Pannell Discussions

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

Policy

Economics, Policy, Politics, Water

41 – Fresh water for Perth 3: myths and misconceptions

28 February, 200526 December, 2011 by David Pannell8 Min Reading

Policy makers attempting to address the “shortage” of water in Perth are in desperate need of some simple economics. Clear thinking about prices, costs, values

Economics, Policy, Politics, Water

40 – Fresh water for Perth 2: the State Opposition’s attempts

21 February, 200526 December, 2011 by David Pannell5 Min Reading

The State Opposition parties in Western Australia have staked their electoral prospects on their unconditional support for a water channel from the Kimberly to Perth.

Economics, Policy, Politics, Water

39 – Fresh water for Perth 1: the State Government’s attempts

14 February, 20051 May, 2012 by David Pannell5 Min Reading

The State Opposition parties in Western Australia made the news this month with their ideas for providing fresh water to Perth. As lamentable as those

Behaviour, Communication, Policy

25 – Targeting agricultural extension to high-impact areas

8 November, 200426 December, 2011 by David Pannell5 Min Reading

My colleague Rick Llewellyn has been doing some fascinating work measuring farmers’ knowledge and perceptions, with some radical implications for the technology transfer side of

Behaviour, Communication, Natural resource management, Policy

23 – Capacity building? The role of communication and education in NRM

25 October, 200426 December, 2011 by David Pannell6 Min Reading

I can remember the bemusement I felt when I first heard the term “extension” used to describe communication and education. It seemed an odd usage

Environment, Natural resource management, Policy, Politics

7 – Government inquiries into salinity

5 July, 200426 December, 2011 by David Pannell4 Min Reading

Last week, another government report on salinity was released. This one was by the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Science and Innovation, under the

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

Pannell Discussions

Policy

41 – Fresh water for Perth 3: myths and misconceptions

40 – Fresh water for Perth 2: the State Opposition’s attempts

39 – Fresh water for Perth 1: the State Government’s attempts

25 – Targeting agricultural extension to high-impact areas

23 – Capacity building? The role of communication and education in NRM

7 – Government inquiries into salinity

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