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Economics, Environment

184 – The optimal scale of environmental projects

11 April, 201126 December, 2011 by David Pannell4 Min Reading

In the last two Pannell Discussions, I’ve talked about the relationship between the scale of environmental projects and their costs (PD182) and benefits (PD183). This

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Economics, Environment

183 – Diminishing marginal benefits of environmental projects

28 March, 201126 December, 2011 by David Pannell6 Min Reading

Environmental managers face the question of how large in scale to make their environmental projects. An important consideration is whether the projects would face diminishing

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Economics, Environment

182 – Increasing marginal costs of environmental projects

21 March, 201126 December, 2011 by David Pannell5 Min Reading

One of the key insights of economics is the idea of increasing marginal costs – as you produce more and more of a good, production

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Communication

181 – Answering questions after presenting a seminar or conference paper

7 March, 201126 December, 2011 by David Pannell11 Min Reading

You’re well prepared for a seminar or conference presentation, but as the day approaches, doubts and fears emerge. You worry about messing up in question

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Behaviour

180 – New book: Changing Land Management

28 February, 201126 December, 2011 by David Pannell3 Min Reading

I have a new book out this week: “Changing Land Management: Adoption of New Practices by Rural Landholders”, published by CSIRO Publishing, co-edited with Frank

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Agriculture, Economics

179 – Discounted milk prices

22 February, 201126 December, 2011 by David Pannell4 Min Reading

In January 2011, Coles supermarkets discounted the price of “home brand” milk to $1 per litre, prompting a storm of protests from farmers. Do the

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