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ARE Ph.D. Graduates Celebrate Virtual 2020 Graduation Ceremony
On Friday, June 19th, 2020, ARE celebrated the accomplishments of its 10 new Ph.D graduates with a virtual ceremony. Chair Rachael Goodhue kicked off the event by welcoming the graduates, …
Multi-University COVID-19 Survey Seeks Student Input
A multi-university research project is asking students to share their experiences during COVID-19. The project aims to measure the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on students in a multi-university research …
UC Davis Partners in Launch of New USAID Initiative to Build Research Leadership in Africa
A new USAID-funded initiative seeks to jumpstart Africa-based leadership in rigorous development research and policy evaluation.
Ashish Shenoy and ARE Students Present Online at Annual Pacific Conference for Development Economics
ARE assistant professor Ashish Shenoy and Ph.D. students, Xiaoman Luo and Daniel Putman, presented at the 13th annual Pacific Conference for Development Economics (PacDev) on March 14. Hosted by UC …
Kristin Kiesel and Co-authors Publish “Consumer and Strategic Firm Response to Nutrition Shelf Labels” in the American Journal of Agricultural Economics
The majority of Americans do not meet dietary guidelines and continue to consume more than the recommended values for added sugars, saturated fats, and overall calories in their diets. While …
ARE professor Ashish Shenoy Presents as Part of COVID-19 Recovery Webinar
RE assistant professor Ashish Shenoy presented at a recent webinar, “Early Evidence on COVID-19, Mobility, and Migration” sponsored by Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA). Shenoy joined an expert panel to …
ARE PhD Student Charlotte Ambrozek Named Professors for the Future Program Fellow
ARE PhD student Charlotte Ambrozek has been named a 2020-2021 fellow in the Professors for the Future (PFTF) Program. Ambrozek will join 14 other doctoral students and postdoctoral scholars from …
2020 ARE Graduate Program applicants: Important notice regarding the GRE test
We are aware that due to the COVID-19 it has now become difficult if not impossible to schedule a GRE test and have the scores sent to us by April …
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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.
Recent Publications
Violence and the formation of hopelessness: Evidence from internally displaced persons in Colombia
A. Moya and M.R. Carter. World Development (2019) 113: 100-115.
Effects of subsidized crop insurance on crop choices
J. Yu and D.A. Sumner. The Journal of the International Association of Agricultural Economists (2018) 49 (4): 533-545.
An invitation for more research on transnational corporations and the biosphere
C. Folke, H. Österblom, J. Jouffray, E.F. Lambin, W.N. Adger, … James Wilen, et al. Nature Ecology & Evolution (2020) February.
A time series paradox: Unit root tests perform poorly when data are cointegrated
W.R. Reed and A. Smith. Economics Letters (2017) 151: 71-74.
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