Unique meeting with Economics Laureate Paul R. Milgrom

Wednesday, December 7, 2022 - 07:30

On December 7, Tillväxtanalys in collaboration with the Royal The Swedish Academy of Sciences joins a dialogue on how auctions can be used for climate change and digitalisation.

Paul R. Milgrom, recipient of the 2020 Economics Prize opens with a presentation of auctions as a tool for allocating water resources in the age of climate change. We follow up with a conversation about a wider use of auctions with Svante Axelsson, national coordinator for Fossilfritt Sweden, Darja Isaksson, Vinnova's director general and Jan-Eric Nilsson, professor emeritus KTH. Henrik Hermansson, analyst at Tillväxtanalys moderates.

The number of places at the physical seminar is limited. First come first served. Book by 24 November.

The seminar begins with coffee at 13:00. Take the chance to mingle with exciting guests.

Warm welcome!

Growth analysis and Royal The Academy of Sciences

Program

13:00 Coffee on site

13:30–13:35 Welcome

13:35–13:40 Tommy Andersson, prize committee member and professor at Lund University, presents Paul R. Milgrom and summarizes the prize committee's rationale

13:40–14:10 Paul R. Milgrom presents "Water Markets in an Era of Climate Change"

14:10–14:40 Conversation between Paul. R Milgrom, Svante Axelsson, Darja Isaksson and Jan-Eric Nilsson on how auctions can be used for climate change and digitization

14:40–14:55 Question time

14:55–15:00 End