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Personal profile
Biography
David Pannell is Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Western Australia; Director, Centre for Environmental Economics and Policy; ARC Federation Fellow (2007-2012); Distinguished Fellow and past president of the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society; Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA) Fellow; Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia; and a Director of Natural Decisions Pty Ltd. He was a Director on the Board of Land and Water Australia 2002-05. His research includes the economics of land and water conservation; environmental policy; farmer adoption of new practices; risk; and economics of farming systems. His research has been published in five books, 210 journal articles and 40 book chapters, and has been recognised with awards from the USA, Australia, Canada and the UK, including the 2009 ARC Eureka Prize for Interdisciplinary Research. He collaborates with a wide variety of environmental and natural resource management organisations to help them improve their planning and prioritisation.
Roles and responsibilities
Co-Director, Centre for Environmental Economics and Policy
Research
Environmental, resource and agricultural economics
Management of natural resources and the environment
Environmental policy
Adoption and diffusion of innovations
Bioeconomic modelling
Risk and uncertainty
Evaluation and prioritisation of research
Mathematical programming techniques
Economics of interated weed management
Dryland salinity
Management of natural resources and the environment
Environmental policy
Adoption and diffusion of innovations
Bioeconomic modelling
Risk and uncertainty
Evaluation and prioritisation of research
Mathematical programming techniques
Economics of interated weed management
Dryland salinity
Current projects
Centres
Centre for Environmental Economics and Policy
NESP Resilient Landscapes Hub
CRC for Water Sensitive Cities
Bushfire and Natural Hazard CRC
Projects
INFFER project (Investment Framework for Environmental Resources)
Integrated assessment of prescribed burning
The economics of conservation agriculture
Water Sensitive Cities: economic modelling and analysis
ADOPT (Adoption and Diffusion Outcome Prediction Tool)
Resources for Agri-Environment Schemes
Teaching overview
Environmental Economics 1 (ECON1120)
Applied Benefit: Cost Analysis: The Essentials (SCIEM521)
Applied Benefit: Cost Analysis: Measuring Benefits (SCIEM522)
Applied Benefit: Cost Analysis: Practical Issues (SCIEM523)
Guest lecturer in:
Decision Strategies for Biodiversity Conservation (ENVT5513)
Global Climate Change and Biodiversity (ENVT2221)
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
External positions
Director, Natural Decisions Pty Ltd
1 Jul 2013 → …
Research expertise keywords
- Environmental economics
- Environmental policy
- Natural resource economics
- Natural resource management
- Ecological economics
- Adoption of agricultural innovations
- Bioeconomic modelling
- Economics of threatened species management
- Economics of bushfires and natural hazards
- Dryland salinity economics and policy
- Risk management
- Sustainable farming systems
- Farming system economics
- Economics of weed management
- Agricultural economics
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A History of the Australasian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society
Pannell, D. & Malcolm, B., 18 Apr 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics. 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Opinion poles: Polarised views on energy developments in Canada's oil province
Rollins, C., Doll, C., Anders, S., Burton, M. & Pannell, D., Jul 2025, In: Energy research and social science. 125, 13 p., 104069.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Public preferences for street tree characteristics: A best-worst scaling experiment
Doll, C., Rollins, C., Rehdanz, K., Meyerhoff, J., Burton, M. & Pannell, D., Feb 2025, In: Urban Forestry and Urban Greening. 104, 128644.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The value of a value: The benefits of improved decision making informed by non-market valuation
Pannell, D. J., Johnston, R. J., Burton, M. P., Iftekhar, M. S., Rogers, A. A. & Day, C., May 2025, In: Journal of Environmental Economics and Management. 131, p. 1-19 19 p., 103148.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A scalable big data approach for remotely tracking rangeland conditions
Xie, Z., Game, E. T., Phinn, S. R., Adams, M. P., Bayarjargal, Y., Pannell, D. J., Purevbaatar, G., Baldangombo, B., Hobbs, R. J., Yao, J. & McDonald-Madden, E., Dec 2024, In: Communications Earth and Environment. 5, 1, 349.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus)
Datasets
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NESP NAERH Project 1.6 scenarios assessment_current situation full output
Kiatkoski Kim, M. (Creator) & Pannell, D. (Creator), The University of Western Australia, 2022
DOI: 10.26182/caae-e992
Dataset
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Maldives Data 2016
Zimmerhackel, J. (Creator), Kragt, M. (Supervisor), Pannell, D. (Supervisor), Meekan, M. (Supervisor) & Rogers, A. (Supervisor), The University of Western Australia, 19 Mar 2020
Dataset
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GRDC NRMI with CSIRO
Kragt, M. (Investigator 01), Rola-Rubzen, F. (Investigator 02), Dempster, F. (Investigator 03), Pannell, D. (Investigator 04), White, B. (Investigator 05) & Harold, T. (Investigator 06)
Grains Research & Development Corporation (GRDC)
8/03/23 → 31/12/27
Project: Research
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NESP Resilient Landscapes Hub
Douglas, M. (Investigator 01), Setterfield, S. (Investigator 02), Pannell, D. (Investigator 03), Callow, N. (Investigator 04) & Kragt, M. (Investigator 05)
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (Australia)
30/04/21 → 30/07/27
Project: Research
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Landscape design and policy preferences for verges in Perth, Western Australia
Pannell, D. (Chief Investigator), Burton, M. (Investigator) & Burton, M. (CoPI)
The University of Western Australia
1/07/22 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
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Benefits and costs of non-market valuation for environmental management
Pannell, D. (Investigator 01), Burton, M. (Investigator 03), Iftekhar, M. (Investigator 04) & Johnston, R. (Investigator 05)
ARC Australian Research Council
1/12/20 → 29/11/24
Project: Research
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Building capacity on economic analyses for Marine Protected Areas
Pannell, D. (Investigator 01) & Meeuwig, J. (Investigator 02)
The University of Western Australia
1/01/20 → 31/12/21
Project: Research
Prizes
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School of Agriculture and Environment Award in Research Impact and Innovation
Pannell, D. (Recipient), 2022
Prize: Award
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Agricultural and Applied Economics Association Fellow (USA)
Pannell, D. (Recipient), 23 Jul 2020
Prize: Award
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Quality of Research Communication Award
Kragt, M. (Recipient), Pannell, D. (Recipient), Schilizzi, S. (Recipient) & Davis, K. (Recipient), Feb 2015
Prize: Award
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Activities
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Delivery of training Course in Sydney on applying Benefit - cost analysis to water related projects
Pannell, D. (Speaker)
May 2019Activity: Service and engagement › Collaboration on community projects
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CRC for Coastal Health & Wealth National Industry Forum
Rogers, A. (Participant) & Pannell, D. (Participant)
27 Feb 2019Activity: Conferences and workshops › Participation in workshop, seminar or course
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Presentation on Benefit-Cost Analysis at Sydney Water
Pannell, D. (Keynote speaker/Invited speaker)
1 May 2019 → 31 May 2019Activity: Conferences and workshops › Participation in workshop, seminar or course
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Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy (Journal)
Pannell, D. (Guest editor)
2018 → 2020Activity: Editorial work or peer review of publications › Editorial activity
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Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics (Journal)
Pannell, D. (Member of editorial board)
2015 → 2017Activity: Editorial work or peer review of publications › Editorial activity
Courses
Press/Media
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Bellemare, Fuglie, Irwin, Pannell, Thilmany, and Wang Named Class of 2023 AAEA Fellows
3/01/23
54 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media