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Open Position: Junior Specialist in Cannabis Price Data Management and Analysis
Dr. Daniel Sumner in the department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of California, Davis seeks to fill 1-2, one-year full-time research assistant position at the Junior Specialist …
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 …
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 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 …
Ph.D. Candidate Yujing (Megan) Song Awarded Best Paper at Annual CAER-IFPRI Conference
Megan was awarded the honor during the 12th annual CAER-IFPRI Annual Conference held October 29-31. The theme of the 2020 conference hosted by China Agricultural Economic Review (CAER) in collaboration …
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 …
World Bank Blog Post by Ph.D. Candidate Jess Rudder Considers How a New Phonebook App Affects Rural Firms in Tanzania
Finding new suppliers and customers can be a challenge for small firms in rural Tanzania. In her guest post on the World Bank’s Development Impact blog, Jess Rudder discusses how …
Tor Tolhurst: 2020 Gordon A. King Award for Best Dissertation
Tor Tolhurst’s dissertation, “Model-Free Tests and Evidence of Bubbles in Real Markets” addresses the identification of bubbles in real markets and provides evidence of bubbles in Midwestern U.S. farmland and …
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 …
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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
B.M. Oaks, J.M. Jorgensen, L.M. Baldiviez, S. Adu-Afarwuah, K. Maleta, ... S. Vosti, et al. The Journal of Nutrition (2019) 149 (3): 513-521.
Resilience of a commercial fishing fleet following emergency closures in the Gulf of Mexico
M.L. Cockrella, S. O'Farrell, J. Sanchirico, S.A. Murawski, L. Perruso, and A. Strelcheck. Fisheries Research (2019) 218: 69-82.
R.E. Goodhue , K. Klonsky, C. DeMars, S. Blecker, J. Steggall, M. Zhang, et al. California Agriculture (2020) 74 (1): 23-29.
Economic Impacts of the COVID−19 Lockdown in a Remittance‐Dependent Region
A. Gupta, H. Zhu, M.K. Doan, A. Michuda, and B. Majumder. American Journal of Agricultural Economics (2020) December.
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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