ARE is excited to announce that UC Davis Professor Aaron Smith will be joining Berkeley ARE next summer. Welcome!
Get to Know ARE Professor Francis Annan's Work by Reading his Interview with "Economics That Really Matters"
Economics That Really Matters is a blog run by a rotating group of graduate students and early career researchers from several institutions. Their aim is to contribute to the discourse of development economics, encourage debate relevant to poverty reduction and agricultural development, and share thoughts from their research experiences. Read the interview with Professor Annan here.
A Love Letter From Iceland
ARE's Max Auffhammer shares some energy-related observations made while visiting beautiful Iceland. Read his EI blog post here.
Patterns of US Mental Health–Related Emergency Department Visits During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Professor Sofia Villas-Boas and co-authors ARE alumnus '21 Scott Kaplan, and Justin S. White questioned if patterns of US emergency department (ED) visits and mental health (MH)–related ED visits changed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Their findings have been published in the current issue of the JAMA Network, a monthly open access medical journal published by the American Medical Association covering all aspects of the biomedical sciences.
Studying the Real Impacts of Climate Change Policies
A.J. Meyer Professor of Energy and Economic Development at Harvard University, Robert Stavins, interviewed ARE Professor Meredith Fowlie on his podcast, "Environmental Insights." Listen here to the interview entitled "The Regulatory and 'Just Transition' Dynamics of Climate Policy: A Conversation with Meredith Fowlie."
Congratulations to ARE's Staff Spot Award Recipients!
ARE is very pleased to announce that Department Manager Alana Silva and Graduate Student Affairs Officer Carmen Karahalios are amongst the 35 RCNR staff recipients of the 2022-2023 Cal Staff Spot Award, recognizing special contributions made by staff.
Congratulations Alana and Carmen!
Advancing a Collaborative Agenda to Meet California’s Emergent Groundwater Management Needs
On June 6th, 2023, roughly 60 practitioners, researchers, and community members met at UC Berkeley to discuss social and economic issues around groundwater management in California. Organized by University of California Cooperative Extension Specialists, Kristin Dobbin and Ellen Bruno, the convening aimed to identify how researchers, practitioners, and communities can work together to support SGMA implementation.
Generic Aversion and Observational Learning in the Over-the-Counter Drug Market
ARE Professor Sofia Villas-Boas and co-author Marianna Carrera tested three hypotheses for consumer aversion to generic over-the-counter drugs in a paper recently published in American Economic Journal: Applied Economics. Their findings have policy implications for promoting evidence-based, cost-effective choices. Read more about their research here.
Got (Clean) Milk? Organization, Incentives, and Management in Indian Dairy Cooperatives
ARE is pleased to share that alumnus '20 Manaswini Rao, and co-author Ashish Shenoy, have had their research published in the Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization. Read the article here.
Congratulations to ARE alumnus '19 Gregory Lane!
ARE alumnus Greg Lane has become a J-PAL affiliated professor with the Povery Action Lab, and recently joined the Harris School of Public Policy as Assistant Professor. Best wishes to Greg in these new roles.
ARE Alumnus '17 Andrew Stevens Interviewed on RFD-TV
RFD-TV produces six hours of live news each weekday in support of rural America and is a leading independent cable channel available in more than 52 million homes. RFD-TV is the nation’s first 24-hour television network featuring programming focused on the agribusiness, equine and the rural lifestyles, along with traditional country music and entertainment. Watch Andrew's RFD-TV's Market Day Report interview here.
The Impact of Ecolabels and Green Taxes on Market Outcomes
This is the book chapter title and research from ARE Professor Sofia Villas-Boas, with ARE alumni co-authors '21 Gabriel Englander, '17 Andrew Stevens, and '17 Rebecca Taylor. The book, Blue Planet Law: The Ecology of our Economic and Technological World, was launched June 1st in Portugal at the Universidade Católica Portuguesa Lisbon campus.
Congratulations to AAEA Incoming President-Elect Tim Beatty!
Berkeley ARE sends alumnus '01 Tim Beatty a warm congratulations as AAEA's new president-elect. We wish Tim the very best as he prepares to take up the responsibilities and challenges of this new appointment.
Depression risk increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, study finds
A new study led by ARE professor Sofia Villas-Boas found that women, young adults, and low-income workers experienced the largest increase in depression risk between 2019 and 2021.
ARE Class of 2023
Congratulations to Livia Alfonsi, Marshall Blundell, Hal Gordon, Wei Guo, Qingyang Huang, Jenya Kahn-Lang, Jay Sayre, Wenjun Wang and Eleanor Wisemen on receiving your doctorate. The graduates are pictured here at the Hearst Greek Theater, Sunday, May 14, 2023 with ARE Professors Max Auffhammer, Thibault Fally, Meredith Fowlie, Jeremy Magruder, Brian Wright and Sofia Villas-Boas, Haas Professor Matilde Bombardini, and ARE Graduate Advisor Carmen Karahalios.
Berkeley ARE Welcomes Alexandra Hill and Kirill Borusyak
We're excited to have two new faculty members join the ARE department in July.
University Medal, RCNR Melis Medal, ARE Department Citation and EEP Citation Award Recipients
Environmental Economics and Policy majors Rosie Ward and Elise Joshi have each been recognized for their outstanding academic performance. Rosie is a 2023 University Medal finalist, a co-winner of RCNR's 2023 Melis Medal, and the recipient of ARE's 2023 Department Citation Award. Elise is the recipient of the 2023 Environmental Economics and Policy Citation Award. Congratulations to both Rosie and Elise!
ARE Alumnus '09 Rocio Titiunik Interviewed on "The Mixtape with Scott"
In S2E14 of 'The Mixtape with Scott', Scott Cunningham interviews Princeton Professor of Politics Rocio Titiunik. They discuss uncertainty, disillusionment, Berkeley ARE, econometrics, political science, and self-discovery.
Suvy Qin wins the 2023 Sidney Hoos Award
Suvy's paper titled "Local Spillovers and Managed Retreat: Evidence from Home Buyout Programs in Harris County, Texas" was exemplary. Congratulations Suvy!
Are We #Stayinghome to Flatten the Curve?
ARE alumnus '22 James Sears, Professor Sofia Villas-Boas and co-authors have been published in American Journal of Health Economics.