
SEA Working Paper 98/01
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A framework for economic evaluation and selection of sustainability indicators in agriculture - Technical appendix
David J. Pannell and Nicole A. Glenn
Agricultural and Resource Economics, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands 6907
Table 1: Priors used for the two stochastic variables
State (a) |
State (b) |
Prior |
3000 |
100 |
0.01 |
3000 |
300 |
0.02 |
3000 |
500 |
0.04 |
3000 |
700 |
0.02 |
3000 |
900 |
0.01 |
4000 |
100 |
0.02 |
4000 |
300 |
0.04 |
4000 |
500 |
0.08 |
4000 |
700 |
0.04 |
4000 |
900 |
0.02 |
5000 |
100 |
0.04 |
5000 |
300 |
0.08 |
5000 |
500 |
0.16 |
5000 |
700 |
0.08 |
5000 |
900 |
0.04 |
6000 |
100 |
0.02 |
6000 |
300 |
0.04 |
6000 |
500 |
0.08 |
6000 |
700 |
0.04 |
6000 |
900 |
0.02 |
7000 |
100 |
0.01 |
7000 |
300 |
0.02 |
7000 |
500 |
0.04 |
7000 |
700 |
0.02 |
7000 |
900 |
0.01 |
Table 2: Likelihoods - Initial water table depth
Observed |
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| Actual | 3000 |
4000 |
5000 |
6000 |
7000 |
0 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
3000 |
0.6 |
0.25 |
0.1 |
0.04 |
0.01 |
4000 |
0.19 |
0.5 |
0.19 |
0.08 |
0.04 |
5000 |
0.07 |
0.18 |
0.5 |
0.18 |
0.07 |
6000 |
0.04 |
0.08 |
0.19 |
0.5 |
0.19 |
7000 |
0.01 |
0.04 |
0.1 |
0.25 |
0.6 |
Table 3: Likelihoods - max rate of water table rise
Observed |
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| Actual | 100 |
300 |
500 |
700 |
900 |
100 |
0.6 |
0.25 |
0.1 |
0.04 |
0.01 |
300 |
0.19 |
0.5 |
0.19 |
0.08 |
0.04 |
500 |
0.07 |
0.18 |
0.5 |
0.18 |
0.07 |
700 |
0.04 |
0.08 |
0.19 |
0.5 |
0.19 |
900 |
0.01 |
0.04 |
0.1 |
0.25 |
0.6 |
Table 4a: Likelihoods used in the model. (assumption - statistical independence)
| Likelihood of observing: | |||||||
3000 |
3000 |
3000 |
3000 |
3000 |
|||
| State (a) | State (b) | Prior | 100 |
300 |
500 |
700 |
900 |
3000 |
100 |
0.01 |
0.36 |
0.15 |
0.06 |
0.024 |
0.006 |
3000 |
300 |
0.02 |
0.114 |
0.3 |
0.114 |
0.048 |
0.024 |
3000 |
500 |
0.04 |
0.042 |
0.108 |
0.3 |
0.108 |
0.042 |
3000 |
700 |
0.02 |
0.024 |
0.048 |
0.114 |
0.3 |
0.114 |
3000 |
900 |
0.01 |
0.006 |
0.024 |
0.06 |
0.15 |
0.36 |
4000 |
100 |
0.02 |
0.114 |
0.0475 |
0.019 |
0.0076 |
0.0019 |
4000 |
300 |
0.04 |
0.0361 |
0.095 |
0.0361 |
0.0152 |
0.0076 |
4000 |
500 |
0.08 |
0.0133 |
0.0342 |
0.095 |
0.0342 |
0.0133 |
4000 |
700 |
0.04 |
0.0076 |
0.0152 |
0.0361 |
