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Overview

Michael Burton is affiliated with the University of Western Australia in Australia. Their research covers a range of topics primarily focused on environmental science, economics, and agricultural sciences.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Economics, Econometrics and Finance
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Within these fields, specific subfields of study addressed in their work are:

  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Ocean Engineering
  • Soil Science

Michael Burton's research topics predominantly involve:

  • Economic and Environmental Valuation
  • Agricultural Innovations and Practices
  • Water resources management and optimization
  • Land Use and Ecosystem Services
  • Urban Green Space and Health
  • Agricultural risk and resilience
  • Urban Transport and Accessibility

Recent published papers by Michael Burton include:

  • "How public values for threatened species are affected by conservation strategies," 2022, Journal of Environmental Management
  • "Man-made structures in the marine environment: A review of stakeholders' social and economic values and perceptions," 2021, Environmental Science & Policy
  • "Technical efficiency and firm heterogeneity in stochastic frontier models: application to smallholder maize farms in Ethiopia," 2022, Journal of Productivity Analysis
  • "Local disconnects in global discourses-The unintended consequences of marine mammal protection on small-scale fishers," 2021, Conservation Letters
  • "Beyond Likert ratings: Improving the robustness of developmental research measurement using best-worst scaling," 2021, Behavior Research Methods

The most frequent co-authors in Michael Burton's research are:

  • David J. Pannell (14 collaborations)
  • Bethany Cooper (12 collaborations)
  • Lin Crase (12 collaborations)
  • Ram Pandit (8 collaborations)
  • C. Döll (8 collaborations)

Michael Burton has published repeatedly in several journals, with the most frequent publication venues being:

  • Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics (8 publications)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (6 publications)
  • Journal of Environmental Management (4 publications)
  • Land Economics (3 publications)
  • Land Degradation and Development (2 publications)

The scientist also has book publications including works published by:

  • Research in Personnel and Human Resources Management - including the 2022 publication Research in Personnel and Human Resources Management
  • Rowman & Littlefield - including the 2023 publication Victory in the Pool

Best Publications

  • Constructing a farm level indicator of sustainable agricultural practice

    Dan Rigby;Phil Woodhouse;Trevor Young;Michael Burton

  • Contract cheating: a survey of Australian university students

    Tracey Bretag;Rowena Harper;Michael Burton;Cath Ellis

  • Consumer Attitudes to Genetically Modified Organisms in Food in the UK

    Michael Burton;Dan Rigby;Trevor Young;Sallie James

  • Risk, uncertainty and learning in adoption of a crop innovation

    Amir K. Abadi Ghadim;David J. Pannell;Michael P. Burton

  • Analysis of the Determinants of Adoption of Organic Horticultural Techniques in the UK

    Michael Burton;Dan Rigby;Trevor Young

  • Modelling the adoption of organic horticultural technology in the UK using Duration Analysis

    Michael P. Burton;Dan Rigby;Trevor Young

  • The development of and prospects for organic farming in the UK

    Dan Rigby;Trevor Young;Michael Burton

  • Factors influencing adoption of conservation tillage in Australian cropping regions

    Francis H. D’Emden;Rick S. Llewellyn;Michael P. Burton

  • Adoption of conservation tillage in Australian Cropping regions: An application of duration analysis

    Francis H. D'Emden;Rick S. Llewellyn;Michael P. Burton

  • Duration Analysis of Technological Adoption in Ethiopian Agriculture

    Leggesse Dadi;Michael Burton;Adam Ozanne

  • Contract cheating and assessment design: exploring the relationship

    Tracey Bretag;Rowena Harper;Michael Burton;Cath Ellis

  • Duration analysis of adoption of drip irrigation technology in southeastern Spain

    Francisco Alcon;María Dolores de Miguel;Michael Burton

  • Factors influencing the adoption of sustainable agricultural technologies: Evidence from the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil

    H.M. De Souza Filho;T. Young;Michael Burton

  • Consumer preferences for GM food and other attributes of the food system

    Sallie James;Michael P. Burton

  • Contract Cheating & the Market in Essays

    Dan Rigby;Michael Burton;Kelvin Balcombe;Ian Bateman

  • Consumer attitudes towards genetic modification, functional foods, and microorganisms: a choice modeling experiment for beer

    Michael Burton;Dale Pearse

  • Supply uncertainty and the economic value of irrigation water

    Dan Rigby;Francisco Alcon;Michael Burton

  • Capitalized amenity value of urban wetlands: a hedonic property price approach to urban wetlands in Perth, Western Australia

    Sorada Tapsuwan;Gordon Ingram;Michael P. Burton;Donna C. Brennan

  • Core journals: A reappraisal of the Diamond list

    M.P. Burton;E. Phimister

  • Changing preferences for meat: Evidence from UK household data, 1973–93

    Michael Burton;Richard Dorsett;Trevor Young

  • Non-market valuation: usage and impacts in environmental policy and management in Australia

    Abbie A. Rogers;Marit E. Kragt;Fiona L. Gibson;Michael P. Burton

Frequent Co-Authors

David J. Pannell
David J. Pannell University of Western Australia
Sean Pascoe
Sean Pascoe Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Peter C. Boxall
Peter C. Boxall University of Alberta
Gillian Rhodes
Gillian Rhodes University of Western Australia
Iain Walker
Iain Walker University of Melbourne
Bernardo B. N. Strassburg
Bernardo B. N. Strassburg International Institute for Sustainability (IIS)
Patrick J. O’Farrell
Patrick J. O’Farrell University of Cape Town
Erik Gómez-Baggethun
Erik Gómez-Baggethun Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Daniel V. Murphy
Daniel V. Murphy Murdoch University
Nicola J. Williams
Nicola J. Williams University of Liverpool

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