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Open Position: Junior Specialist - Data management and applied data analysis and econometrics
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 …
ARE Professor Jens Hilscher and Coauthors Post Working Paper and Launch Website Showing Monthly Probability of Persistent Elevated Inflation (Inflation Disasters) in the U.S. and the Eurozone
The 5y5y inflation—expected inflation for the five-year period starting in five years—is a common measure of long-run inflation. Hilscher, Raviv and Reis's new paper "How likely is an inflation disaster?" …
Resilience+ Innovation Facility to Unlock Agricultural Transformation in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia
The Resilience+ Innovation Facility led from UC Davis ARE seeks to spark inclusive agricultural transformation among small-scale farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia with a $5 million five-year grant …
ARE DeLoach Professor of Agricultural Economics Aaron Smith Discusses Rising Fertilizer Prices in Recent CapRadio Interview
Fertilizer prices have nearly doubled during the pandemic and are now approaching record levels. The increase in prices could severely affect California farmers, who grow much of the nation’s fresh …
Jemi Okolo Receives 2022 Eleanor and Harry Walker Academic Advising Award
Congratulations to managerial economics academic advisor, Jemi Okolo for being named one of the recipients of the 2022 Eleanor and Harry Walker Academic Advising Awards. The Eleanor and Harry Walker …
Annual ARE Faculty-Grad Student Ski/Snow-Play Day Held in Tahoe
After a year off due to COVID, the ARE Ski/Snow-Play Day returned this month. ARE faculty and grads gathered at Lake Tahoe in the evening of February 24 for the …
ARE Distinguished Professor Colin Carter and Co-Author’s Research Cited in Recent GAO Study of USDA Market Facilitation Program
Partly based on the research of Carter and co-author Sandro Steinbach, the GAO found that the USDA over-compensated some U.S. midwestern farmers by billions of dollars for economic losses associated …
ARE Professor Michael Carter Authors New Piece in “The Conversation” Highlighting Research on Risk Management
The outreach article in The Conversation highlights work Carter did in cooperation with ARE associate professor Steve Boucher, professor Travis Lybbert and former Ph.D. students Jonathan Malacarne and Laura Paul.
2022 California Agribusiness Executive Seminar Examines Strategies for Competing in a Changing Environment
The Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ARE) and Wells Fargo Bank recently hosted the 2022 California Agribusiness Executive Seminar. This biennial seminar brings together top executives and leaders in …
Upcoming Seminars
Jackson Bunting, Texas A&M University
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May 23, 3:40 PM - 5:00 PM
Alessandra Cassar, University of San Francisco
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May 24, 4:10 PM - 5:30 PM
Alex Hollingsworth, Indiana University
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May 25, 11:30 AM - 12:50 PM
Geyi Zheng, University of California, Davis
Michael R Carter, University of California, Davis
Understanding the Spillover and Heterogeneous Impacts of Graduation Programs: Evidence from an RCT in Northern Kenya
May 31, 4:10 PM - 5:30 PM
Sandro Steinbach, University of Connecticut
Global Shipping Container Disruptions and U.S. Agricultural Exports
June 2, 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
Environmental outcomes of the US Renewable Fuel Standard
T.J. Lark, N.P. Hendricks, A. Smith, N. Pates, S.A. Spawn-Lee, M. Bougie, et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2022) 119 (9).
S. Kumordzie, J. Davis, K. Adams, X. Tan, S. Adu-Afarwuah, ... S. Vosti, et al. Current Developments in Nutrition (2021) 5 Supplement 2.
State trading deregulation and prairie durum wheat production
C.A. Carter and S.M. Ferguson. Canadican Journal of Agricultural Economics (2020) 68 (1): 107-116.
Work Effort and Work Requirements for Food Assistance among U.S. Adults
J. Cuffey, T.K.M. Beatty, and E. Mykerezi. American Journal of Agricultural Economics (2022) 104 (1): 294-317.
Latest ARE Update
ARE Update Vol. 25, No. 4, Mar/Apr, 2022
- Rupiper, Amanda, Joakim Weill, Ellen M. Bruno, Katrina Jessoe and Frank Loge. "Could Fixing Leaky Pipes Help Solve California’s Water Problems?"
- Carman, Hoy. "Are You Eating More Fruit? U.S. Dietary Recommendations and Fruit Consumption Trends."
- Gafarov, Bulat, Tengda Gong and Jens Hilscher. "What Price is Right? Cigarette Demand Has Become More Responsive to Prices."
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Our newly implemented Diversity and Inclusion in Research Education and Career Training (DIRECT) program will expose, encourage, prepare and involve students from diverse backgrounds in agricultural economics. It is closely aligned with a campus-wide commitment to recognize and nurture talent and achievement by supporting diversity and equal opportunity in education. For more information, see: UCD Principles of Community, UCD Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, and UCD Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Vision.
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