The Economics of a Green Recovery
McHarg Center, University of Pennsylvania
McHarg Center, University of Pennsylvania
New York, NY
Testing and taxing are important steps in the fights against the pandemic and climate change— and both have their limits.
Webinar
Pausing the World to Fight Coronavirus Has Carbon Emissions Down—But True Climate Success Looks Like More Action, Not Less
Like climate economics, the economics of Covid-19 mean we need to take aggressive action, not incremental steps.
Report by Katie Brigham
Radio Corona
College Park, MD
To make sense of the spread of Covid-19, economics—particularly black swan events and compound growth—can provide guidance.
Hosted by Warren Olney
NYU Wagner
The power of compound growth has long been recognized as essential to economic development. But in both the COVID-19 pandemic and the slower-moving climate crisis, this same mathematical force is cutting the other way, revealing dangerous shortcomings in how we manage externalities.
When considering travel and other choices, economic principles can provide guidance.
New York, NY
A $40 carbon dioxide price? Try $100, $200, or possibly more.
The money would go far in politics, but it will also allow for technological experimentation and will take a fundraising burden off recipients.
Pat Thurston Show
Spring 2020
Why It Matters