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ARE Distinguished Professor Ed Taylor Contributes to Successful Online Orientation
50 UCD faculty members, including 16 in the CAES, ran a 3-day seminar series from September 25-27 as part of Aggie Orientation, welcoming new first-year and transfer students and providing …
ARE Distinguished Professor and Director of the UC Ag Issues Center Daniel A. Sumner Testified Nov 18 at the State Assembly Committee Hearing on the Economic Impact of Wildfires for CA Agriculture
Dr. Sumner, director of the UC Agricultural Issues Center and UC Davis Distinguished Professor of agricultural and resource economics will testify on November 18 at the State Assembly Committee hearing …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Research Co-Authored by ARE Professor Kristin Kiesel and ARE Ph.D. Alumna Mengxin Ji Evaluates the Effectiveness of Policies Restricting Sugar-Sweetened Beverages in High Schools
While the obesity epidemic in California has been the target of public policy measures for over a decade, new data shows an upward trend in adolescent obesity. In a recent …
Upcoming Seminars
Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach, Northwestern University
Exploring Options to Improve the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
January 28, 4:10 PM - 5:30 PM
Daniel Tregeagle, North Carolina State University
The Optimal Management of Orchards
February 4, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Marianne Bitler, University of California, Davis
Long Run Effects of Food Assistance: Evidence from the Food Stamp Program
February 11, 4:10 PM - 5:30 PM
Hanbin Lee, University of California, Davis
Demand for Food Attributes during COVID-19: Evidence from a Large Sample of US Carrot Buyers
February 18, 4:10 PM - 5:30 PM
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
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
Impacts of Mandatory GE Food Labeling: A Quasi-Natural Experiment
C.A. Carter and K.A. Schaefer. Impacts of Mandatory GE Food Labeling: A Quasi-Natural Experiment (2019) 101 (1): 58-73.
Innovations for a Shrinking Agricultural Workforce
D. Charlton, J.E. Taylor, S. Vougioukas, and Z. Rutledge. Choices (2019) Q2.
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.
M.W. Bourassa, S.J.M. Osendarp, S. Adu‐Afarwuah, S. Ahmed, C. Ajello, … S.A. Vosti, et al. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences (2019) 1444 (1): 6-21.
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