Pannell Discussions

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

Month: November 2021

8 November, 20219 November, 2021 by David Pannell4 Min Reading

This is my draft of a letter to the Minister asking a set of questions about soil carbon in the context of the Government’s new

1 November, 202129 October, 2021 by David Pannell5 Min Reading

This post is in memory of Ken Wallace, who died unexpectedly on 13 October 2021. When economists evaluate a project or a policy, the way

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