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Economics, Environment, Natural resource management, Policy

74 – Public benefits, private benefits, and incentives for changing land management

8 May, 200626 December, 2011 by David Pannell6 Min Reading

This article further examines the simple framework for choosing environmental policy instruments, as outlined in PD#73. The framework is based on levels of public and

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Economics, Environment, Natural resource management, Policy

73 – Public benefits, private benefits, and the choice of policy tool

1 May, 200626 December, 2011 by David Pannell9 Min Reading

Public benefits and private benefits are much discussed in environmental policy circles, but I’m not aware of any clear written explanation of their meanings, their

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Miscellaneous

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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