Joaquim Silvestre

Education

• Ph.D., Economics, University of Minnesota, 1973
• Llicenciatura, Economics, Universitat de Barcelona, 1968

About

Joaquim Silvestre has expertise in microeconomic theory.

Research Focus

Professor Silvestre conducts research in microeconomic theory; microeconomic foundations of macroeconomics; public economics; environmental economics; and experimental economics. His current research covers intergenerational equity and cooperation in the lab.

Publications

• Silvestre, J., H. Llavador, and J. E. Roemer. Sustainability for a Warming Planet. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2015.
• Silvestre, J. "Utilitarianism and Equality for Quasilinear or Gorman-form Preferences,” Social Choice and Welfare 42.2 (2014): 781–791.
• Silvestre, J., and A. Bosch-Domènech. "Measuring Risk Aversion with Lists: A New Bias." Theory and Decision 75 (2013): 465–496.
• Silvestre, J. Public Microeconomics: Efficiency and Equity in Public Policy, Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar, 2012.

Teaching

Joaquim Silvestre teaches courses in microeconomics and public economics.

Awards

• VIII Ferran Armengol i Tubau Prize, Institut d’Estudis Catalans, 2006
• Medalla Narcís Monturiol al mèrit científic i tecnològic, Generalitat de Catalunya (Narcís Monturiol Medal for Scientific and Technological Merit, Catalan government), 2009
• Elected Fellow of the Econometric Society, 1991