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New Research Co-authored by ARE Ph.D. Candidate Caitlin Kieran Highlights Importance of Understanding Disagreements Between Spouses in Household Surveys
A recent International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) blog post highlights the work of ARE Ph.D. student Caitlin Kieran. Kieran, along with her co-authors, Kate Ambler (Research Fellow with IFPRI's …
ARE Distinguished Professors Richard J. Sexton and Daniel A. Sumner Critique Misguided “Price-Gouging” Lawsuit in New Wall Street Journal Opinion Piece
Published in the Wall Street Journal Aug. 30, 2020 5:13 pm ET New York’s AG Lays a Rotten Egg A lawsuit accuses farmers of price gouging during the pandemic. By …
Webinar Series Examined CA Food Supply Chain During COVID-19
The UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics recently hosted a special California agriculture COVID-19 webinar series. Recordings of the webinars …
Meet Erick Tobar, Incoming Managerial Economics Major
An interest in business and numbers led Erick Tobar to the Managerial Economics major. Tobar, an incoming transfer student, who hopes to become a CPA, said that when deciding where …
Beekeeping Today Podcast Recently Featured ARE Assistant Cooperative Extension Specialist Brittney Goodrich
The weekly podcast, Beekeeping Today, recently interviewed ARE Assistant Cooperative Extension Specialist Brittney Goodrich. Brittney spoke with hosts Jeff Ott and Kim Flottum about her research on almond pollination and …
ARE Researchers Publish New Study in the Journal Food Policy Discussing the Future of Work in the Agri-food System in Developing and Developed Countries
ARE Ph.D. candidate Zachariah Rutledge and ARE Distinguished Professor J. Edward Taylor co-authored a recent article for the journal Food Policy which discusses how work on farms and in the …
ARE Researchers Co-Author New "Statistical Review of California's Organic Agriculture"
Organic farming continues to expand in California and now includes more than 360 commodities, according to a new University of California report. The number of organic growers, acreage and farm …
New Report Co-Authored by ARE Distinguished Professor Julian Alston Finds 10 to 1 Return on Investment in International Agricultural Research
Society gains $10 in benefits, on average, per $1 invested in international agricultural research and development, according to a new report released today (Oct. 14, 2020) by the Supporters of …
ARE Researchers Find Social Distancing Varies by Income Level in New PNAS Study
Led by ARE Ph.D. student Joakim Weill, and co-authored by ARE Ph.D. alumnus Matthieu Stigler, ESP associate professor Michael Springborn, and UC Santa Barbara professor Olivier Deschenes, the new study …
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, …
Upcoming Seminars
Jess Rudder, University of California, Davis
Search Costs and Relational Contracts: The Impact of a Digital Phonebook on Small Business Supply Chains
October 27, 4:10 PM - 5:30 PM
Jarrett Hart, University of California, Davis
Economic, Resource, and Environmental Consequences of Changes in By-Product Availability for and Use by California Dairies
October 29, 4:10 PM - 5:30 PM
Laura Meinzen-Dick, University of California, Davis
Decentralization of Land Governance and Elections in Burkina Faso
November 3, 4:10 PM - 5:30 PM
Karen Ortiz Becerra, University of California, Davis
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November 10, 4:10 PM - 5:30 PM
Qi Wu, University of California, Davis
Economic and Climatic Determinants of Farmer Suicide in the United States
November 12, 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.
Recent Publications
J.M. Alston and O. Sambucci. In D. Cantu, M. Walker (Eds.), The Grape Genome. Compendium of Plant Genomes (2019) Springer, Cham: 1-24.
Low-cost approaches to increasing gym attendance
T.K.M. Beatty and B. Katare. Journal of Health Economics (2018) 61: 63-76.
Avoiding a crisis of motivation for ocean management under global environmental change
P.J. Mumby, J.N. Sanchirico, K. Broad, M.W. Beck, P. Tyedmers, M. Morikawa, et al. Global Change Biology (2017) 23 (11).
The law and economics of Canada's WTO litigation contesting U.S. country‐of‐origin labeling (COOL)
D.A. Sumner and T. Zuijdwijk. Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics (2019) 67 (4): 327-347.
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