Pannell Discussions

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

Month: July 2017

Economics, Environment, Latest, People, Water

10 July, 201712 October, 2020 by David Pannell3 Min Reading

We all like to feel good about ourselves. A product that makes us seem virtuous to others, or even to ourselves, would be worth paying

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