Distinguished Professor
David Zilberman has been a professor in the Agricultural and Resource Economics Department since 1979 where he holds the Robinson Chair. He is the cofounder and co-director of the BEAHRS Environmental Leadership Program (ELP), and is the director of the Master of Development Practice (MDP). David writes both for professional journals and the general public, and aims to integrate economic theory to real world problems in both developed and developing countries. He is also an extension specialist, and co-editor of ARE Update.
David is a fellow of the American Agricultural Economics Association and the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists. He has published in various fields on the Economics of agriculture, environment, technology and risk, and is most proud of his students and collaborators (we will provide the link to page on personal blog that includes all past students and post docs, we are still working on it). David completed his B.A. in Economics and Statistics from Tel Aviv University in Israel and his PhD in Agricultural and Resource Economics from U.C. Berkeley.
Tel Aviv University, Israel - B. A. Economics, Statistics
University of California at Berkeley - Ph.D.* Agricultural and Resource Economics
Books:
Zilberman, David, Joachim Otte, David Roland-Holst, and Dirk Pfeiffer, editors. Health and Animal Agriculture in Developing Countries. New York: Springer, 2012.
Khanna, Madhu, Jürgen Scheffran, and David Zilberman, editors. Handbook of Bioenergy Economics and Policy. New York: Springer, 2010.
de Moraes, Márcia Azanha Ferraz Dias, and David Zilberman. Production of Ethanol from Sugarcane in Brazil: From State Intervention to a Free Market. Vol. 43. Springer Science & Business Media, 2014.
Papers:
Hochman, Gal, and David Zilberman. "The political economy of OPEC." Energy Economics 48 (2015): 203-216.
Rausser, Gordon, David Zilberman, and Gabriel Kahn. "An Alternative Paradigm for Food Production, Distribution, and Consumption: A Noneconomist’s Perspective." Annual Review of Resource Economics 7, no. 1 (2015).
Heiman, Amir, David R. Just, Bruce P. McWilliams, and David Zilberman. "A prospect theory approach to assessing changes in parameters of insurance contracts with an application to money-back guarantees." Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics 54 (2015): 105-117.
Parks, Moon, Sangeeta Bansal, and David Zilberman. "Technology Adoption under Fit Risk: What Should Development Project Donors and Managers Know?." Procedia Engineering 107 (2015): 3-10.
Du, Xiaoxue, Jennifer Ifft, Liang Lu, and David Zilberman. "Marketing Contracts and Crop Insurance." American Journal of Agricultural Economics (2015): aav024.
Caparrós, Alejandro, Richard E. Just, and David Zilberman. "Dynamic Relative Standards versus Emission Taxes in a Putty-Clay Model." Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists 2, no. 2 (2015): 277-308.
Zilberman, David. "IPCC AR5 overlooked the potential of unleashing agricultural biotechnology to combat climate change and poverty." Global change biology 21, no. 2 (2015): 501-503.
Hochman, Gal, Michael C. Trachtenberg, and David Zilberman. "Algae Crops: Coproduction of Algae Biofuels." In Industrial Crops, pp. 369-380. Springer New York, 2015.
Rajagopal, D., R. Plevin, G. Hochman, and D. Zilberman. "Multi-objective regulations on transportation fuels: Comparing renewable fuel mandates and emission standards." Energy Economics 49 (2015): 359-369.
Hochman, Gal, Deepak Rajagopal, Govinda Timilsina, and David Zilberman. "Quantifying the causes of the global food commodity price crisis." Biomass and Bioenergy 68 (2014): 106-114.
Kristoufek, Ladislav, Karel Janda, and David Zilberman. "Price transmission between biofuels, fuels, and food commodities." Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining 8, no. 3 (2014): 362-373.
Wesseler, Justus, and David Zilberman. "The economic power of the Golden Rice opposition." Environment and Development Economics 19, no. 06 (2014): 724-742.
Krishna, Vijesh V., Matin Qaim, and David Zilberman. "Transgenic Crops, Production Risk, and Agrobiodiversity." ZEF-Discussion Papers on Development Policy 186 (2014).
Zilberman, David, and Justus Wesseler. 2014. 'The Impacts And Acceptance Of Agricultural Biotechnology: An Introduction To The Special Issue'. Environment and Development Economics. 19 (06): 669-675.
Chang, Hung-Hao, and David Zilberman. "On the political economy of allocation of agricultural disaster relief payments: application to Taiwan." European Review of Agricultural Economics 41, no. 4 (2014): 657-680.
Zilberman, David. 2014. 'The Political Economy Of Innovation And Technological Change'. Environment and Development Economics. 19 (03): 314-316.
Gustafson, David I., Michael Collins, Jonna Fry, Saori Smith, Marty Matlock, David Zilberman, Jereme Shryock, Michael Doane, and Nathan Ramsey. "Climate adaptation imperatives: global sustainability trends and eco-efficiency metrics in four major crops–canola, cotton, maize, and soybeans." International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability 12, no. 2 (2014): 146-163.
Zilberman, David. "The economics of sustainable development." American Journal of Agricultural Economics 96, no. 2 (2014): 385-396.
Barrows, Geoffrey, Steven Sexton, and David Zilberman. "Agricultural biotechnology: The promise and prospects of genetically modified crops." The Journal of Economic Perspectives (2014): 99-119.
Zilberman, David, Scott Kaplan, Eunice Kim, Steven Sexton, and Geoffrey Barrows, “Biotechnology and Food Security,” Journal of International Affairs, Vol. 67, No. 2 (2014), pp. 91-107.
