Recent periods of volatile food prices have prompted several import-dependent Arab micro-states to consider at least some domestic production as a way of mitigating extremely volatile food prices, which even in rich micro-states can have adverse health and economic effects. Using Qatar as a case...

Prescribed fire as a wildfire risk mitigation tool is receiving increasing attention in the United States after a century of emphasis on suppression. A dynamic economic model of prescribed fire use, precaution, and timing is developed and applied to three important policy issues: vegetation...