Berkeley ARE sends alumnus '01 Tim Beatty a warm congratulations as AAEA's new president-elect. We wish Tim the very best as he prepares to take up the responsibilities and challenges of this new appointment.
Depression risk increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, study finds
A new study led by ARE professor Sofia Villas-Boas found that women, young adults, and low-income workers experienced the largest increase in depression risk between 2019 and 2021.
ARE Class of 2023
Congratulations to Livia Alfonsi, Marshall Blundell, Hal Gordon, Wei Guo, Qingyang Huang, Jenya Kahn-Lang, Jay Sayre, Wenjun Wang and Eleanor Wisemen on receiving your doctorate. The graduates are pictured here at the Hearst Greek Theater, Sunday, May 14, 2023 with ARE Professors Max Auffhammer, Thibault Fally, Meredith Fowlie, Jeremy Magruder, Brian Wright and Sofia Villas-Boas, Haas Professor Matilde Bombardini, and ARE Graduate Advisor Carmen Karahalios.
Berkeley ARE Welcomes Alexandra Hill and Kirill Borusyak
We're excited to have two new faculty members join the ARE department in July.
University Medal, RCNR Melis Medal, ARE Department Citation and EEP Citation Award Recipients
Environmental Economics and Policy majors Rosie Ward and Elise Joshi have each been recognized for their outstanding academic performance. Rosie is a 2023 University Medal finalist, a co-winner of RCNR's 2023 Melis Medal, and the recipient of ARE's 2023 Department Citation Award. Elise is the recipient of the 2023 Environmental Economics and Policy Citation Award. Congratulations to both Rosie and Elise!
ARE Alumnus '09 Rocio Titiunik Interviewed on "The Mixtape with Scott"
In S2E14 of 'The Mixtape with Scott', Scott Cunningham interviews Princeton Professor of Politics Rocio Titiunik. They discuss uncertainty, disillusionment, Berkeley ARE, econometrics, political science, and self-discovery.
Suvy Qin wins the 2023 Sidney Hoos Award
Suvy's paper titled "Local Spillovers and Managed Retreat: Evidence from Home Buyout Programs in Harris County, Texas" was exemplary. Congratulations Suvy!
Are We #Stayinghome to Flatten the Curve?
ARE alumnus '22 James Sears, Professor Sofia Villas-Boas and co-authors have been published in American Journal of Health Economics.
Undergradaute EEP Major Honor Students Recognized at the RCNR Honors Symposium
Environmental Economics and Policy honors students were recognized at the May 4th, 2023 RCNR Honors Symposium. Congratulations to Grace Huang and Rosie Ward, co-winners of the Spring 2023 Melis Medal.
Pictured L-R: Jie Song (ARE PhD student and symposium judge); EEP honors students: Charlotte Stuecken, Jaide Lin, Grace Huang, Shirly Xue, and Rosie Ward; Sofia Villas-Boas (Honors Faculty Coordinator)
Ground Rules
Assistant Professor of Cooperative Extension Ellen Bruno is interviewed in Breakthroughs magazine's recent feature story on California's Sustainable Groundwater Management Act.
Team Including UC Affiliated Co-Authors Is Published in the Medical Journal "PLOS Medicine"
The research paper entitled "Evaluation of the Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax in Oakland, United States, 2015–2019: A Quasi-Experimental and Cost-Effectiveness Study" by co-authors that include ARE Professor Sofia Villas-Boas and ARE alumnus '21 Scott Kaplan, has been published in PLOS Medicine, a peer-reviewed weekly medical journal covering the full spectrum of the medical sciences.
"What the EPA’s Proposed Electric Car Rules Would Mean for Tesla — and You"
SF Gate recently interviewed ARE faculty member James Sallee on EPA regulations and electric vehicles.
Accelerating Clean Energy In China: Q+A With Expert Jiang Lin
Read ARE Adjunct Professor Jiang Lin's interview with Forbes magazine.
Creating the Blueprint for a Federal Office of Carbon Scoring
ARE Professor Meredith Fowlie and Associate Professor with the Energy and Resources Group, David Anthoff, are helping to devise the institutional, analytical, and policy foundation needed to establish a Federal Office of Carbon Scoring (OCS), the Brookings Institution announced on March 16th. Read more regarding the Brookings announcement here.
Climate Change, Urbanization Drive Major Declines in L.A.’s Birds
Climate change and urbanization have created a “double whammy” for many of L.A.’s birds, leading to declines in more than one-third of the species in the region. The lark sparrow, pictured here, is one of the species that has experienced declines. Read more here.
Can a Sustainability Facts Label Reduce the Halo Surrounding Organic Labels?
ARE Professor Sofia Villas-Boas and co-authors Zachary T. Neuhofer and Jayson L. Lusk are published in the current issue of Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy (AEPP).
Give Big to ARE, March 9th, 2023
You can change the lives of our graduate students, helping them become tomorrow’s leaders in agriculture and economics while mentoring and teaching the next generation of Environmental Economics and Policy (EEP) majors. Give to ARE!
Subjective Performance Evaluation, Influence Activities, and Bureaucratic Work Behavior: Evidence from China
ARE Professors of the Graduate School, Elisabeth Sadoulet and Alain de Janvry, ARE alumni Guojun He '14 and Shaoda Wang '19, and co-author Qiong Zhang, publish research in the current issue of the American Economic Review.
ARE Alumnus Kwabena Donkor Featured in ABC News Report on Tipping
Watch the ABC News Video featuring ARE alumnus '20 and Stanford University Professor in the Graduate School of Business, Kwabena Donkor.
