This issue of the ARE Update features an article co-authored by Professor Max Auffhammer and ARE alumnus '23 Wei Guo, and a faculty profile on Assistant Professor Alexandra Hill.
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2024 Environmental Economics & Policy Honors Recipients
Congratulations to EEP Honors students Peter Flo Grinde-Hollevik, Enzo Cremers, Jessica Liu, Sarah Ng, Malena Buffagni, Lanie Goldberg, and Shannon Paulson.
Additional congratulations to both Peter Flo Grinde-Hollevik (advised by Professor Duncan Callaway) and Lanie Goldberg (advised by Professor Sofia Villas-Boas) who also each received the 2024 Spring semester Melis Medal in Social Sciences.
Voices in Development: Building In-Country Partnerships in Development Economics
ARE Professor Francis Annan recently participated in the above titled Yale Economic Growth Center podcast. Joined by Christopher Udry and Rohini Pande, the podcast focused on cross-border collaborations for policy-relevant research. You can listen here.
Rural Electrification and Economic Development
In the VoxDev article, "Does rural electrification cause economic development?" ARE alumni '17 Fiona Burlig and '18 Louis Preonas discuss their forthcoming Journal of Political Economy article, "Out of the darkness and into the light? Development effects of rural electrification," regarding the economic benefits of expanding electricity access.
Private Input Suppliers as Information Agents for Technology Adoption in Agriculture
New research in the American Economic Journal: Applied Economics is co-authored by a ARE faculty Alain de Janvry and Elisabeth Sadoulet, and ARE alumni '14 Kyle Emerick and '23 Eleanor Wiseman. Read more about the article here.
Utility-caused wildfires are becoming a national problem
A New York Times article about utility-caused wildfire ignitions references the findings of a recent Energy Institute working paper co-authored by ARE professor Meredith Fowlie
Wind turbines have little effect on US property values
The values of homes within a wind turbine’s viewshed drop only slightly and temporarily, according to a new PNAS study co-authored by Maximillian Auffhammer.
Mapping waters of the U.S. using new tools
ARE PhD candidate Simon Greenhill and ARE alumna '21 Caltech Asst. Professor Hannah Druckenmiller speak with Resources for the Future podcast (Resources Radio) host Daniel Raimi about their work using machine learning to predict Clean Water Act regulation.
Int'l Smposium to Converge Food-Energy-Water Research for Net Zero Development, March 18 – March 20, 2024
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!
