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Global Shipping Container Disruptions and U.S. Agricultural Exports
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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.
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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We consistently rank at the top of the agricultural and applied economics profession and are part of the best university in the world for agriculture and forestry. The depth, breadth and rigor of our teaching, research and outreach enable us to make major contributions to society in the areas of agriculture, environment and natural resources, and international development. We offer a popular Managerial Economics undergraduate major and top rated Ph.D. and Masters programs.
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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