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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2022 ARE Doctoral Placements

Placements

Summer Minor in Sustainable Business & Policy

Areas of Research

There are three general areas of research focus in the ARE department.

Areas of Research

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Events

2022 AAEA Annual Meeting

Sunday July 31, 2022 to Tuesday August 02, 2022

Department News

Going Electric: California Car Mandate Would Hit Mechanics Hard

"Who loses and who gains as California cleans up its cars? Nearly 32,000 mechanics would lose jobs by 2040 under the proposed phaseout of new gas-powered cars. Electric companies would be the big winners." Jim Sallee is featured in this Cal Matters article authored by Nadia Lopez, addressing this wide-ranging workforce transition in 'going electric.'

Highlight

Congratulations to AREs 2022 PhDs!

ARE hosted a reception at the entrance terrace of Giannini Hall, celebrating students and their families before RCNRs commencement ceremony held at Cal's Greek theatre on Sunday, May 15th, 2022.

Congratulations to Sebastien Phan, Jesse Fleischer Buchsbaum, James Sears, Molly Sears, Carly Trachtman, Shelley He, Matthew Suandi, and Matthew Tarduno, pictured here at the Greek theatre with ARE faculty members Sofia Villas-Boas, Marco Gonzalez-Navarro, and James Sallee, and ARE graduate student advisor Carmen Karahalios.