Research Spotlights
UCD ARE Collaboration with WFP Finds Economic Benefits from Giving Land to Refugees
Feb. 3, 2023
A new study, published in the American Journal of Agricultural Economics, finds that providing refugees with agricultural land significantly improves their welfare and self-reliance, while creating positive economic spillovers for …
New NASEM Report Co-Authored by ARE Professor and Chair Rachael Goodhue Finds Supply of Native Seeds Insufficient to Meet the Needs of Ecological Restoration Projects
Jan. 27, 2023
A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine says the insufficient supply of seeds from native plants is a major barrier to ecological restoration and other …
ARE Distinguished Professor Ed Taylor and Co-Authors Document the Economic Impacts of WFP Operations in East Africa
Dec. 1, 2022
At the second regular session of the World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Board meeting in Rome, ARE Distinguished Professor Ed Taylor presented findings from the study “Economic Impact Assessment of …
ARE Researchers’ Organic Strawberry Cost Study Shows Growers Need $15 Per Tray to Break Even
Sept. 7, 2022
Organic strawberry growers from Santa Cruz to Salinas, California need to receive $15 per eight-pound tray on average yields to break even, according to a study by the University of …
ARE Ph.D. Alumni Joakim Weill and Matthieu Stigler and Co-Authors Publish New Paper on Wildfire Smoke Impacts and Exposure in Nature Human Behavior
July 11, 2022
Pollution from wildfires constitutes a growing source of poor air quality globally. To protect health, governments largely rely on citizens to limit their own wildfire smoke exposures, but the effectiveness …
New NBER Working Paper by ARE Assistant Professor Jamie Hansen-Lewis Examines Consequences of U.S. Maritime Emission Regulations
June 29, 2022
Maritime shipping emits as much fine particulate matter as half of global road traffic. We are the first to measure the consequences of US maritime emissions standards on air quality, …
ARE Distinguished Professor Michael Carter's Research in Kenya Featured in New UC Davis Curiosity Blog "Can Hope Open a Pathway to a Brighter Future?"
June 27, 2022
In the Aesop’s fable “The Fox and the Grapes,” a fox finds a grapevine trained along the branches of a tree. The grapes look delicious, but each time he jumps …
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
April 14, 2022
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?" …
ARE Associate Professor Kristin Kiesel Co-Authors New AEPP Article Examining Students' Mental Wellbeing and Resilience During COVID
March 24, 2022
ARE Distinguished Professor Colin Carter and Co-Author’s Research Cited in Recent GAO Study of USDA Market Facilitation Program
Dec. 22, 2021
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 …
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