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Frikk Nesje

Department of Economics

Associate professor

Øster Farimagsgade 5, Bygn 26

Copenhagen, 1353

Denmark

CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute)

Poschinger Str. 5

Munich, DE-81679

Germany

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

16

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2,827

TOTAL CITATIONS

45

Scholarly Papers (16)

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Pricing Carbon

CESifo Working Paper No. 9608
Number of pages: 84 Posted: 17 Mar 2022
University of Hamburg - Faculty of Business, Economics, and Social Sciences, University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics and FernUniversität in Hagen
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carbon pricing, expert survey, carbon tax, emission trading, border carbon adjustment, climate policy

Sense and sensitivity: An argument against reporting multiple Net Present Values

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 20 Dec 2023 Last Revised: 05 Dec 2024
University of Exeter, University of Hamburg - Faculty of Business, Economics, and Social Sciences, University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics and University of York
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Net Present Value, Sensitivity Analysis, Benefit-Cost Analysis, Social Discounting

Sense and Sensitivity: An Argument Against Reporting Multiple Net Present Values

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 11547
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 23 Dec 2024
University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics, University of Hamburg - Faculty of Business, Economics, and Social Sciences, University of York and University of Exeter
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benefit-cost analysis, net present value, sensitivity analysis, social cost of carbon, regulatory analysis

Intergenerational Discounting and Inequality

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 28 Apr 2025
Frikk Nesje and Paolo G. Piacquadio
University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics and University of St. Gallen
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Intergenerational justice, Discounting, Inequality

Intergenerational Discounting and Inequality

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 11630
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 28 Jan 2025
Frikk Nesje and Paolo G. Piacquadio
University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics and University of St. Gallen
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intergenerational justice, discounting, inequality

Intergenerational Discounting and Inequality

Number of pages: 128 Posted: 18 Jul 2026
Frikk Nesje and Paolo G. Piacquadio
University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics and University of St. Gallen
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Intergenerational Justice, Discounting, Inequality

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Philosphers and Economists Can Agree on the Intergenerational Discount Rate and Climate Policy Paths

CESifo Working Paper No. 9930
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 19 Sep 2022
University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics, University of Hamburg - Faculty of Business, Economics, and Social Sciences, University of York and University of Exeter
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intergenerational social discounting, expert survey, philosophy, economics, climate policy

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Discounting Disentangled

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 09 Jun 2015 Last Revised: 29 Nov 2015
University of York, London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE), University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics and University of Hamburg - Faculty of Business, Economics, and Social Sciences
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Social discount rate, expert advice, project evaluation, disagreement

Cross-Dynastic Intergenerational Altruism

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 06 Apr 2020 Last Revised: 20 Dec 2021
Frikk Nesje
University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics
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Intergenerational altruism, social discounting, time-inconsistency, declining discount rates, generalized consumption Euler equations, interdependent utility, isolation paradox

Cross-Dynastic Intergenerational Altruism

CESifo Working Paper No. 9626
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 22 Mar 2022
Frikk Nesje
University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics
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intergenerational altruism, social discounting, time-inconsistency, declining discount rates, generalized consumption Euler equations, interdependent utility, isolation paradox

Cross-Dynastic Intergenerational Altruism

Number of pages: 56 Posted: 23 Jun 2023
Frikk Nesje
University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics
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Intergenerational altruism, social discounting, time-inconsistency, declining discount rates, interdependent utility, isolation paradox, climate policy

Beliefs, evidence, and climate action ⋆

Columbia Business School Research Paper No. 5282318
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 30 Jan 2025 Last Revised: 11 May 2026
University of York, University of Exeter, University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Climate policy, Energy policy, Climate risk, Equilibrium climate sensitivity, Bayesian updating JEL: D83, H51, Q48, Q54

Updating Climate Beliefs Based on Latest IPCC Report Points to Increased Willingness to Act

CESifo Working Paper No. 11668
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 11 Feb 2025
University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics, University of York, University of Exeter and Columbia University - Columbia Business School
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energy policy, climate risk, equilibrium climate sensitivity, Bayesian updating

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Balancing the Risk of Tipping: Early Warning Systems from Detection to Management

CESifo Working Paper No. 10892
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 23 Jan 2024
University of Augsburg, University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics, RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau and CMCC - Centro Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici
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catastrophic regime shifts, tipping points, early warning signals, learning, optimal ecosystem management

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Operationalizing early warning signals for effective decision-making

Number of pages: 7 Posted: 24 Feb 2025
CMCC - Centro Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici, Universite du Luxembourg - Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine, University of Helsinki, CNRS, University of Augsburg, RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau, University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics, Wageningen University and Research (WUR), KU Leuven and Utrecht University
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Embedded Discounting and the Green Transition

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 21 Apr 2022
Technical University of Denmark, Potsdam-Institut für Klimafolgenforschung (PIK), University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics and University of York
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Social Discounting, Net Present Value, Socio-Economic Analysis, Geothermal, District Heating

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Heterogeneity in Expert Recommendations for Designing Carbon Pricing Policies Across the Globe

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 10620
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 08 Sep 2023
University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics, FernUniversität in Hagen and University of Hamburg - Faculty of Business, Economics, and Social Sciences
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carbon pricing, expert survey, carbon tax, emission trading, border carbon adjustment, revenue recycling

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Beliefs, evidence, and action towards the green energy transition

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 04 Jun 2025 Last Revised: 15 Jul 2026
University of York, University of Exeter, University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Energy Policy, Equilibrium climate sensitivity, Bayesian updating, Climate Risk

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Expert Recommendations on Designing Carbon Pricing Policies Across the Globe

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 13 Feb 2024
University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics, FernUniversität in Hagen and University of Hamburg - Faculty of Business, Economics, and Social Sciences
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Carbon pricing, expert survey, instrument choice, border carbon adjustment, revenue recycling.

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Designing Carbon Pricing Policies Across the Globe

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 11424
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 03 Dec 2024
University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics, FernUniversität in Hagen and University of Hamburg - Faculty of Business, Economics, and Social Sciences
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carbon pricing, expert survey, instrument choice, border carbon adjustment, revenue recycling

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Embedded Discounting

CESifo Working Paper No. 10689
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 23 Oct 2023
Technical University of Denmark, University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics, Potsdam-Institut für Klimafolgenforschung (PIK) and University of York
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discounting, social discount rate, cost-benefit analysis, public guidelines

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The Future, Now: A Review of Social Discounting

Annual Review of Resource Economics, Vol. 14, Issue 1, pp. 467-491, 2022
Posted: 12 Oct 2022
University of Hamburg - Faculty of Business, Economics, and Social Sciences, University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics, University of York and University of Exeter

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