Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics

University of California, Berkeley

Environmental and Resource Economics Seminar

Spring 2009

Seminar meets on Wednesday at 12pm in 201 Giannini Hall

Date Speaker Affiliation Presentation Title
February 18 Catie Almirall Berkeley ARE Sugarcane and Soybean Acreage Response in Brazil
February 25 Michel De Lara,
Vincent Martinet
ENPC & INRA Defining sustainability objectives; Viability methods for the management of natural resources
March 4 Christian Henning University of Kiel Determinants of Agricultural Protection from an International Perspective: The Role of Political Institutions
March 11 Haoran He University of Gothenburg, Sweden How do scrutiny and context affect pro-social behavior in the lab and the field?
March 18 David Zetland Berkeley ARE Insurance and monopolistic utilities
March 25 -- -- No seminar - Spring Break
April 8 Peter Kelly Berkeley ARE Modeling Enrollment Decisions in China's Sloping Land Conversion Program
April 22 Brian Gross Berkeley ARE Managing an ecosystem service over space and time
April 29 Leslie Martin Berkeley ARE Promoting the adoption of environmentally-friendly durable goods when technology is rapidly improving
May 6 Shanthi Nataraj Berkeley ARE Trade, Informality and the Size Distribution of Firms
We're always looking for future speakers! Please write us if you would like to present or suggest an outside speaker for next semester.
Coordinators: Sarah Dobson and Leslie Martin

Whenever possible, papers will be available on this website at least two days prior to the presentation.
Presentation papers from previous semesters are also available.


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