I have referred previously to the very public debate about the so-called “hockey stick”, a central feature of the most recent report of the Intergovernmental
read morePeople often say that preventing a problem is better than curing it or living with it. When you look closely at a particular problem, the
read moreThis week I consider how economics can contribute constructively in an organisation dealing with agriculture, natural resources or the environment. How can economics particularly help?
read more“Until recently, conventional thinking on salinity was fairly simple – more perennial plants, less salinity,” says Dr Tom Nordblom of CRC Salinity and New South
read moreIf you want to keep up with the latest issues in agriculture there is no substitute for chatting with farmers. In my experience, most are
read moreAs part of a survey of policy makers and policy advisers in 2002 I asked, “What are the strengths of economists (relative to other disciplines)
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