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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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Congratulations ARE graduates of 2019!
Congratulations ARE graduates of 2019!
Soda Tax Election Changed Drinking Habits

ARE '17 alumna Rebecca Taylor, Professor Sofia Villas-Boas and graduate student Scott Kaplan's Berkeley-based soda tax research featured in Berkeley News.

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Events

Fall Semester Begins
Wednesday August 21, 2019

Instruction Begins
Wednesday August 28, 2019

Lorenzo Rotunno - Aix-Marseille University/ School of Economics

Weight gains from trade in foods: Evidence from Mexico
Friday August 30, 2019
150 University Hall / 1:00pm-2:30pm
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Department News

Jeff Perloff Recipient of 2019 CNR Distinguished Teaching Award

Among several inspiring nominees, ARE Professor Jeff Perloff stood out for his consistently excellent ratings for large lecture-style classes, *and* for small discussion or lab-style classes.

Highlight

ARE Alumni '14 Marshall Burke and Kyle Emerick Win American Economic Association Award for Best Paper

The annual American Economic Journal (AEJ) "Best Paper Awards" highlight the best paper published in each of the American Economic Journals. Nominations are provided by AEA members, and winners are selected by the journals' editors, co-editors, and boards of editors.