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Economics, Policy

362. BCA criticisms 3: “discounting is bad”

10 January, 202221 September, 2023 by David Pannell6 Min Reading

Number 3 in my series on criticisms of Benefit: Cost Analysis (BCA) addresses discounting, the procedure used to compare benefits and costs that occur at

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Communication, Latest, Miscellaneous

361. Golf limericks

20 December, 202119 December, 2021 by David Pannell1 Min Reading

With Christmas upon us, it’s time for something light and (hopefully) amusing. How about a collection of limericks about golfing mishaps and achievements?  Most Saturdays

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Agriculture, Economics

360. Potential farmer responses to extreme prices for nitrogen fertiliser

19 December, 202125 January, 2022 by David Pannell6 Min Reading

For various reasons, the current price of nitrogen fertiliser is sky high. How should farmers respond? Crop farmers in Australia are currently ordering the inputs

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Latest

359. Ken Wallace obituary

15 December, 2021 by David Pannell2 Min Reading

A team led by Denis Saunders has prepared an obituary for Ken, which has now been published in the journal Pacific Conservation Biology. I’m really

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Economics

358. High-quality Benefit: Cost Analysis template, for free

12 December, 202121 September, 2023 by David Pannell5 Min Reading

As part of a project funded by the CRC for Water Sensitive Cities, I developed a flexible but powerful spreadsheet template for Benefit: Cost Analysis.

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Economics, Latest, Policy

357. BCA criticisms 2: “too much uncertainty”

6 December, 202121 September, 2023 by David Pannell6 Min Reading

Number 2 in my series on criticisms of Benefit: Cost Analysis (BCA) addresses the concern that it is not feasible to do a BCA on

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  • 440. Environmental offsets 8. Indirect offsets

    Some offset schemes allow research or public education as “indirect” offsets, as opposed to a direct offset, which undertakes on-ground works that create environmental benefits

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    For offsets to do their job, they need to be in place and delivering their benefits for at least as long as the development has

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    In some environmental offset schemes, the “currency” used to measure impacts and benefits is vegetation or habitat. In these cases, it is important to account

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