Pannell Discussions

Ideas in economics, environment, agriculture, policy and more.

Month: April 2012

30 April, 20126 May, 2012 by David Pannell6 Min Reading

Psychologists studying the way that people plan projects have found that they are often way too optimistic – they think the project will take less

22 April, 201222 April, 2012 by David Pannell6 Min Reading

There seems to be a lot of interest in wildlife corridors as a strategy for nature conservation at the moment. The push is for very

Latest, Policy, Water

10 April, 201210 April, 2012 by David Pannell3 Min Reading

I am a contributor to a new book on water policy, just published by Edward Elgar. It is called ‘Water Policy Reform: Lessons in Sustainability

400. The Journal of Beatles Studies

Last year a new research journal was established, The Journal of Beatles Studies. I decided to try to get a paper published in it. I
399. Behavioural economics + production economics = impact

Behavioural economists are studying “nudges” to prompt behaviour change in agriculture. Accounting for production economics can help make nudges more impactful. Much of the early
398. Live drawing during seminar

This week I spoke at a workshop on agricultural extension and adoption of new farming practices. As part of the event, they had an artist
397. Responding to journal reviews
396. Landing at Sydney Airport (video)
395. Should parks be less green?
394. Creating an environmental market
393. Markets, trust and religion
392. Environmental markets don’t emerge spontaneously
391. Resources for PhD students: information your supervisors may not tell you