, worse, the mistake is to look at
> short term versus long term impact.
>
>
> http://www.realclimate.org/index.php/archives/2006/07/the-copenhagen-consensus/
>
> On Sat, Jun 7, 2008 at 6:06 AM, David Opderbeck <dopderbeck@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > The Copenhagen Consensus released a report on what sorts of international
> > investment will likely produce the most return for humanity. See here:
> > http://www.copenhagenconsensus.com/Default.aspx?ID=788
> >
> > Top of the list: micronutrients, lowering trade barriers, deworming.
> > Middle of the list: R&D for low carbon technology. Bottom of the list:
> > global warming mitigation. Not on the list: population control (though
> > it's not clear this was studied).
> >
> > It is fair to note, of course, that the Copenhagen Consensus project is
> > headed by Bjorn Lomborg, author of "The Skeptical Environmentalist." But
> > the panel included some pretty impressive economists, including nobel
> > laureate Vernon Smith (inventor of the "combinatorial auction" for
> wireless
> > spectrum and other infrastructure resources), and others.
> > --
> > David W. Opderbeck
> > Associate Professor of Law
> > Seton Hall University Law School
> > Gibbons Institute of Law, Science & Technology
>

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David W. Opderbeck
Associate Professor of Law
Seton Hall University Law School
Gibbons Institute of Law, Science & Technology
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