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Open Position: 2023-24 Lecturer
The Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of California, Davis invites applications for lecturer positions to teach courses in its undergraduate Managerial Economics major during the 2023-2024 …
Open Position: Assistant Professor of Agricultural Economics
The Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at the University of California, Davis is recruiting an Assistant Professor of Agricultural Economics. This …
ARE Welcomes James Sayre to the Faculty
ARE is pleased to welcome Dr. James Sayre to our faculty as an assistant professor of Cooperative Extension. Sayre, who specializes in agricultural economics and international trade, earned a Ph.D. …
Summer Applied Economics Research Course Provides Valuable Experience for Man Econ Students
The first ever Summer Applied Economics Research Course, a facet of the Diversity and Inclusion in Research, Education, and Career Training Program (DIRECT), was recently held during summer session II. …
UC Investments Academy Brings Exciting Opportunities to Managerial Economics Students
Have you ever thought that a career in investing might be for you? If so, then now is your chance to take advantage of an exciting new initiative open to …
ARE Distinguished Professor Richard J. Sexton and Coauthor Win EAAE Research Discovery Award
ARE Distinguished Professor Richard J. Sexton and his colleague Thomas Kopp, from the University of Siegen in Germany, won the European Association of Agricultural Economists (EAAE) Research Discovery Award for …
ARE Graduate Students and Faculty Participate in Inclusive Education and Mentoring Training
Eleven ARE Ph.D. students and four ARE faculty participated in this year’s Graduate Inclusive Education and Mentoring Training (GET) workshop that took place in early September. The GET workshop, a …
ARE Professor Travis Lybbert Appointed New SPIA Chair
Congratulations to ARE professor Travis Lybbert on his appointment as the new Standing Panel on Impact Assessment (SPIA) Chair. The Standing Panel on Impact Assessment is an external, impartial panel …
Upcoming Seminars
Aaron Smith, University of California, Davis
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December 7, 4:10 PM - 5:30 PM
Kristin Kiesel, University of California, Davis
Food safety labels: Analysis of data from an experiment in Vietnam
December 14, 4:10 PM - 5:30 PM
Our faculty participate actively in the Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics. The broad mission of the Foundation is to promote and support research and outreach activities in agricultural economics and rural development relevant to California.
Continuing in celebration of the Ph.D. program's 50th anniversary, The UC Davis Agricultural and Resource Economics PhD Program: The First 50 Years by Alex F. McCalla, Julian M. Alston, and K. Aleks Schaefer is available to read.
Selected Publications
Spillovers from Behavioral Interventions: Experimental Evidence from Water and Energy Use
K. Jessoe, G.E. Lade, F. Loge, and E. Spang. Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (2021) 8 (2).
C.T. Ouédraogo, S.A. Vosti, K. R. Wessells, C.D. Arnold, M.T. Faye, and S.Y. Hess. BMC Health Services Research (2021) 21 (47).
E. Ayifah, A.T. Romm, U. Kollamparambil, and S.A. Vosti. Review of Social Economy (2022) 80 (2).
Economic and social feasibility pilot of ethanol fuel for clean cooking in upland Sierra Leone
D.K. Armstrong, M. Kailie, A. Sulay Koroma, M. Kailie, P. Nasielski, T. Lybbert, et al. Development in Practice (2023) 33 (1): 16-29.
Latest ARE Update
ARE Update Vol. 27, No. 1, Sep/Oct, 2023
- Hill, Alexandra E. "California’s Overtime Law for Agricultural Workers: What Happened to Worker Hours and Pay?"
- Smith, Aaron. "California Rice Rebounds After a Brutal 2022."
- "Faculty Profile: Brittney Goodrich."
- Saitone, Tina L. and Kenneth W. Tate. "The Cost of Coexistence: Impacts of Expanding Wolf Populations on California’s Ranchers."
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Our newly implemented Diversity and Inclusion in Research Education and Career Training (DIRECT) program will expose, encourage, prepare and involve students from diverse backgrounds in agricultural economics. It is closely aligned with a campus-wide commitment to recognize and nurture talent and achievement by supporting diversity and equal opportunity in education. For more information, see: UCD Principles of Community, UCD Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, and UCD Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Vision.
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