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Month: April 2006

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

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.

427. Reviews of research on agricultural adoption

What drives or inhibits farmers in their decisions about adopting new farming practices? Many literature reviews have been published to summarise the wealth of research
426. Music “Option Value”

One of my joys is creating and recording music. Over the next year or so I’m going to share some of it – in the
425. World population beyond 2100

What will happen to the world population after it peaks later this century? If current trends in fertility continue, we’ll head into a period of
424. Risk aversion versus loss aversion, part 2
423. Risk aversion versus loss aversion, part 1
422. Risky farm decision making as a social process
421. Risk versus uncertainty
420. Systematic decision making under risk
419. Risk premium
418. Hedging to reduce crop price risk

Pannell Discussions

Month: April 2006

72 – Headaches

71 – Thinking like an economist 23: Agonising decisions

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