Research Spotlights
Ph.D. Candidates Practice Conference Talks and Receive Advice from Professors and Peers
Aug. 3, 2017
“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). …
Pierre Mérel and Mathew Gammans Predict Climate Change Will Cut Cereal Yields
May 16, 2017
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 …
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Colin Carter and Dalia Ghanem Find Evidence That Pollution Reduces Rice Production in China
Feb. 17, 2017
The reductions in rice yields are large enough to have price implications for the global rice market, affecting global food security for hundreds of millions of the world’s poor.
Katrina Jessoe, Ed Taylor and Dale Manning Find Evidence That Climate Change Will Alter Labor Allocations in Rural Mexico, Including Migration
Nov. 21, 2016
The study, published in The Economic Journal, uses a 28-year panel on individual employment and daily weather-station readings to test the impacts of weather shocks on labor allocations. It finds …
Jens Hilscher and Mungo Wilson Propose a New Measure of Systematic Credit Risk
Nov. 21, 2016
The study shows that a straightforward and easy-to-implement and interpret measure of default probability contains significantly more information about future default and failure than S&P corporate credit ratings. Jens Hilscher …
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Aaron Smith and Colleagues Explain Why Grain Futures Contracts Fail to Accurately Price Commodities
Nov. 21, 2016
The failure of U.S. grain futures contracts to properly price commodities has spurred considerable controversy in agricultural futures markets and raised questions over the value of grain futures contracts as …
Shermain Hardesty Collaborates with UCCE Team to Study the Economic Impact of Local Food Producers
July 22, 2016
The key findings indicate that, for every dollar of sales, Sacramento Region direct marketers are generating twice as much economic activity within the region, as compared to producers who are …
Evaluating the Impacts of Agricultural Development Interventions
Dec. 20, 2012
The international development community has increasingly recognized the importance of reliable impact evaluation, but the evaluation of agricultural and small farm development projects presents particular challenges. In a special session …
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$25 million grant aims to boost food security in developing world
July 12, 2012
Professor Michael Carter will direct a $25 million federal program aimed at creating financial systems that can boost agricultural productivity and food security in developing countries.
The five-year project, funded …
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Michael Carter: Satellite-based Livestock Insurance for Kenya
Dec. 5, 2011
Professor Michael Carter and other members of the I4 Index Insurance Innovation Initiative based at UC Davis devised an innovative insurance program in Kenya that aims to prevent livestock farmers …
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