This is the title of ARE alumnus '21 and economist with the World Bank, Gabe Englander's published research in the current issue of the American Economic Journal: Economic Policy. The paper establishes that a targeted policy backfires because it reveals information about nontargeted units.
ARE Alumnus of the Year 2023
ARE is very pleased to announce that Gershon Feder, class of 1976, is the 2023 ARE Alumnus of the Year. Congratulations Gershon on a career "acknowledged as one of the world’s leading authorities on the evaluation of extension impact, and [making] path-breaking contributions in the fields of land policy, the economics of technology diffusion, and farmer behavior under uncertainty."
Francis Annan Research Published in REEP
The research of Professor Belinda Archibong and ARE Professor Francis Annan examining the links among climate change, epidemics, and socioeconomic inequality has been published in the recent issue of Review of Environmental Economics and Policy (REEP)
Gordon Rausser Appointed to the Central European University's Board of Trustees
Beginning in 2021, Gordon Rausser was appointed to a 5-year term in the honorable and critically responsible role of Board Trustee with the Central European University (CEU). ARE wishes Gordon well in helping to direct CEU toward achieving its mission.
The Role of Public–Private Partnerships in Fostering Outer Space Innovations
Agricultural and Resource Economics Emeriti Professor, Gordon Rausser, co-authored a paper on how NASA, research universities, and private companies can coordinate as the space economy grows.
Adolescents Were Group Most Likely to Visit the ER for Mental Health Care During the Pandemic, Study Finds
A new analysis led by ARE professor Sofia Villas-Boas shows that a higher-than-normal proportion of children ages 12 to 17 sought mental health-related care in the ER during the pandemic
David Zilberman Selected For Task Force on Re-Engineering the Agricultural System Around Health
Professor Zilberman to serve on committee on transforming agricultural ecosystems and the agriculture-food value chain for a large, collaborative study funded by the USDA.
Francis Annan and Co-Author Study Communication and Mental Health
Professor Annan and co-author Professor Belinda Archibong's working paper, "The Value of Communication for Mental Health," is featured on the NBER home page today.
Russian Weaponization of Food Rattles Global Markets
Co-authors Colin A. Carter and Sandro Steinbach's above-titled article can be in found in the current edition of the Giannini Foundation's ARE Update, along with two other articles, one co-authored by UCB-ARE Faculty Gordon Rausser and David Zilberman regarding the bioeconomy, and a third article co-authored by UCD-ARE PhD candidate Yanan Zheng et al., addressing the proposed regulation of nitroguanidine-substituted neonicotinoid insecticides.
Social Networks and Technology Adoption: Evidence from Church Mergers in the U.S. Midwest
This is the title of the current article published in the American Journal of Agricultural Economics co-authored by ARE alumni '17, Fiona Burlig, Assistant Professor at the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago, and Assistant Professor of Agricultural and Applied Economics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Andrew Stevens.
Wildfire Smoke and Pollution
ARE alumnus '14 and Stanford associate professor Marshall Burke was recently interviewed by KQED-FM regarding his research showing that increased wildfire smoke is having a big impact on air pollution, reversing some of the country’s progress on clean air. You can listen to the interview here.
Open Faculty Position in ARE
ARE is currently recruiting for an Assistant Professor of Energy, Environmental, and Resource Economics.
New Book 'Risks in Agricultural Supply Chains' Now Available
David Zilberman and co-editor Pol Antras have collected articles that combine conceptual analysis with empirical case studies. The emphasis is on the vulnerabilities of supply chains to shocks, their resilience and their capacity to adapt - among the studies is a pivot in response to the pandemic and adaptation to climate change shocks. Several ARE alumni contributed to the book.
Pollution and Fatal Traffic Accidents in California Counties
ARE Professor Sofia Villas-Boas and co-author Mark Braun estimate pollution's causal effect on fatal traffic accidents using instrumental variables. You can read their Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy article here.
Nature Energy Features New Work by Jiang Lin
Jiang Lin and co-authors' Nature Energy research article entitled 'Assessing the Roles of Efficient Market Versus Regulatory Capture in China’s Power Market Reform' is featured in the Nature Energy News & Views article 'Tensions between local interests and broader gains'.
Ellen Bruno Interviewed on MyAgLife Podcast
Assistant Professor of Cooperative Extension Ellen Bruno was interviewed by MyAgLife podcast host Taylor Chalstrom to discuss the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) in 2023, and how to best support its implementation moving forward. Listen here.
ARE Welcomes Student Cohort 2023!
Please join ARE in a warm welcome to (l-r) Pramod Manohar, Manavi Gupta, Liz Saunders, Ei Thandar Myint, Lucas Li, and Katie Baker (bottom center). Best wishes to each of the new ARE graduates as they embark on their first year of doctoral study in the department.
Max Auffhammer Named Chair of the Berkeley Division of the Academic Senate
Congratulations Max and best wishes in this new leadership appointment!
Aaron Smith will Join ARE Faculty in July 2024
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.