That's not what I said.
On Sat, Jun 7, 2008 at 9:47 AM, David Opderbeck <dopderbeck@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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
>
>
>
> --
> David W. Opderbeck
> Associate Professor of Law
> Seton Hall University Law School
> Gibbons Institute of Law, Science & Technology
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