Pannell Discussions

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

Month: April 2022

Communication, Latest

21 April, 202223 September, 2022 by David Pannell15 Min Reading

A while back I was talking about my writing process with a colleague and had the idea of trying to describe it and demonstrate it

Economics, Environment, Latest

13 April, 202221 September, 2023 by David Pannell6 Min Reading

I’ve heard people express opposition to the use of Benefit: Cost Analysis because they say that it is too focused on money and neglects important

Climate change, Economics, Latest, Policy, Politics

7 April, 202231 May, 2022 by David Pannell5 Min Reading

An unfortunate thing about environmental policies is how easy it seems to be to do them badly. It’s all too common to find that an

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