Climate Economics with Arvid Viaene
A research-focused podcast on the economics of climate change and air pollution. Episodes are released every two weeks on Tuesday at 6 am CET. Episodes will be either expert interviews or solo explorations of key issues. Hosted by Dr. Arvid Viaene, a climate economist with a PhD from the University of Chicago. He has done research on the impacts of climate change on agriculture and mortality. His research on climate-related mortality has been published in The Quarterly Journal of Economics, and he has advised the European Commission on the impacts of climate policy on firm competitiveness.
Climate Economics with Arvid Viaene
Latest Episodes
#35 From Rejection to Nobel Prize: The Work of William Nordhaus
How did economists learn to put a price on climate change?In this solo episode, I tell the story of William Nordhaus and the development of the DICE model, one of the foundational models in climate economics.We trace the journey f...
#34 Dr. Frank Venmans - The EU ETS Compliance Puzzle: High Compliance, Low Enforcement
What happens if firms simply do not comply with a carbon market?In this episode, I speak with Frank Venmans about his paper “Policing Carbon Markets”, which studies compliance and enforcement in the EU Emissions Trading System.
#33 Dr. Frances Moore – From $130 to $280 per Ton: Rethinking the Social Cost of Carbon
What is the social cost of carbon, and why do estimates vary so widely?In this episode, I speak with professor Frances Moore about her paper synthesizing nearly 150 studies on the social cost of carbon.We discuss how the literatur...
#32 Dr. Gernot Wagner — Why Tipping Points Matter in Climate Economics
When economists model climate change, they often focus on how rising greenhouse gas emissions increase global temperatures and create economic damages. But the climate system is not always smooth or linear. Some systems may cross tipping poi...
#31 A Cautious Case for Climate Optimism: The Increase in Carbon Pricing
In this episode, I cover why you can likely be a bit more optimistic about climate change than you currently because of three reasons: increase in the coverage of emissions by carbon pricing, the increase in average carbon price, and developmen...
