Behavioural economics has become a thriving field of research over the past decade or so, but research by agricultural economists on farmers’ behaviour when adopting
read moreAn understanding of farmers’ adoption of new practices is central to the design of effective and efficient agricultural policies. Aspects of agricultural policy that can
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Agriculture, Behaviour, Communication, Economics, Latest, Natural resource management, People, Policy, Social issues
I’m the guest editor for a new Special Issue of the journal Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy. The theme of the issue is “Adoption of
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Agriculture, Behaviour, Economics, Environment, Latest, Marine, Natural resource management, People, Policy, Social issues, Water
Farmers are highly heterogeneous. Even farmers growing the same crops in the same region are highly variable. This is often not well recognised by policy
read moreAustralians currently have a chance to vote for marriage equality by postal ballot. I know this is a bit off the usual topics for this
read moreWe all like to feel good about ourselves. A product that makes us seem virtuous to others, or even to ourselves, would be worth paying
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