Nordhaus

The prospect that a new generation of environmentalists such as Nordhaus and Shellenberger, along with academic dissenters such as Garte and the Pilkeys, can work a reformation of the movement may not seem very bright.

Claremont.org 2009

The prospect that a new generation of environmentalists such as Nordhaus and Shellenberger, along with academic dissenters such as Garte and the Pilkeys, can work a reformation of the movement may not seem very bright.

Claremont.org 2009

The prospect that a new generation of environmentalists such as Nordhaus and Shellenberger, along with academic dissenters such as Garte and the Pilkeys, can work a reformation of the movement may not seem very bright.

Claremont.org 2009

I cannot say that I follow how Nordhaus works his way to the 2.2 percent number, but I doubt that you would want to carve that figure in stone.

Entrepreneurs and "giving back", Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

See also William Nordhaus, The Progress of Computing, and Brad DeLong's commentary on my arithmetic.

Moore's Law, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

Thus, Nordhaus argues, "Schumpeterian profits" (the profits from creative destruction) are small for individual firms relative to the benefits to society at large.

Entrepreneurs and "giving back", Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

What Nordhaus found is that of the total gains from innovation, only 2.2 percent accrue to the innovating firms.

Entrepreneurs and "giving back", Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

I am not sure how startled I am by Nordhaus 'result.

Entrepreneurs and "giving back", Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

Tim Worstall comments on a paper by William Nordhaus on the private vs. social returns of innovation.

Entrepreneurs and "giving back", Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

On the health care thread, where I borrowed Nordhaus 'question about improvements in health vs. improvements in other areas, Eric Krieg wrote,

Comment of the Week, 2003-08-20, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009