Centre for Environmental Economics and Policy

Discussion papers, working papers and other reports and publications produced by the team at the Centre for Environmental Economics and Policy.

1. Journal articles
2. Book chapters (forthcoming)
3. Journals (forthcoming)
4. Conference papers
5. Reports
6. Discussion papers

Journal articles

Bathgate, A., Seddon, J., Finalyson, J., Hacker, R., (2009) Managing catchments for multiple objectives: the implications of land use change for salinity, biodiversity and economics; Animal Production Science, 49, 852–859.

Chalak, M., Ruijs, A., Ekko C., van Ierland (2009) On the economics of controlling an invasive plant: a stochastic analysis of a biological control agent. International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management 11:1,pp 187-206.

Doole, G. J. (2009), A practical algorithm for multiple-phase control systems in agricultural and natural resource economics, Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 34, pp. 109–129

Doole, G. J. (2008). Optimal management of annual ryegrass (Lolium rigidum Gaud.) in lucerne-wheat rotations in the Western Australian wheatbelt. Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 52, 339-362.

Doole, G.J. and Pannell, D.J. (2008). Optimisation of a large, constrained simulation model using compressed annealing, Journal of Agricultural Economics 59(1): 188-206.

Doole, G.J. and Pannell, D.J. (2008).Role and value of including lucerne (Medicago sativa L.) phases in crop rotations for the management of herbicide-resistant Lolium rigidum in Western Australia, Crop Protection 27: 497-504.

Doole, G.J., and Pannell, D.J. (2009). Evaluating combined land conservation benefits from perennial pasture: lucerne (Medicago sativa L.) in Western Australia for management of dryland salinity and herbicide resistance, Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, pp231-249.

Doole, G.J., Pannell, D.J. and Revell, C.K. (2009). Economic contribution of French serradella (Ornithopus sativa Brot.) pasture to integrated weed management in Western Australian mixed-farming systems: an application of compressed annealing. Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 53, pp.

Gibson, L. M., Kingwell, R. S. and Doole, G. J. (2008). The role and value of eastern star clover (Trifolium dasyurum L.) in managing herbicide-resistant annual ryegrass (Lolium rigidum Gaudin): a whole-farm analysis. Agricultural Systems 98, 198-207.

Llewellyn, R.S., Lindner, R.K., Pannell D.J. & Powles, S.B. (2007). Herbicide resistance and the adoption of integrated weed management by Western Australian grain growers, Agricultural Economics 36(1): 123-130.

Majumdar, I., Polyakov, M., Teeter, L. D., Butler, B. J. 2009, 'Effect of Population Pressure on Forest Land Use Change in Alabama: A Nested Logit Approach', International Journal of Ecological Economics & Statistics, 14, P09, pp. 77-93.

Pannell, D.J. (2008). Public benefits, private benefits, and policy intervention for land-use change for environmental benefits, Land Economics 84(2): 225-240.

Pannell, D.J. (2009). Technology change as a policy response to promote changes in land management for environmental benefits, Agricultural Economics 40(1), 95-102.

Pannell, D.J., Hailu, G. Weersink, A., and Burt, A. (2008). More reasons why farmers have so little interest in futures markets, Agricultural Economics 39(1): 41-50. 

Pannell, D.J. and Wilkinson, R. (2009). Policy mechanism choice for environmental management by non-commercial “lifestyle” rural landholders, Ecological Economics 68: 2679-2687.

Repacholi, S., Kingwell, R. S., and Doole, G. J. (2008). Drivers affecting the adoption of plant-based options to manage dryland soil salinity in the Western Australian Wheatbelt. International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences 3(1), 85-96.

Roberts, A.M., Helmers, M and Fillery, IRF (2009) The adoptability of perennial-based farming systems for hydrologic and salinity control in dryland farming systems in Australia and the United States. Crop and Pasture Science 60, 1-17

Roberts, A. and Pannell, D. (2009) Piloting a systematic framework for public investment in regional natural resource managment: dryland salinity in Australia, Land Use Policy 26(4)1001-1010..

Seymour, E., Pannell, D., Roberts, A., Marsh, S. and Wilkinson, R. (2008). Decision making by catchment management organisations in Australia: current processes and capacity gaps, Australasian Journal of Environmental Management 15, 15-25. 

Back to top

Book chapters

Doole, G.J. (2008). Increased cropping activity and herbicide resistance: the case of rigid ryegrass in Western Australian dryland agriculture, in Berklian, Y.U. (ed.), Crop rotation: economics, impact, and management, Nova Science Publishers, Hauppauge, pp1-40.

Doole, G. J. and Pannell, D. J. (2008). On the economic analysis of crop rotations, in Berklian, Y.U. (ed.), Crop rotation: economics, impact, and management, Nova Science Publishers, Hauppauge, pp71-106. 

Pannell, D.J. (2009). Enhancing the environmental benefits of agroforestry through government policy mechanisms. In: I. Nuberg, B. George and R. Reid (eds.) Agroforestry for Natural Resource Management, CSIRO, Melbourne, pp. 309-321.

