William Dawbney Nordhaus is an American economist. He was a Sterling Professor of Economics at Yale University, best known for his work in economic modeling and climate change, and a co-recipient of the 2018 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. Nordhaus received the prize "for integrating climate change into long-run macroeconomic analysis". The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2018, announced October 1, 2018. William D. Nordhaus (1/2), “for integrating climate change into long-run macroeconomic analysis”. Paul M. Romer (1/2), “for integrating technological innovations into long-run macroeconomic analysis”. William D. Nordhaus: born 1941, Albuquerque, NM, USA. Paul M. Romer: born 1955, Denver, CO, USA. Wiki link Wiki link Data: the Nobel Foundation (CC0).