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90 – Skin cancer

29 January, 200726 December, 2011 by David Pannell2 Min Reading

As part of her work as as a public education officer for the Cancer Council, my wife Pauline has a weekly column in the local

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Economics, Environment, Social issues

89 – Farmers as “consumers” of nature conservation

13 November, 200626 December, 2011 by David Pannell5 Min Reading

Many farmers put a high value on improving environmental conditions on their farm. In other words, government programs for land and water conservation in rural

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Economics

88 – Thinking like an economist 24: Flat-earth economics

6 November, 200626 July, 2019 by David Pannell6 Min Reading

Economists are often interested in finding the optimal solution to economic problems, meaning the strategy or decision that gives the highest possible payoff. In reality,

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Economics

87 – Economics and the future

30 October, 200626 December, 2011 by David Pannell5 Min Reading

One of the most difficult issues in economics is how to deal with time, especially for issues that extend over the very long term. Steve

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Behaviour, Communication, Research

86 – Adoption of conservation practices by rural landholders: implications for research and extension

23 October, 200626 December, 2011 by David Pannell10 Min Reading

A multi-disciplinary team has published a review of past research on adoption of conservation practices by rural landholders. Here is an edited extract summarising implications

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Behaviour, Policy

85 – Adoption of conservation practices by rural landholders: implications for policy

16 October, 200626 December, 2011 by David Pannell3 Min Reading

A team of economists (including myself), rural sociologists, and a social psychologist has published a cross-disciplinary review of literature on adoption of conservation practices by

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