0.095 |
0.0361 |
4000 |
900 |
0.02 |
0.0019 |
0.0076 |
0.019 |
0.0475 |
0.114 |
5000 |
100 |
0.04 |
0.042 |
0.0175 |
0.007 |
0.0028 |
0.0007 |
5000 |
300 |
0.08 |
0.0133 |
0.035 |
0.0133 |
0.0056 |
0.0028 |
5000 |
500 |
0.16 |
0.0049 |
0.0126 |
0.035 |
0.0126 |
0.0049 |
5000 |
700 |
0.08 |
0.0028 |
0.0056 |
0.0133 |
0.035 |
0.0133 |
5000 |
900 |
0.04 |
0.0007 |
0.0028 |
0.007 |
0.0175 |
0.042 |
6000 |
100 |
0.02 |
0.024 |
0.01 |
0.004 |
0.0016 |
0.0004 |
6000 |
300 |
0.04 |
0.0076 |
0.02 |
0.0076 |
0.0032 |
0.0016 |
6000 |
500 |
0.08 |
0.0028 |
0.0072 |
0.02 |
0.0072 |
0.0028 |
6000 |
700 |
0.04 |
0.0016 |
0.0032 |
0.0076 |
0.02 |
0.0076 |
6000 |
900 |
0.02 |
0.0004 |
0.0016 |
0.004 |
0.01 |
0.024 |
7000 |
100 |
0.01 |
0.006 |
0.0025 |
0.001 |
0.0004 |
0.0001 |
7000 |
300 |
0.02 |
0.0019 |
0.005 |
0.0019 |
0.0008 |
0.0004 |
7000 |
500 |
0.04 |
0.0007 |
0.0018 |
0.005 |
0.0018 |
0.0007 |
7000 |
700 |
0.02 |
0.0004 |
0.0008 |
0.0019 |
0.005 |
0.0019 |
7000 |
900 |
0.01 |
0.0001 |
0.0004 |
0.001 |
0.0025 |
0.006 |
Table 4b: Likelihoods used in the model. (assumption - statistical independence)
| Likelihood of observing: | |||||||
4000 |
4000 |
4000 |
4000 |
4000 |
|||
| State (a) | State (b) | Prior | 100 |
300 |
500 |
700 |
900 |
3000 |
100 |
0.01 |
0.15 |
0.0625 |
0.025 |
0.01 |
0.0025 |
3000 |
300 |
0.02 |
0.0475 |
0.125 |
0.0475 |
0.02 |
0.01 |
3000 |
500 |
0.04 |
0.0175 |
0.045 |
0.125 |
0.045 |
0.0175 |
3000 |
700 |
0.02 |
0.01 |
0.02 |
0.0475 |
0.125 |
0.0475 |
3000 |
900 |
0.01 |
0.0025 |
0.01 |
0.025 |
0.0625 |
0.15 |
4000 |
100 |
0.02 |
0.3 |
0.125 |
0.05 |
0.02 |
0.005 |
4000 |
300 |
0.04 |
0.095 |
0.25 |
0.095 |
0.04 |
0.02 |
4000 |
500 |
0.08 |
0.035 |
0.09 |
0.25 |
0.09 |
0.035 |
4000 |
700 |
0.04 |
0.02 |
0.04 |
0.095 |
0.25 |
0.095 |
4000 |
900 |
0.02 |
0.005 |
0.02 |
0.05 |
0.125 |
0.3 |
5000 |
100 |
0.04 |
0.108 |
0.045 |
0.018 |
0.0072 |
0.0018 |
5000 |
300 |
0.08 |
0.0342 |
0.09 |
0.0342 |
0.0144 |
0.0072 |
5000 |
500 |
0.16 |
0.0126 |
0.0324 |
0.09 |
0.0324 |
0.0126 |
5000 |
700 |
0.08 |
0.0072 |
0.0144 |
0.0342 |
0.09 |
0.0342 |
5000 |
900 |
0.04 |
0.0018 |
0.0072 |
0.018 |
0.045 |
0.108 |
6000 |
100 |
0.02 |
0.048 |
0.02 |
0.008 |
0.0032 |
0.0008 |
6000 |
300 |
0.04 |
0.0152 |
0.04 |
0.0152 |
0.0064 |
0.0032 |
6000 |
500 |
0.08 |
0.0056 |
0.0144 |
0.04 |
0.0144 |
0.0056 |
6000 |
700 |
0.04 |
0.0032 |
0.0064 |
0.0152 |
0.04 |
0.0152 |
6000 |
900 |
0.02 |
0.0008 |
0.0032 |