Pannell, D.J. (2008). Experiences with alternative land, water and biodiversity policy approaches in Australia, In: Chapter 14 of Breath of Fresh Air, The Fraser Institute

Back to top

Llewellyn, R.S. and Pannell, D.J. (2009). Managing the herbicide resource: an evaluation of extension on management of herbicide-resistant weeds, AgBioForum (forthcoming).

Pannell, D.J. and Roberts, A.M. (2009). Conducting and delivering integrated research to influence land-use policy: salinity policy in Australia, Environmental Science and Policy (forthcoming).

Sieber, S., Pannell, D.J., Müller, K., Holm-Müller, K., Kreins, P. and Gutsche, V. (2009). A spatial pesticide-risk indicator for evaluation of environmental buffer-zone programmes, Land Use Policy, (forthcoming).

Journals (under review)

Doole, G.J. (2008). Numerical optimisation of multiple-phase control systems with transition costs. Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics (submitted 29 August 2008).

Doole, G.J., Bathgate, A.D., and Robertson, M.J. (2008). Labour scarcity restricts the potential scale of grazed perennial plants in the Western Australian Wheatbelt. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture (submitted 20 September 2008).

Doole, G.J., Bathgate, A.D., and Robertson, M.J. (2008). The economic value of grazing wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) crops in mixed-farming systems of Western Australia. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture (submitted 17 October 2008).

Doole, G.J. and Revell, C. K. (2008). Delayed pasture germination improves rigid ryegrass (Lolium rigidum) control. Weed Technology (submitted 28 August 2008).

Doole, G.J. and Weetman, E. (2008). Tactical management of pasture fallows in Western Australian cropping systems. Agricultural Systems (submitted 2 November 2008).

Graham, T., Pannell, D.J. and White, B. (2009). Determining the net-benefits from government intervention for dryland salinity: a breakeven analysis, Australasian Journal of Environmental Management. Submitted Dec 2008.

Monjardino, M., Revell, D and Pannell, D.J. (2009). The potential contribution of forage shrubs to economic returns and environmental management in Australian dryland agricultural systems, Agricultural Systems. submitted December 2008.

Pannell, D.J. and Roberts, A.M. (2009). The National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality: A retrospective assessment, Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics (submitted 8 Jan 09).

Pannell, D.J., Roberts, A.M., Alexander, J., and Park, G. (2009). INFFER (Investment Framework For Environmental Resources), Land Use Policy (submitted 7 Jan 09)

Pech, C.L., Doole, G.J., and Pluske, J.P. (2008). Economic management of anthelmintic resistance in Australian sheep flocks: a dynamic-optimisation approach. Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics (submitted 31 October 2008).

Stefan Sieber, David Pannell, Klaus Müller, Karin Holm-Müller, Peter Kreins,and Volkmar Gutsche (2007). A spatial pesticide-risk indicator for evaluation of environmental buffer-zone programmes, Journal of Environmental Management (submitted 14 April 2007). Rejected. Sent to a different journal, March 2008.

Journals (in preparation)

Alexander, J. Roberts, A.M. and Pannell, D.J. (2009). Victorian Catchment Management approaches to salinity investment, Australasian Journal of Environmental Management?

Beverly, C., Ridley, A., Hocking, M. and Pannell, D. (2009). Protecting high-value assets from salinity in the Avon Richardson catchment, Australia, Follow up on ISF conference paper.

Marsh, S., Seymour, E., Pannell, D., Ridley, A. and Wilkinson (2009) Capacity needs for effective NRM at the regional level: a case study of two catchment organizations, For a journal. 

Park, G., et al. (2009) eFarmer.

Back to top

Conference papers

Alexander, J., Ridley, A. and Pannell, D. (2008). Victorian Catchment Management approaches to salinity investment, Proceedings, 2nd International Salinity Forum: Salinity, Water and Society Global Issues, Local Action, 31 March 3 April 2008, Adelaide (CD-ROM).

Beverly, C., Ridley, A., Hocking, M. and Pannell, D. (2008). Protecting high-value assets from salinity in the Avon Richardson catchment, Australia, Proceedings, 2nd International Salinity Forum: Salinity, Water and Society Global Issues, Local Action, 31 March 3 April 2008, Adelaide (CD-ROM).

Ferdowsian, R. and Pannell, D.J. (2009). Explaining long-term trends in hydrographs. In Anderssen, R.S., R.D. Braddock and L.T.H. Newham (eds), 18th World IMACS Congress and MODSIM09 International Congress on Modelling and Simulation. Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand and International Association for Mathematics and Computers in Simulation, July 2009, pp. 2377-2383. ISBN: 978-0-9758400-7-8.

Marsh, S., Seymour, E., Pannell, D., Ridley, A. and Wilkinson (2008) Capacity needs for effective NRM at the regional level: a case study of two catchment organizations, Proceedings, 2nd International Salinity Forum: Salinity, Water and Society Global Issues, Local Action, 31 March 3 April 2008, Adelaide (CD-ROM).

