Martin Weitzman
Martin Weitzman | |
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| Born | Meyer Levinger April 1, 1942 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | August 27, 2019 (aged 77) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Jennifer Bäverstam Weitzman |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Swarthmore College (BA) Stanford University (MS) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD) |
| Doctoral advisor | Robert Solow |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Environmental economics |
| School or tradition | Environmental economics |
| Institutions | Harvard University |
| Doctoral students | Nat Keohane, Andrew Metrick, Gernot Wagner |
| Awards | Top 15 Financial Times-McKinsey Business Book of the Year 2015 for Climate Shock |
| Website | |
Martin Lawrence Weitzman (April 1, 1942 – August 27, 2019) was an American economist and a professor of economics at Harvard University. He was among the most influential economists in the world according to Research Papers in Economics (RePEc). His latest research was largely focused on environmental economics, specifically climate change and the economics of catastrophes.