Macroeconomics in the Age of Climate Change

GDAE will award its 2015 Leontief Prize for Advancing the Frontiers of Economic Thought to Duncan Foley and Lance Taylor. The award recognizes the contributions that these researchers have made to our understanding of the relationships between environmental quality and the macroeconomy.  As part of the ceremony, awardees willl lecture on the theme “Macroeconomics in the Age of Climate Change.” A reception will follow the ceremony.  This event is free and open to the public.