Climate plays an important function in many aspects of human lives and, not surprisingly, receives considerable attention in several academic disciplines, including economics. The idea that climate is one of the fundamental ...

Human induced global warming poses major risks to world ecosystems and economy. Carbon sequestration through increased forest biomass provides an immediate and low cost means to curb greenhouse gas emissions and has been ...

Marine reserves have increasingly been recognised for their potential to address the pervasive problem of unsustainable harvest of fisheries worldwide. Biologists advocate the benefits of increased spawning biomass, larger ...

Identifying the determinants of health and ill-health in a nation has been the subject of an ongoing debate for several decades. Beginning with the work of Grossman (1972b), which was subsequently popularised by Wagstaff ...

Breeding objectives that are clearly defined simplify selection decisions based on multiple traits, and are therefore essential in the development of efficient breeding strategies. The development of economic breeding ...

In this thesis I describe the results of a web-based choice survey of homeowner preferences for attributes of behaviours and technologies to improve energy-efficiency in the home. The choice survey is novel in that respondents ...

This thesis is a collection of three separate but thematic studies on child human capital development in Nepal. The first study (Chapter 3) examines the relationship between parental education and child health outcomes ...

This paper reviews the literature surrounding the area of voting research. Articles are usually focused on one area of voting research. Models of vote choice may include many variables but will usually be assessing the ...

This paper discusses the events surrounding the 2002 New Zealand General Election and construction of models of vote choice using data from this election. The effect of different social characteristics on party vote choice ...