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Diane Charlton and Ed Taylor Win AAEA Quality of Research Discovery Award, Honorable Mention, for “A Declining Farm Workforce: Analysis of Panel Data from Rural Mexico”
The study found that the agricultural labor supply from rural Mexico, the main source of hired farmworkers for the United States, is decreasing at a rate of approximately 150,000 workers ...
Julian Alston Wins Multiple AAEA Awards for "Effects of U.S. Public Agricultural R&D on U.S. Obesity and its Social Costs"
How much has food abundance, attributable to U.S. public agricultural R&D, contributed to high and rising U.S. obesity rates? This paper investigates the effects of public investment in agricultural R&D ...
Christian Lovell Wins Anthony Grano Scholarship at 2017 AAEA Annual Meeting
The Anthony Grano Special Purpose Fund provides scholarships for academically successful, highly motivated students in agricultural economics or a closely related discipline with an interest in agricultural policy and the ...
Ph.D. Candidates Practice Conference Talks and Receive Advice from Professors and Peers
“Begin with the research question and use concise phrases on the slides” were among the many tips professors gave Ph.D. students in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ARE). ...
ARE Students and Faculty Benefit from Insider’s View of Financial Markets through Bloomberg Terminal
A highlight of ARE 139 Futures and Options Markets is when managerial economics students see financial markets come to life via the Bloomberg Terminal. The Bloomberg Terminal is a comprehensive ...
J. Edward Taylor Discusses Mechanization of Field Labor with LA Times, KCBS Radio
Agricultural and Resource Economics Professor J. Edward Taylor, director of Rural Economics of the Americas and Pacific Rim (REAP), discusses with media outlets the changes occurring in farm labor. Among ...
Emeritus Professors Honored by PROSE Awards for Ecosystems of California
Emeritus Professors Alex McCalla and Richard E. Howitt are among those honored through Ecosystems of California winning two 2017 PROSE Awards from the Association of American Publishers. The book won ...
Pierre Mérel and Mathew Gammans Predict Climate Change Will Cut Cereal Yields
Graduate student Matthew Gammans, Professor Pierre Mérel, and Cornell economist Ariel Ortiz-Bobea studied 65 years of wheat and barley yield data from France. Their new statistical model suggests climate change ...
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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.
Recent Publications
N. Zolas, T.J. Lybbert, and P. Bhattacharyya. The World Economy (2017) 40 (6): 1184-1213.
P. Ashorn, L. Alho, U. Ashorn, Y.B. Cheung, K.G. Dewey, U. Harjunmaa, A. Lartey, M. Nkhoma, N. Phiri, J. Phuka, S.A. Vosti, et al. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2015) 101 (2): 387-397.
Splendide Mendax: False Label Claims About High and Rising Alcohol Content of Wine
J.M. Alston, K.B. Fuller, J.T. Lapsley, G. Soleas, and K.P. Tumber. Journal of Wine Economics (2016) 10 (3): 275-313.
Compound-risk Aversion, Ambiguity and the Willingness to Pay for Microinsurance
G. Elabed and M.R. Carter. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization (2015) 118: 150-166.
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