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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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Economics, Environment, Natural resource management, Policy

66 – Thinking like an economist 21: Using incentives to buy land-use change in agriculture for environmental benefits

17 October, 200526 December, 2011 by David Pannell11 Min Reading

In general, the use of incentive payments in environmental programs is poorly thought through. This article discusses situations where environmental incentive payments are more likely

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Economics, Policy

65 – Thinking like an economist 20: Challenges for policy economists

15 August, 200526 December, 2011 by David Pannell7 Min Reading

In this article I discuss some of the more common challenges that economists face when attempting to influence the policy process to promote the public

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