ARE mourns the death of Andy Schmitz on October 8, 2026. Andrew "Andy" was a mentor, colleague, and monumental figure in agricultural and resource economics. We owe him a great deal for pushing our department toward the highest standards of excellence and helping us become part of the mainstream in...Read more about In Memory of Professor Andy Schmitz
Associate Professor Joseph Shapiro speaks to Resources Radio about his recent assessment of how successful federal policy has been in ensuring all Americans have access to clean drinking water.Read more about Listen: Taking stock of America’s drinking water
An all-star Berkeley team consisting of Lauren Falcao Bergquist (Berkeley alumna), Benjamin Faber, ARE's Thibault Fally, Matthias Hoelzlein (Berkeley alumn), Edward Miguel, and Andres Rodriguez-Clare recently published a paper in Econometrica related to the implementation of policies...Read more about Scaling Agricultural Policy Interventions
Aaron Smith discussed the pressure put on diesel prices from a mix of the state's limited refining capacity, federal biofuel policies, and the escalating wars in Ukraine and Iran. Watch the clip of Aaron Smith's interview or read Da Lin's reporting "...Read more about ARE Professor Aaron Smith interviewed by CBS News
ARE is pleased to welcome a promising new cohort of 13 students to our graduate program this year: Caleb Halvorson-Fried, Anbar Aizenman, Zinedine Cornielles, Owen Rask, Angela Sun, Oliver Hall, Josh Geselowitz, Marilyn Pereboom, Ian Choi, Rosemary Zhan, Peter Khattri, Shagnik Chkravarty (not...Read more about Welcome to our incoming class of PhD students!
