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New Blogs Co-authored by ARE Assistant Professor Mark Agerton Examine the Need for Improved Methane Monitoring and Taxation
Sept. 2, 2021
The two pieces were recently published in Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy Blog. Professor Agerton is a nonresident scholar at the Baker Institute’s Center for Energy Studies. The …
ARE Researchers Estimate Proposition 12 Will Cost California Pork Consumers $320 Million
Aug. 20, 2021
The Prop 12 pork panic is overblown, say ARE Distinguished Professors Richard J. Sexton and Daniel A. Sumner, co-authors of a recent op-ed in The Hill...
ARE Distinguished Professor Colin Carter and Co-Authors’ GHG Research Cited in Recent Irish Farmers Journal Article
Aug. 16, 2021
The Irish Farmers Journal piece cites findings from Professor Carter and co-authors’ newly published Agricultural Economics article titled, “EU Milk Quota Abolition, Dairy Expansion, and Greenhouse Gas Emissions.” The article …
UC Davis Magazine Highlights ARE Distinguished Professor Michael Carter's Work in Kenya
June 9, 2021
Fatumo Latito sits on a narrow, hand-carved, wooden bench inside her tiny hut fashioned from branches and a mixture of cow dung and mud. It’s pouring outside, but she hasn’t …
ARE Distinguished Professor Colin Carter Discussed Higher Food Prices in Recent CGTN America Piece
May 28, 2021
ARE Distinguished Professor Dan Sumner Explains Increased Corn Prices in Recent Marketplace Piece
May 12, 2021
The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ monthly consumer price index — a read of inflation — comes out Wednesday. Keep in mind that a few months of higher prices does not …
Ph.D. Candidate Emily McGlynn and Co-Authors’ Working Paper Proposing U.S. Reduction of GHG Emissions by 51% by 2030 Cited in New York Times Article
April 23, 2021
The New York Times article examines President Biden’s Earth Day climate pledge to drastically reduce carbon emissions and outlines the steps the U.S. will need to take to reach Biden’s …
Ph.D. Student Joakim Weill and Co-Authors’ Paper Illustrating How Income Disparities Affect Exposure to Covid-19 Cited in Recent New York Times Article
March 12, 2021
The New York Times article is part of “The Week Our Reality broke” series reflecting on a year living with the coronavirus pandemic and how it has affected American society. …
World Bank Blog Post by Ph.D. Candidate Jess Rudder Considers How a New Phonebook App Affects Rural Firms in Tanzania
Nov. 24, 2020
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 …
ARE Researchers Co-Author New "Statistical Review of California's Organic Agriculture"
Oct. 21, 2020
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 …
