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Brittney Goodrich, University of California, Davis
Nudge to Insure: Can Informational Nudges Increase Enrollment in Pasture, Rangeland and Forage Rainfall Index Insurance?
February 25, 4:10 PM - 5:30 PM
Jill McCluskey, Washington State University
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March 4, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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Seunghyun Lee, University of California, Davis
Who Benefits from High Farm Revenue
March 11, 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
T.E. Gilliland, J.N. Sanchirico, and J.E. Taylor. Journal of Environmental Management (2020) 271 (1).
R.E. Goodhue , K. Klonsky, C. DeMars, S. Blecker, J. Steggall, M. Zhang, et al. California Agriculture (2020) 74 (1): 23-29.
Oligopsonistic Input Substitution in a Thin Market
M.G.S. McKendree, T.L. Saitone, and K.A. Schaefer. American Journal of Agricultural Economics (2020) November.
After the Drought: The Impact of Microinsurance on Consumption Smoothing and Asset Protection
S.A. Janzen and M.R. Carter. American Journal of Agricultural Economics (2019) 101 (3): 651-671.
Latest ARE Update
ARE Update Vol. 24, No. 3, Jan/Feb, 2021
- Arthur R. Wardle, Paige Griggs, and Ellen Bruno. "A Progress Report on California’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act."
- Aaron Smith. "COVID-19 Relief Programs Have Kept U.S. Farm Income High but Shortchanged California Producers."
- Terrence Iverson, Larry Karp, and Alessandro Peri. "Optimal Social Distancing and the Economics of Uncertain Vaccine Arrival."
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