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

Fair enough. What are the specific problems with the models in the
Copenhagen report?

On Sat, Jun 7, 2008 at 1:03 PM, PvM <pvm.pandas@gmail.com> wrote:

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