ARE professor Sofia Villas-Boas contributed to a consensus study report recently published by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Produced at the request of Congress, this report summarizes the available science on the challenges and solutions for municipal solid waste recycling in the U.S.
Climate Change Cuts Global Crop Yields, Even When Farmers Adapt
A first-of-its-kind study published this week in Nature shows that the global food system is more vulnerable to climate change than previously thought. ARE alumnus '22 Andy Hultgren led the study and ARE assistant professor Tamma Carleton is one of the contributing co-authors.
State Eyes Hollywood Boost After Denying Agriculture
ARE Assistant Professor of Cooperative Extension Ali Hill addresses the rejection of Senate Bill 628 by California's Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee, in this June '25 publication of AgAlert. Senate Bill 628 would have created a tax credit to offset the cost to farmers of paying overtime wages.
National Security and Battery Subsidies
A recent article in The Economist titled "The economic lessons from Ukraine’s spectacular drone success" references results from a working paper by ARE professor Joe Shapiro, Hunt Allcott, and co-authors.
Smart Cap-and-Trade
ARE Professor Larry Karp and co-author Christian Traeger recently published an article in Journal of the European Economic Association.
How Trump-Musk Feud Could Crush California’s Electric Vehicle Goals
The above titled San Francisco Chronicle article features analysis by ARE Professor James Sallee. Reporter Rachel Swan writes "Even before Trump and Musk’s relationship began unraveling, Professor James Sallee of UC Berkeley’s agricultural and resource economics department predicted a full-frontal assault by the Trump administration on electric cars."
ARE Alumnus '11 Biswo Poudel is the New Governor of Nepal's Central Bank
The Central Bank of Nepal -- Nepal Rastra Bank -- formulates and implements monetary policy and oversees foreign exchange rates and the country's foreign exchange reserves. Congratulations and best wishes to Biswo as he embarks on this next chapter of a notable career.
Gordon Rausser is Named the 2025 Distinguished Emeritus of the Year
Since retiring from ARE in 2019, Gordon has been extremely active in research and service, particularly to the University. This honor, which is awarded by the UC Berkeley Emerti Association, recognizes Gordon's many accomplishments and contributions since retiring. It is well deserved. Congratulations Gordon!
Congratulations to ARE class of 2025!
Pictured from left to right: ARE Department Chair Jeremy Magruder, GSAO Carmen Karahalios, Abdoulaye Cisse, Yuen Ho, Becky Cardinali, Professor Marco Gonzalez-Navarro, Connor Jackson, and Professor James Sallee. Best wishes to Abdou, Yuen, Becky, Connor and Sunny (not pictured).
Katie Baker Wins the 2025 Sidney Hoos Award for Best Second Year Paper
Katie Baker won the award for best second year paper with a well-executed paper titled "Heat and Bottled Water Expenditures: Evidence from California." Katie wondered if households adapt to extreme temperatures and domestic well failures by purchasing bottled water in retail chains.
Congratulations to the Spring 2025 EEP Honors Students!
In this photo, l-r: ARE Professor Sofia Villas-Boas; EEP Honors students: Gaurav Bharti, Ethan Ignoffo, John Chung, and Sadie Shoemaker and Hannah Menth, who won the ARE Citation and EEP Major Citation, respectively. Hannah Menth also received the Spring 2025 RCNR Honors Symposium Melis Medal in Social Sciences for her thesis titled "Monitoring and Minimization: Reductions in the Bay Area Refinery Flaring Emissions."
Honoring George Judge's 100th Birthday
ARE Professor Emeritus George Judge's 100th birthday celebration was held in the department on Friday May 2nd, 2025.
The event was an outpouring of respect, admiration and love from colleagues in RCNR and ARE, as well as from ARE alumni who joined the celebration virtually from around the world.
Shifrah Aron-Dine Is Joining ARE in Fall 2025!
ARE is very pleased and excited to announce that Shifrah Aron-Dine is joining the department in Fall semester 2025! She is receiving her Phd this year from Stanford University and her research interests include macroeconomics, finance, environmental economics, and real estate. Shifrah studies questions related to environmental economics and climate change. A warm welcome Shifrah.
Quantifying the Global Climate Feedback from Energy-Based Adaptation
In the above titled article, recently published in Nature Communciations, ARE Assistant Professor Tamma Carleton's research presents an empirical approach that forecasts the effect of future adaptive energy use on global average temperature over the 21st century. It is co-authored with Alexander Abajian, Kyle Meng, and Olivier Deschênes.
Gordon Rausser to be the John Galbraith Keynote Speaker, '25 AAEA Annual Meeting
The 2025 AAEA & WAEA Joint Annual Meeting will be taking place in Denver, CO, July 27- 29, 2025 at the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel. Gordon Rausser was unanimously chosen by the AAEA committee to present the John Galbraith keynote address on Sunday, July 27th.
Michael Anderson Interviewed On "The Mixtape with Scott"
The Mixtape with Scott is a podcast in which professor and economist, Scott Cunningham, interviews economists, scientists, and authors about their lives and careers, as well as some of their work. Listen to the interview here.
Central Valley Farm Tour Gives ARE Students and Faculty New Perspective on Agriculture
A group of ARE graduate students and faculty set off for Bakersfield, CA on Tuesday April 23, 2025 for a 2-day field trip to gain exposure to agricultural production and processing in the Central Valley.
California Doubles Down on Key Emissions Program After Trump Calls It ‘Radical’
ARE Professor Meredith Fowlie quoted in the above titled KQED article.
George Judge Centennial Birthday Fund Campaign
This year marks an extraordinary milestone—Professor George Judge’s 100th birthday on May 2, 2025. In celebration of his incredible contributions to Agricultural and Resource Economics (ARE), we are launching the George Judge ¼ Million Campaign to continue his legacy of excellence and support for graduate students.
Join us in commemorating Professor George Judge’s centennial birthday and ensuring that his legacy lives on for years to come. Make your gift today and help us reach -- or even better, surpass -- our goal!
ARE Hosts Workshop on Impact Analyses and Decision Strategies for Agricultural Research
The Annual Meeting of the multi-state research project on Impact Analyses and Decision Strategies for Agricultural Research, was hosted by ARE in Berkeley, March 28th-29th. The event was organized by Professor David Zilberman.