Agricultural & Resource Economics

UC Berkeley's Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics is top-ranked worldwide for its outstanding contributions to questions in agriculture and resource policy, development economics, environmental and energy economics, and international trade.

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EEP Major

The undergraduate Environmental Economics & Policy (EEP) program takes a problem-solving approach to issues involving renewable and fixed natural resources, and is based on a foundation in micro-economic theory and the economics of resources and the environment.

Environmental Economics and Policy (EEP) Major
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Areas of Research

Agricultural & Resource Policy, Development Economics, and Environmental & Energy Economics

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Events

Daniela Rroshi | Vienna University of Economics and Business

Leo K. Simon Agriculture & Natural Resource Thursday Seminar Series
Collective Reputation Effects: Empirical Evidence from the Wine Market
Thursday March 06, 2025
241 Giannini Hall

Mushfiq Mobarak | Yale University

ARE Friday Seminar Series
Title Forthcoming
Friday March 07, 2025
241 Giannini Hall | 12:10-1:30pm

Cynthia Kinnan | Tufts University

ARE Friday Seminar Series
Evaluating and Pricing Health Insurance in Low-Income Countries
Friday March 14, 2025
241 Giannini Hall | 12:10-1:30pm
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Department News

Electric Vehicles and the Inflation Reduction Act

Research by ARE faculty member Joe Shapiro and co-authors was featured in a recent article in The Guardian: "Elon Musk’s journey from climate champion to backing EV-bashing Trump." 

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Sofia Berto Villas-Boas Appointed Next Chair of ARE

ARE is pleased to announce that Sofia Berto Villas-Boas has agreed to serve as the Chair of the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, effective July 1, 2025.