Pannell, D.J. (2009). Making the most of 'Caring for our Country', Outlook 2009 conference, Canberra 3-4 March 2009, 

Pannell, D.J. and Ridley, A.M. (2008). Lessons from dryland salinity policy experience in Australia, Proceedings, 2nd International Salinity Forum: Salinity, Water and Society Global Issues, Local Action, 31 March 3 April 2008, Adelaide (CD-ROM).

Park, G., Alexander, J., Ridley, A. and Pannell, D. (2008). Transforming Planning and Practice for Regional Natural Resource Management: Lessons from SIF3 in North Central Victoria, Proceedings, 2nd International Salinity Forum: Salinity, Water and Society Global Issues, Local Action, 31 March 3 April 2008, Adelaide (CD-ROM).

Ridley, A. and Pannell, D. (2008) Piloting a systematic framework (SIF3) for public investment in regional natural resource management in dryland salinity in Australia, Proceedings, 2nd International Salinity Forum: Salinity, Water and Society Global Issues, Local Action, 31 March 3 April 2008, Adelaide (CD-ROM).

Roberts, A.M. and Pannell, D.J. (2009). Science tools to inform regional investment decisions – more than ‘toys for the boys’? In Anderssen, R.S., R.D. Braddock and L.T.H. Newham (eds), 18th World IMACS Congress and MODSIM09 International Congress on Modelling and Simulation. Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand and International Association for Mathematics and Computers in Simulation, July 2009, pp. 2377-2383. ISBN: 978-0-9758400-7-8.

Seymour, E., Pannell, D., Ridley, A., Marsh, S. and Wilkinson, R. (2008). Understanding the capacity of catchment organisations to make decisions about natural resource management in Australia, Proceedings, 2nd International Salinity Forum: Salinity, Water and Society Global Issues, Local Action, 31 March 3 April 2008, Adelaide (CD-ROM).

Invited conference papers

Pannell, D.J. (2008). “Connecting agricultural economics research to policy”,What Makes Agricultural Economics Research Relevant for Policy Advice? National Workshop, Canadian Agricultural Economics Society, Ottawa, 24-25 October 2008.

Pannell, D.J. (2008). “Role of economics in public policy”, Role of Economics in Public Policy: A Symposium, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada, 20 October 2008.

Pannell, D.J. (2008) "The science-pollicy interface", International Conference on Impact Assessment, Berlin, April 2008.

Seymour, E., Pannell, D., Ridley, A., Marsh, S. and Wilkinson, R. (2008). Understanding the capacity of catchment organisations to make decisions about natural resource management in Australia, Proceedings, 2nd International Salinity Forum: Salinity, Water and Society – Global Issues, Local Action, 31 March – 3 April 2008, Adelaide (CD-ROM).

Back to top

Reports

Nordblom, T., Finlayson, J.D., Hume, I.H., Kelly, J.A., Supply and demand for water use by new forest plantations: a market to balance increasing upstream water use with dwn stream community, industry and environmental use?Economic Research Report Number 3, 29 June 2009, Future Farm Industries CRC, NSA Department of Primary Industries.Wagga Wagga.

Pannell, D.J. (2008). Proposal for use of INFFER in Caring for our Country, URL: ceep.uwa.edu.au/publications/proposal

Pannell, D.J. (2008). Environmental policy for environmental outcomes, INFFER Working Paper 0804, University of Western Australia, Perth.Pannell, D.J. and Roberts, A.M. (2008). Conducting and delivering integrated research to influence land-use policy: an Australian case study, INFFER Working Paper 0803, University of Western Australia, Perth.

Pannell, D.J. and Roberts, A.M. (2008). INFFER: Investment Framework For Environmental Resources, version 1, INFFER Working Paper 0802, University of Western Australia.

Pannell, D.J., Ridley, A.M. and Seymour, E. (2007). Lessons and implications from the SIF3 Project, SIF3 Working Paper 0708; Future Farm Industrsies CRC, Perth, September 2007

Ridley, A.M. and Pannell, D.J. (2007). SIF3: A comprehensive investment framework for dryland salinity in Australia version 42, SIF3 Working Paper 0705, Future Farm Industries CRC, Perth.

, Perth.

Back to top

Discussion papers

Pannell, D.J. and Roberts, A.M. (2008). Delivering on the promise of Caring for our Country, URL: ceep.uwa.edu.au/publications/delivering.

Ridley, A.M. and Pannell, D.J. (2008). The need for a new approach to dryland salinity investment, URL: ceep.uwa.edu.au/publications/dryland.

Kingwell, R. and Pannell, D. J. (2008). WA broadacre farming towards 2020, URL: ceep.uwa.edu.au/?a=85725

Pannell, D.J. and Roberts, A.M. (2007). Balancing investment in localised and dispersed NRM assets, URL:ceep.uwa.edu.au/publications/balancing-investment-nrm

Back to top