Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics | University of California, Berkeley

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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Congratulations to ARE Class of 2020!

ARE honors 2020 graduates with a virtual ceremony.

https://are.berkeley.edu/news/2020/05/congratulations-are-class-2020

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Events

Fall Semester Begins

Wednesday August 19, 2020

ARE 2020 Student Cohort (Virtual) Orientation Day

Wednesday August 19, 2020

Instruction Begins

Wednesday August 26, 2020

Department News

New Research by ARE Professor Villas-Boas and Colleagues in the News

A paper was recently published in the American Journal of Agricultural Economics by ARE Professor Sofia Berto Villas-Boas, Joshua Berning, and three ARE Alumni: Kristin Kiesel ('09), Hayley Chouinard ('02), and Jill McCluskey ('98) titled "Consumer and Strategic Firm Response to Nutrition Shelf Labels." The paper features experimental evidence on nutrition claims.

Highlight

Peter Berck to be Commemorated in AAEA August 2020 (virtual) Conference Session

Berckonomics (Bonding over Economics, Resources, Coffee and Kindness) will be the highlight at an AAEA (virtual) session scheduled August 10, 2020 3:15 PM - 4:45 PM (CDT). The session has been organized by ARE Professor Sofia Villas-Boas and ARE Alumnus ( '17) Andrew Stevens will lead the discussion.