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Associate Professor Katrina Jessoe Named 2018 Chancellor's Fellow
Dr. Katrina Jessoe, Agricultural and Resource Economics associate professor, is one of 12 early-career UC Davis faculty members named a 2018 Chancellor's Fellow. "They are the kind of stellar educators ...
UC Davis Tops World Rankings in Agricultural Economics and Policy
UC Davis is number one in the world for agricultural economics and policy, according to the Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) by Subject 2017.
This annual ranking is based ...
Shermain Hardesty Quoted about Walnut Marketing Practices in Ag Alert
Cooperative Extension Specialist Emerita Shermain Hardesty is quoted in the California Farm Bureau Federation's Ag Alert article "Walnut Business Readies to Handle, Sell Larger Crops." Dr. Hardesty comments about the ...
Jonathan Malacarne Receives Provost's Dissertation-Year Fellowship
Jonathan Malacarne is the recipient of the prestigious Provost’s Dissertation-Year Fellowship in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences for 2017-18. Originally from DuBois, Pennsylvania, Jonathan is a development economist, focusing ...
Julian Alston’s Fellows Address in the American Journal of Agricultural Economics
In August 2017 Julian Alston presented the AAEA "Fellow's Address" at the annual meeting of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, in Chicago. That Address was based on the work ...
Professor Daniel Sumner's Comments about Farm Labor Shortage Quoted in CNBC Story about Increased Use of Automated Harvesting Equipment
Agricultural and Resource Economics Distinguished Professor Daniel Sumner, director of the UC Agricultural Issues Center, is quoted in the CNBC article "From strawberries to apples, a wave of agriculture robotics ...
Professor Dan Sumner Quoted in Bloomberg News about Strength of California Almonds
Dan Sumner, ARE distinguished professor and director of the UC Agricultural Issues Center, is quoted in the Bloomberg News article "California Almonds Are Back After Four Years of Brutal Drought." ...
With Climate Change, Insurance May Provide Best Safety Net for World's Poor
The poorest people in the world are among the most vulnerable to the effects of climate change, including droughts, floods and wildfires. This especially true for poor farmers in drought-prone ...
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Recent Publications
Enhancing Innovation in the Ugandan Agri-Food Sector: Progress, Constraints, and Possibilities
T. Lybbert, K. Saxena, J. Ecuru, et al. In Soumitra Dutta, Bruno Lanvin, and Sacha Wunsch- Vincent (Eds.), The Global Innovation Index 2017 Innovation Feeding the World (2017) Cornell University, INSEAD, and WIPO, Ithaca.
M. Filipski, A. Abdellah, T.J. Lybbert, and J.E. Taylor. World Development (2017) 91: 84-99.
T.E. Essington, J.N. Sanchirico, and M.L. Baskett. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2018) January.
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Energy Balance, and Weight Gain
J.P. MacEwan, A. Smith, J.M. Alston. Food Policy (2016) 61: 103-120.
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