Economics is fundamentally about decisions, either understanding the decisions that people make, or helping people (especially governments) to make decisions. Some decisions are hard, but
read moreYou will probably be surprised that my starting point in this discussion of how to think like an economist is a book called The Prehistory
read moreLast week I attended the National Landcare Awards in Canberra. A highlight of the night was hearing the MC, Julie McCrossen from ABC Radio National,
read moreEvery so often I get asked about whether it is valid to include improved land values in economic evaluations of land conservation works on farms,
read moreI’ve been putting together some notes for postgraduate students, covering various aspects of the task of successfully completing a research thesis. It includes some tips
read moreThe latest issue of the Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics contains two reviews I wrote on books about global warming/climate change. Both books
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