Alix Peterson Zwane
Assistant Extension Specialist  


Mailing Address:
Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics
207 Giannini Hall
UC Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720  


Phone: 510-642-7628
Fax: 510-643-8911
e-mail: zwane AT are.berkeley.edu


Fields of concentration: Environmental economics and policy


Research interests: Trade, environment, and development, Land-use change


Bio with links

Alix is an Assistant Cooperative Extension Specialist in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics. She specializes in international trade and environment issues. Research projects Alix has been involved in have examined incentives for investment in tropical agriculture research and development, causes of land-use change in Latin America, the role of developing countries in climate change control, and the valuation of health benefits from water quality improvements. She received her Ph.D. in Public Policy from Harvard University in 2002.

 

Research articles

"Managing environmental risks through private sector cooperation: Theory, experience, and a case study of the California Code of Sustainable Winegrowing Practices," (forthcoming) International Food and Agribusiness Management Review, with K. Moulton.

 "Encouraging private sector research in tropical agriculture," (2005) World Development 33(1): 87-105, with M. Kremer.

"Compensation for 'meaningful participation' in climate change control: A modest proposal and empirical analysis." Journal of Environmental Economics and Management (2002) 43(3): 437-54, with T. Panayotou and J. Sachs.

 

Book chapters

"Globalization and poverty: What is the evidence?" Paper prepared for Globalization: Prospects and Problems festschrift volume in honor of Jagdish Bhagwati's 70th birthday (forthcoming), E. Dinopoulos (ed.), with A. Harrison and E. Aisbett.

"My policies or yours: Have OECD agricultural policies affected incomes in developing countries?" In Globalization and Poverty, A. Harrison (ed.), University of Chicago Press for National Bureau of Economic Research (forthcoming), with N. Ashraf and M. McMillian.

"Purchase commitments for tropical agriculture: Incentives for private sector involvement in poverty reduction." In Public Finance in a Globalizing World: Innovations in Theory and Practice, I. Kaul (ed.), United Nations Development Program (forthcoming), with M. Kremer.

"International trade and the road ahead for California agriculture." In California Agriculture: Dimensions and Issues, J. Seibert (ed.) University of California, Giannini Foundation (2004), with T. Arthur and C. Carter.

 

Other reports and publications

"Coho salmon recovery in California: A summary of recent economic evidence." University of California Giannini Foundation Agricultural and Resource Economics Update (March/April 2005), with D. Sunding.

"California's agricultural trade environment and prospects: A case for reform," Case study prepared for Strategies for competing in a changing environment: An executive seminar for California agribusiness leaders (March 2004), with C. Carter.

"Costs and socioeconomic impacts of implementing the California Coho Recovery Strategy." Report submitted to California Department of Fish and Game (January 2004), with D. Sunding.

"Not so cool? Economic implications of mandatory country-of-origin labeling." University of California Giannini Foundation Agricultural and Resource Economics Update (May/June 2003), with C. Carter.

"Federal law on labeling pricey," Sacramento Bee Op-ed (May 25, 2003), with C. Carter.

"Poverty and deforestation in Peru: A research update." Overseas Development Institute Agricultural Research and Extension Newsletter (January 2003).

"Is the environmental Kuznets curve driven by structural change? What extended time series may imply for developing countries." USAID Consulting Assistance on Economic Reform (CAER) II Project Discussion Paper 54 (2000), with T. Panayotou and J. Sachs.

"Developing countries and the control of climate change: Empirical evidence." USAID CAER II Project Discussion Paper 45 (1999), with T. Panayotou and J. Sachs.

"Developing countries and the control of climate change: Theoretical perspective and policy implications." USAID CAER II Project Discussion Paper 44 (1999), with T. Panayotou and J. Sachs.

 

Working papers

 "Community composition and local public goods: Evidence from the Immigration Reform and Control Act," with D. Sunding. (2005)

 "The economics and public policy of coho salmon recovery in California," with D. Sunding. (2005)

"Using voluntary agreements to manage environmental risks in agriculture," with K. Moulton. (2005)

 "Does poverty constrain deforestation? Econometric evidence from Peru." (revise and resubmit at Journal of Development Economics)

"How do firms make environmental investment decisions? Evidence from Sao Paulo State," with C. Ferraz, T. Panayotou and R. Seroa da Motta. (2004)

"Assessing alternative policies to slow deforestation: Evidence from Peru." (2002)

 "How do firms make environmental investment decisions? Evidence from Venezuela," with I. Otero and T. Panayotou. (2002)

 

Frequently asked questions:

  1. How do you pronounce your last name? Say "zwah-neh."