ARE Distinguished Professor David Zilberman is chairing the 12-member scientific committee helping to organize the conference. For more information, visit the conference website.
Honoring Peter Berck
The recently published Springer Link ebook Sustainable Resource Development in the 21st Century is a collection of essays assembled by editors Jeff Perloff, David Zilberman and Cyndi Spindell Berck in memory of S.J. Hall Professor of Forest Economics and Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics at Berkeley, Peter Berck.
Want to preserve groundwater? Tax it.
Research by ARE Assistant Professor of Cooperative Extension Ellen Bruno found that groundwater demand in California’s Pajaro Valley shrank in response to long-term price increases.
Alum’s Wines Named to Wine Enthusiast’s 2023 Top 100 List
Jim Bundschu (BS '66 Agricultural Economics) revitalized his family’s 100-year-old vineyards. Today, his winery's sustainable, organic wines are receiving highest honors.
White House rule dramatically deregulated wetlands, streams, and drinking water
New research co-authored by ARE PhD candidate Simon Greenhill, ARE alumna '21 and CalTech Assistant Professor Hannah Druckenmiller, and ARE faculty member Joe Shapiro uses machine learning to reveal which streams and wetlands are protected—or not—by changing Clean Water Act regulations.
Introducing the Master of Climate Solutions
Offered by ARE, the Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, and the Energy and Resources Group, the new 10-month program will empower climate and sustainability leaders.
CEGA Wins the 2023 AEA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Diversity and Inclusion
The AEA award recognizes departments and organizations for outstanding achievement in diversity and inclusion practices. Congratulations CEGA!
Changes in Prices and Purchases from the Implementation of Soda Taxes Across the US
This JAMA Health Forum article co-authored by ARE alumnus '21 and Assistant Professor at the United States Naval Academy, Scott Kaplan, and ARE Professor Sofia Villas-Boas, has received heavy media coverage. US News, CNN, and NPR are among the many media sources reporting on the findings of the research.
A New Issue of ARE Update is Now Available
Included in this current issue of the ARE Update is an article by ARE faculty member Ellen Bruno on rebates to incentivize groundwater recharge.
Berkeley-ARE Alumna '97 Rachael Goodhue Selected as a 2024 AAEA Fellow
We are very pleased to announce that UC Davis-ARE Professor Rachael Goodhue has been selected as a 2024 Fellow of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, the highest honor offered by the field's leading professional organization. Congratulations Rachael!
EEP Alumnus Michael Colvin Featured in RCNRs Breakthroughs
Michael Colvin received his BS ’05 in Environmental Economics and Policy (EEP) and his Masters of Public Policy in ’07. Read the Breakthroughs article here to learn more about Michael's work decarbonizing California.
The Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5)
ARE doctoral candidate Simon Greenhill (chapter lead author) and ARE alumni have contributed to the first ever Economics Chapter in the Fifth National Climate Assessment. Amongst the UC Berkeley-ARE alumni contributers: Wolfram Schlenker ('03), Columbia University; Judson Boomhower ('15), University of California, San Diego; and Hannah Druckenmiller ('21) , California Institute of Technology
Air Pollution, Weather, and Agricultural Worker Productivity
The above titled research is published in the current issue of the American Journal of Agricultural Economics and authored by ARE faculty member Alexandra Hill and co-authors. Their research studies the impact of harsh environmental conditions, including high temperatures and poor air quality, on outdoor agricultural workers.
ARE Alumna '09 Kristin Kiesel and Co-Authors Analyze Undergraduate Enrollment During the Pandemic
The authors' research is published in the current edition of the Journal of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association. The study analyzes undergraduate students' enrollment intentions and preferences for alternate teaching modalities during the pandemic. Associate Professor Kiesel teaches at UC Davis-ARE.
Ellen Bruno and Co-Authors Study Cost-Effectiveness of Recharge Net Metering (ReNeM) in Nature Water Article
ReNeM is a conceptually novel, market-based mechanism to help overcome barriers to groundwater management that agencies often confront when implementing managed aquifer recharge. ARE Assistant Professor of Cooperative Extension Ellen Bruno and co-authors discuss the mechanism in their recent Nature Water article.
California’s Overtime Law for Agricultural Workers: What Happened to Worker Hours and Pay?
Read about the impacts of California's 2019 agricultural worker's overtime law in ARE Assistant Professor of Cooperative Extension Alexandra Hill's research, published in the current issue of the ARE UPDATE.
Information and Spillovers from Targeting Policy in Peru’s Anchoveta Fishery
This is the title of ARE alumnus '21 and economist with the World Bank, Gabe Englander's published research in the current issue of the American Economic Journal: Economic Policy. The paper establishes that a targeted policy backfires because it reveals information about nontargeted units.
ARE Alumnus of the Year 2023
ARE is very pleased to announce that Gershon Feder, class of 1976, is the 2023 ARE Alumnus of the Year. Congratulations Gershon on a career "acknowledged as one of the world’s leading authorities on the evaluation of extension impact, and [making] path-breaking contributions in the fields of land policy, the economics of technology diffusion, and farmer behavior under uncertainty."