Pannell Discussions

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

Month: November 2015

Agriculture, Economics, Environment, Latest, Natural resource management

287 – Farmers like trees

16 November, 201527 August, 2019 by David Pannell5 Min Reading

In many parts of the world, the original establishment of farms required removal of the existing vegetation, creating a different, much less natural, environment. There

Economics, Environment, Marine

286 – Marine reserves and tourism benefits

9 November, 201510 November, 2015 by David Pannell4 Min Reading

Last year I made my first visit to Coral Bay, part of the Ningaloo Reef in the north-west of Western Australia. It was stunning to

Economics, Environment, Latest, Marine, Natural resource management, Policy, Politics

285 – The collapse of North Atlantic Cod

2 November, 20153 November, 2015 by David Pannell5 Min Reading

Humanity has a terrible track record when it comes to managing fisheries. There are many examples where over-fishing has led to the collapse of a

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

Pannell Discussions

Month: November 2015

287 – Farmers like trees

286 – Marine reserves and tourism benefits

285 – The collapse of North Atlantic Cod

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