This latest issue of the ARE Update features an article co-authored by ARE Distinguished Professor David Zilberman.
The cost of controlling termites
Professors David Zilberman and Vernard Lewis and undergraduate Sadie Shoemaker break down the environmental and economic impact of termite fumigation.
Latest Issue of the ARE Update Now Available
This latest issue of the ARE Update features articles co-authored by recently arrived ARE- Berkeley faculty member Aaron Smith, articles titled "The California Low Carbon Fuel Standard and Its Consequences," and "An Eye to the Sky: Will Sustainable Aviation Fuel Take Off in California?"
ARE Welcomes Aaron Smith and Tamma Carleton
Tamma Carleton has joined ARE as Assistant Professor and Aaron Smith has joined ARE as Professor and the Gordon Rausser Distinguished Chair of Agricultural and Resource Economics. ARE extends a warm welcome to both Tamma and Aaron.
The ‘winner’s curse’: a hidden factor in California’s insurance crisis
As lawmakers scramble to reform homeowners’ insurance regulations, a new study co-authored by Professor Meredith Fowlie and alums Judson Boomhower and Andrew Plantinga examines how insurers are pricing wildfire risk — and how different strategies can significantly impact premiums.
Rausser College congratulates ARE's Brian Wright on his retirement
The College congratulates Wright, a distinguished professor in ARE, on his retirement from UC Berkeley during the 2023-24 academic year.
Madhu Khanna Appointed as New EAERE Fellow
ARE alumna '95 Madhu Khanna has been recognized as one of the leading scholars working at the intersection of agricultural and environmental economics. EAERE fellows must have contributed to the advancement of the profession of environmental and resource economists through outstanding publications, and/or important roles in the policy world, and/or important roles in the Association’s governance and/or activities. Congratulations on this very well deserved recognition Madhu.
Fifty Years of Excellence
Rausser College of Natural Resources celebrates a milestone anniversary this month! Learn more about the impact of ARE and the entire College over the last half century.
Guojun He Recieves Under Forty Award from the EAERE
The European Award for Researchers in Environmental Economics under the Age of Forty is a recognition given every year to the environmental economist under the age of forty who is judged to have made the most significant contribution to environmental economic thought and knowledge. ARE alumnus '14 Guojun He is currently a professor in Economics and Management & Strategy at the University of Hong Kong (HKU). Congratulations Guojun!
ARE Alumna '06 and Chancellor's Professor Manisha Shah Interviewed on the Mixtape with Scott
The Mixtape with Scott is podcast in which economist Scott Cunningham intervews economists, scientists and authors about thier lives and careers. Listen to Manisha's interview here.
David Zilberman Has a Featured Article in Current Issue of the AEPP
The Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy article "Public agricultural research, political economy, and climate change: A literature review", is an AAEA invited paper by Ruiqing Miao, Recep Ulucak, David Zilberman.
Ellen Bruno and Ali Hill Are Featured in RCNR's Breakthroughs Briefs
Read about taxing groundwater by Ellen Bruno and California's overtime law's impact on agricultural workers by Ali Hill.
What Tariffs on Chinese Electric Vehicles Mean for California's Clean Energy Goals
Politico interviews Professor Jim Sallee about Biden's Tariffs and the EV Transition.
David Zilberman and Brian Wright Featured in ABC News Report Addressing Grocery Price Inflation
Read what ARE Professors Zilberman and Wright have to say regarding grocery price inflation in the ABC Channel 7 News Business report titled "Grocery price inflation concerns: How small manufacturers are trying to keep food costs down."
Celebrating the Incoming ARE Class of 1979
Ten alumni from the incoming class of 1979 gathered in the department to discuss research and careers. Among those who arrived in Berkeley from various parts of the world were Claudia Parliament, Jeffrey T. LaFrance, Lorenzo Mejia, Kostas Stamoulis, Ramon Espinel, Yacov Tsur, Roy Allen, J. Edward Taylor, Tom Reardon (not in photo), and Harry de Gorter.
Congratulations to 2024 AERE Fellow Max Auffhammer
Colleagues describe Max's pathbreaking scholarship and his committment to fostering a welcoming culture to those new and underrepresented in the field as some of the many reasons for his much deserved recognition as an AERE Fellow.
"Upscaling Innovations to Control Climate Change"
This is the title of the monthly blog entry by Energy and Biosciences Institute (EBI) executive committee member and ARE Distinguished Professor David Zilberman. EBI provides industrial sponsors access to world-class, collaborative research facilities across the energy, chemical, material sciences, data sciences, engineering, and agriculture sectors. You can read more of the EBI Zilberman blog here.
Joe Shapiro Receives UC Berkeley's Bakar Fellows Spark Award
The Bakar Fellows Program at UC Berkeley fosters entrepreneurship in the STEM+ fields and the Spark Award is designed to accelerate faculty-led research to tangible, positive societal impact through commercialization. Congratulations Joe!
Solar Plus Batteries ‘Cheaper than New Coal’ for Meeting China’s Rising Demand
ARE Adjunct Professor Jiang Lin and co-author Fredrich Kahrl address China’s climate and energy policies in their recent Carbon Brief guest blogpost. Carbon Brief is a UK-based website covering the latest developments in climate science, climate policy and energy policy.
ARE Faculty and Students Take a Central Coast Field Trip
ARE graduate students and faculty visited California's central coast to learn about strawberry production, lettuce processing, and water management. The group traveled to the Pajaro and Salinas Valleys on April 29th. Thanks to our hosts: Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency, Good Farms, and Taylor Farms.