There is an excellent post over at Offsetting Behaviour discussing the reasons why people go vegetarian, and discussing the separation of moral and allocative issues that lead to this choice. The way I see it, there are three main reasons why a person may go vegetarian – these can be mixed and matched of course, …
Category Archive: Environmental
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Nov
03
2011
The Economist on ‘job creation’ in the energy sector
A very timely opinion piece in The Economist here on how energy policy should not be confused as with job creation. Too often investment in the energy sector, especially around low-carbon energy, is held up as a way to ‘create’ jobs for the economy. This article dispels the myth: At the risk of being obvious: …
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Aug
26
2011
Economics and the environment: Perception and reality
Wow. I realised David Suzuki was a little bit loose when he talked about economics – but he’s a smart man. I assumed that when he talked he was merely bemoaning the fact that environment issues get ignored in policy, not that he actually had no idea how economics or the allocation of resources worked. …
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Jan
17
2011
I think I’ve found a bubble
There is a lot of talk about bubbles, and how we need to do something to prevent them. I find this difficult, as even if we could observe bubbles we also really need to justify why we should lean against them – as long as the cost falls on those getting themselves involved in the …
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Jun
02
2010
A note on the ETS and inflation
I was about to post a comment on Eric’s blog – but then the comment got long, and I realised I needed a blog post. So here it is. Eric Crampton raises some important points regarding the Reserve Bank’s view on the ETS in New Zealand. Essentially, they are ignoring it – a policy decision …
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May
26
2010
National, Labour, Greens: You all get this, please help clear it up!
Ok, first off, I’m sorry I haven’t done a post-budget thing for a Green’s alternative budget yet – it will come, I’ve just been really really busy. Second, this talk on the ETS is irritating me. And it isn’t because of the description of what it will do to prices – this is true, the …
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