0.008 |
0.02 |
0.048 |
7000 |
100 |
0.01 |
0.024 |
0.01 |
0.004 |
0.0016 |
0.0004 |
7000 |
300 |
0.02 |
0.0076 |
0.02 |
0.0076 |
0.0032 |
0.0016 |
7000 |
500 |
0.04 |
0.0028 |
0.0072 |
0.02 |
0.0072 |
0.0028 |
7000 |
700 |
0.02 |
0.0016 |
0.0032 |
0.0076 |
0.02 |
0.0076 |
7000 |
900 |
0.01 |
0.0004 |
0.0016 |
0.004 |
0.01 |
0.024 |
Table 4c: Likelihoods used in the model. (assumption - statistical independence)
| Likelihood of observing: | |||||||
5000 |
5000 |
5000 |
5000 |
5000 |
|||
| State (a) | State (b) | Prior | 100 |
300 |
500 |
700 |
900 |
3000 |
100 |
0.01 |
0.06 |
0.025 |
0.01 |
0.004 |
0.001 |
3000 |
300 |
0.02 |
0.019 |
0.05 |
0.019 |
0.008 |
0.004 |
3000 |
500 |
0.04 |
0.007 |
0.018 |
0.05 |
0.018 |
0.007 |
3000 |
700 |
0.02 |
0.004 |
0.008 |
0.019 |
0.05 |
0.019 |
3000 |
900 |
0.01 |
0.001 |
0.004 |
0.01 |
0.025 |
0.06 |
4000 |
100 |
0.02 |
0.114 |
0.0475 |
0.019 |
0.0076 |
0.0019 |
4000 |
300 |
0.04 |
0.0361 |
0.095 |
0.0361 |
0.0152 |
0.0076 |
4000 |
500 |
0.08 |
0.0133 |
0.0342 |
0.095 |
0.0342 |
0.0133 |
4000 |
700 |
0.04 |
0.0076 |
0.0152 |
0.0361 |
0.095 |
0.0361 |
4000 |
900 |
0.02 |
0.0019 |
0.0076 |
0.019 |
0.0475 |
0.114 |
5000 |
100 |
0.04 |
0.3 |
0.125 |
0.05 |
0.02 |
0.005 |
5000 |
300 |
0.08 |
0.095 |
0.25 |
0.095 |
0.04 |
0.02 |
5000 |
500 |
0.16 |
0.035 |
0.09 |
0.25 |
0.09 |
0.035 |
5000 |
700 |
0.08 |
0.02 |
0.04 |
0.095 |
0.25 |
0.095 |
5000 |
900 |
0.04 |
0.005 |
0.02 |
0.05 |
0.125 |
0.3 |
6000 |
100 |
0.02 |
0.114 |
0.0475 |
0.019 |
0.0076 |
0.0019 |
6000 |
300 |
0.04 |
0.0361 |
0.095 |
0.0361 |
0.0152 |
0.0076 |
6000 |
500 |
0.08 |
0.0133 |
0.0342 |
0.095 |
0.0342 |
0.0133 |
6000 |
700 |
0.04 |
0.0076 |
0.0152 |
0.0361 |
0.095 |
0.0361 |
6000 |
900 |
0.02 |
0.0019 |
0.0076 |
0.019 |
0.0475 |
0.114 |
7000 |
100 |
0.01 |
0.06 |
0.025 |
0.01 |
0.004 |
0.001 |
7000 |
300 |
0.02 |
0.019 |
0.05 |
0.019 |
0.008 |
0.004 |
7000 |
500 |
0.04 |
0.007 |
0.018 |
0.05 |
0.018 |
0.007 |
7000 |
700 |
0.02 |
0.004 |
0.008 |
0.019 |
0.05 |
0.019 |
7000 |
900 |
0.01 |
0.001 |
0.004 |
0.01 |
0.025 |
0.06 |
Table 4d: Likelihoods used in the model. (assumption - statistical independence)
| Likelihood of observing: | |||||||
6000 |
6000 |
6000 |
6000 |
6000 |
|||
| State (a) | State (b) | Prior | 100 |
300 |
500 |
700 |
900 |
3000 |
100 |
0.01 |
0.024 |
0.01 |
0.004 |
0.0016 |
0.0004 |
3000 |
300 |
0.02 |
0.0076 |
0.02 |
0.0076 |
0.0032 |
0.0016 |
3000 |
500 |
0.04 | |||||