Martin Weitzman

Martin Weitzman
Martin Weitzman
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 career
Institution	Harvard University
Field	Environmental economics
School or; tradition	Environmental economics
Alma mater	Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Stanford University; Swarthmore College
Doctoral; advisor	Robert Solow
Doctoral; students	Nat Keohane, Andrew Metrick, Gernot Wagner
Awards	Top 15 Financial Times-McKinsey Business Book of the Year 2015 for Climate Shock
	Information at IDEAS / RePEc

Martin Lawrence Weitzman (April 1, 1942 – August 27, 2019) was an 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.

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Martin Weitzman
Born	Meyer Levinger (1942-04-01)April 1, 1942 New York City, U.S.
Died	August 27, 2019(2019-08-27) (aged 77) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Nationality	American
Spouse	Jennifer Bäverstam Weitzman

Academic career
Institution	Harvard University
Field	Environmental economics
School or tradition	Environmental economics
Alma mater	Massachusetts Institute of Technology Stanford University Swarthmore College
Doctoral advisor	Robert Solow
Doctoral students	Nat Keohane, Andrew Metrick, Gernot Wagner
Awards	Top 15 Financial Times-McKinsey Business Book of the Year 2015 for Climate Shock^[1]
Information at IDEAS / RePEc