Global warming is an undeniable reality, yet government and society show limited action to combat it. Economist Frank Ackerman critiques standard economic models, which assess the global cost of

Global warming is an undeniable reality, yet government and society show limited action to combat it. Economist Frank Ackerman critiques standard economic models, which assess the global cost of protection versus destruction, for their incomplete cost-benefit analysis.

This discussion took place at an event hosted by The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future on April 28, 2009.

Economics professor and author Robert Frank delivered a lecture as part of the Authors@Google series on July 23, 2007, at Google headquarters in Mountain View, CA.

During his talk, Frank

Economics professor and author Robert Frank delivered a lecture as part of the Authors@Google series on July 23, 2007, at Google headquarters in Mountain View, CA.

During his talk, Frank discussed basic economic principles, notably the concept of pursuing actions where benefits exceed costs. He is the author of "The Economic Naturalist: In Search of Explanations for Everyday Enigmas."