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Climate change, Economics, Natural resource management, Policy, Politics

333. Reducing bushfire risks

16 March, 202016 April, 2020 by David Pannell5 Min Reading

All the world has seen media coverage of the extraordinary fires that Australia has endured this summer. They sparked an intense discussion and debate about

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Agriculture, Behaviour, Economics, Latest, Natural resource management, People, Policy

332. Farmer behaviour and agricultural policy

9 March, 20201 April, 2020 by David Pannell4 Min Reading

An understanding of farmers’ adoption of new practices is central to the design of effective and efficient agricultural policies. Aspects of agricultural policy that can

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Environment, Latest, Natural resource management

331. Conservation opportunities on uncontested lands

2 March, 202023 March, 2020 by David Pannell3 Min Reading

Not all agricultural land is productive and valuable. Looking for low-value land might be a useful strategy when seeking to increase the area devoted to

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Agriculture, Behaviour, Communication, Economics, Latest, Natural resource management, People, Policy, Social issues

330. Adoption of agricultural innovations Special Issue

24 February, 202016 May, 2020 by David Pannell3 Min Reading

I’m the guest editor for a new Special Issue of the journal Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy. The theme of the issue is “Adoption of

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Latest, Music

329. Best albums of the 2010s

2 January, 202021 September, 2023 by David Pannell7 Min Reading

Where did the decade go? Here are my 20 favourite albums over the past 10 years.  In the previous two decades, my choice of best

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Economics, Latest

328. Weitzman discounting

7 October, 201923 March, 2020 by David Pannell6 Min Reading

Martin Weitzman (1942-2019) was an environmental economist who thought laterally. He made important contributions to the field in at least three areas. Here I’ll explain

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