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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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Areas of Research

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

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Events

Fall 2022 Semester Begins
Wednesday August 17, 2022

Fall 2022 Instruction Begins
Wednesday August 24, 2022

Academic & Administrative Holiday
Monday September 05, 2022
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Department News

Voluntary Green Power to the Rescue?

Can the private sector lead on climate while Washington dithers?  ARE Associate Professor Jim Sallee addresses this question in his recent EI Blog. 

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Adaptation and Adverse Selection in Markets for Natural Disaster Insurance

ARE Assistant Professor Katherine Wagner published research in the current issue of American Economic Journal: Economic Policy. Read Professor Wagner's article here.