Pannell Discussions

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

Agriculture

Agriculture, Research

11 July, 200526 December, 2011 by David Pannell3 Min Reading

If you are trying to swim up a flowing river, you have to swim faster than the current. Farmers face a similar problem in trying

Agriculture, Economics

20 June, 200523 April, 2020 by David Pannell5 Min Reading

People often say that preventing a problem is better than curing it or living with it. When you look closely at a particular problem, the

9 August, 200426 December, 2011 by David Pannell4 Min Reading

W.E. Wood was a railway engineer working in the wheatbelt of Western Australia who, in 1924, was the first to publish a correct diagnosis of

384. Biodiversity offset prices and biodiversity values

Increasingly, governments require developers to buy credits to offset any losses of biodiversity caused by their developments. In some cases, biodiversity offset credits can be
383. Submission to carbon credit inquiry

Prior to the last national election in Australia, our system of carbon credits was strongly criticised in the media by researchers from the Australian National
382. BCA challenges: Who benefits? Who pays?

Here is the fifth video extract from my workshop called “Benefit-Cost Analysis: Traps, Challenges and Best Practice” presented on 7 February 2022, as part of
381. Why are fertiliser prices currently so high?
380. The public’s valuation of threatened species protection
379. BCA challenges: Excess burden of taxation
378. Farmers’ adoption of new practices and technologies – video
377. Grain growers adapting to climate change in the WA wheatbelt
376. BCA challenges: jobs
375. Do urban parks have to be watered?