ARE associate professor Meredith Fowlie and ERG associate professor Duncan Callaway co-authored this post for the Energy Institute at Haas blog on grid dis-integration and the potential economic effects of grid defection.
Women In Economics At Berkeley (WEB)
Women in Economics at Berkeley (WEB) announces the launch of a new website, which provides informatio
Farmers Find Rotten Apples In Trump’s Ag Policy Barrel
ARE professors Gordon Rausser and Jeff Perloff are featured in this California magazine article on the potential impacts of the Trump administration's proposed protectionist policies.
ARE Ph.D. Candidate Gavin McCormick Is Featured In Grist 50
ARE Ph.D. candidate Gavin McCormick is featured in Grist 50 as one of 50 innovators with fresh, forward-thinking solutions to some of humanity's biggest challenges.
Building On Microfinance Success To Enhance Resilience
ARE Professor Elisabeth Sadoulet is featured in an Assets and Market Access Innovation Lab Spotlight regarding a recent study on microfinance institutions and applications for farmers and rural inhabitatants.
A Tale Of Two Standards
ARE professor Max Auffhammer authored a post for the Energy Institute at Haas blog on fuel economy standards for the auto industry.
Ken Arrow – A Great Economic Theorist, But An Even Greater Humanst
Read ARE Professor David Zilberman's Berkeley Blog on Ken Arrow.
How Would Energy Prices Adjust To The Border Adjustment Tax?
In a recent Saturday Night Live episode, Baldwin-as-Trump is casting about for clever ways to get Mexico to pay for the border wall. But with each attempt, the joke is on him, and Americans are left footing the bill.
In Memoriam: Irma Adelman
We are saddened to note the death of Professor Emeritus Irma Adelman, one of our department’s most distinguished professors and a leader in the field of Development Economics.
Merging Migrants Muddy The Mural
ARE professor Jeffrey Perloff is featured in a Porterville Recorder article for recently published research on the effects of new immigration policy on California's agricultural production.
Have We Peaked?
ARE professor Max Auffhammer co-authored this post for the Energy Institute at Haas blog on the effects of climate change on the US power grid.
Will Trump Negotiate A Better Coal Deal For Taxpayers?
ARE Associate Professor Meredith Fowlie authored a post for the Energy Institute at Haas blog on the Trump Administration's proposed actions on the federal coal program and the need for major reforms of the program that would help taxpayers receiv
Unmet Liquidity Needs And The Spread Of Sports Betting
ARE Job Candidate Sylvan Herskowitz posts on The World Bank's Development Impact blog.
Milton Friedman Is Dead, …And Really Misunderstood
ARE Professor Max Auffhammer authored this blog post for the Energy Institute at Haas on policy and scientific research regarding the energy and environment under an upcoming Trump administration.
Why Stories Matter: Quantifying The Effects Of A Women’s Leadership Program In Rwanda
ARE grad student Megan Lang authored this post for the Berkeley Blog on the impact of Rwandan Storytelling for Leadership workshops on the lives of women who participate - to quantify and understand their effectiveness.
Is Cap And Trade Failing Low Income And Minority Communities?
ARE associate professor Meredith Fowlie authored a post for the Energy Institute at Haas blog on the impact of California's emissions regulations on low income and minority communities.
Making Networks Work For Policy: Evidence From Agricultural Technology Adoption In Malawi
ARE Professor Jeremy Magruder's recent research publication in the International Initiative for Impact Evaluation Report (43).
I'm Not Really Down With Most Top Down Evaluations
ARE Professor Max Auffhammer authored this Energy Institute at Haas blog post on various statistical approaches to evaluating energy efficiency programs.
ARE Doctoral Student Rebecca Taylor Featured In The San Francisco Chronicle
Rebecca's recent paper looking at plastic-bag bans in the East Bay found that while the use of paper rose, the overall number of throwaway bags, paper and plastic, dropped.
Social And Economic Impacts of Climate
ARE doctoral student and Rhodes Scholar Tamma Carleton has coauthored an article with UC Berkeley Goldman School of Public Policy faculty member Sol Hsiang.