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72 – Headaches

17 April, 200626 December, 2011 by David Pannell4 Min Reading

Bad headaches can be extremely debilitating. Here I tell how I got mine under control, after years of pretty serious suffering. I am very susceptible

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Economics

71 – Thinking like an economist 23: Agonising decisions

10 April, 200626 December, 2011 by David Pannell4 Min Reading

Decisions with important consequences can sometimes be ‘agonising’. We can go round and round in our minds, struggling to choose between two finely balanced options.

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Economics

70 – Thinking like an economist 22: Risky decision making

27 March, 200626 December, 2011 by David Pannell5 Min Reading

Most economic decisions involves risk, in the sense that the decision maker doesn’t know what the exact consequences of different choices will be. This article

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Climate change

69 – Climate change

6 February, 200626 December, 2011 by David Pannell9 Min Reading

There have been several Pannell Discussions covering specific aspects of climate change. This piece sets down my views on the issue as a whole, with

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Environment, Natural resource management, Policy

68 – Seeking multiple outcomes in environmental programs

16 January, 200626 December, 2011 by David Pannell5 Min Reading

In Australian government programs for natural resource management, it is fashionable to seek investments that generate multiple benefits, rather than a single benefit. This fashion

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Communication, Environment, Natural resource management, Policy

67 – Using communication and education to encourage land-use change in agriculture for environmental benefits

24 October, 200526 December, 2011 by David Pannell9 Min Reading

Communication and education (or more generally, extension) are widely relied upon in environmental programs. However, much of this extension is of limited effect. It is

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