Pannell Discussions

Ideas in economics, environment, agriculture, policy and more.

Month: November 2012

22 November, 201211 December, 2012 by David Pannell5 Min Reading

This week I saw a senior bureaucrat try to counter dissenting views on a government report by arguing that the great majority of people agreed

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

Risk aversion and loss aversion are two theories of how people make decisions under risk. Is loss aversion the superior theory, as some have claimed?
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
417. Twenty years of Pannell Discussions