Zilberman, David, Gal Hochman, Deepak Rajagopal, Steve Sexton, and Govinda Timilsina. “The Impact of Biofuels on Commodity Food Prices: Assessment of Findings,” American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Vol. 95, No. 2 (2013), pp. 275-281.
Bowman, Maria S., and David Zilberman. “Economic Factors Affecting Diversified Farming Systems,” Ecology and Society, Vol. 18, No. 1 (2013), p. 33.
Hochman, Gal, Chrysostomos Tabakis, and David Zilberman. “The Impact of International Trade on Institutions and Infrastructure,” Journal of Comparative Economics, Vol. 41, No. 1 (2013), pp. 126-140.
Kahrl, Fredrich, David Roland-Holst, and David Zilberman. “Past as Prologue? Understanding Energy Use in Post-2002 China,” Energy Economics, Vol. 36 (2013), pp. 759-771.
Kristoufek, Ladislav, Karel Janda, and David Zilberman. “Regime-dependent Topological Properties of Biofuels Networks,” The European Physical Journal B, Vol. 86, No. 2 (2013), pp. 1-12.
Pfeiffer, Dirk U., Martin J. Otte, David Roland-Holst, and David Zilberman. “A One Health Perspective on HPAI H5N1 in the Greater Mekong Sub-region,” Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Vol. 36, No. 3 (2013), pp. 309-319.
Rajagopal, Deepak, and David Zilberman. “On Market-mediated Emissions and Regulations On Life Cycle Emissions,” Ecological Economics, Vol. 90 (2013), pp. 77-84.
Serra, Teresa, and David Zilberman. “Biofuel-Related Price Transmission Literature: A Review,” Energy Economics, Vol. 37 (2013), pp. 141-151.
Vacha, Lukas, Karel Janda, Ladislav Kristoufek, and David Zilberman. “Time-Frequency Dynamics of Biofuels-Fuels-Food System,” Energy Economics, Vol. 40 (2013), pp. 233-241.
Zilberman, David, Eunice Kim, Sam Kirschner, Scott Kaplan, and Jeanne Reeves, “Technology and the Future Bioeconomy,” Agricultural Economics, Vol. 44 (2013), pp. 1-8.
Bennett, Alan B., Cecilia Chi-Ham, Geoffrey Barrows, Steven Sexton, and David Zilberman, “Agricultural Biotechnology: Economics, Environment, Ethics, and the Future,” Annual Review of Environment and Resources, Vol. 38, No. 1 (2013). 31 p.
Hamilton, Stephen F., Thomas W. Sproul, David Sunding, and David Zilberman, “Environmental Policy with Collective Waste Disposal,” Journal of Environmental Economics and Management (2013), pp. 337-346.
Khanna, Madhu, and David Zilberman. “Modeling the Land-Use and Greenhouse-Gas Implications Of Biofuels,” Climate Change Economics, Vol. 3, No. 3 (2012), pp. 1250016-1–1250016-15.
Zilberman, David, Jinhua Zhao, and Amir Heiman. “Adoption Versus Adaptation with Emphasis on Climate Change,” Annual Review of Resource Economics, Vol. 4, No. 1 (2012), pp. 27-53.
Waterfield, Gina, and David Zilberman. “Pest Management in Food Systems: An Economic Perspective,” Annual Review of Environment and Resources, Vol. 37 (2012), pp. 223-245.
Sauer, Johannes, and David Zilberman. “Sequential Technology Implementation, Network Externalities, and Risk: The Case of Automatic Milking Systems,” Agricultural Economics, Vol. 43, No. 3 (2012), pp. 233-252.
Kristoufek, Ladislav, Karel Janda, and David Zilberman. “Correlations Between Biofuels and Related Commodities Before and During the Food Crisis: A Taxonomy Perspective,” Energy Economics, Vol. 34, No. 5 (2012), pp. 1380-1391.
Poudel, Biswo N., Krishna P. Paudel, Govinda Timilsina, and David Zilberman. “Providing Numbers for a Food versus Fuel Debate: An Analysis of a Future Biofuel Production Scenario,” Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, Vol. 34, No. 4 (2012), pp. 637-668.
Millock, Katrin, Angels Xabadia, David Zilberman. “Policy for the Adoption of New Environmental Monitoring Technologies to Manage Stock Externalities,” Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Vol. 64, No. 1 (2012), pp. 102-116.
Janda, Karel, Ladislav Kristoufek, and David Zilberman. “Biofuels: Policies and Impacts,” Agricultural Economics, Vol. 58, No. 8 (2012), pp. 372-386.
Hochman, Gal, Scott Kaplan, Deepak Rajagopal, and David Zilberman. “Biofuel and Food-commodity Prices,” Agriculture Vol. 2, No. 3 (2012), pp. 272-281.
Ifft, Jennifer, David Roland‐Holst, and David Zilberman. “Consumer Valuation of Safety‐labeled Free‐range Chicken: Results of a Field Experiment in Hanoi,” Agricultural Economics, Vol. 43, No. 6 (2012), pp. 607-620.
Ifft, Jennifer, David Roland‐Holst, and David Zilberman. “Consumer Valuation of Safety‐labeled Free‐range Chicken: Results of a Field Experiment in Hanoi,” Agricultural Economics, Vol. 43, No. 6 (2012), pp. 607-620.
Zilberman, David, Gal Hochman, and Deepak Rajagopal. “On the Inclusion of Indirect Land Use in Biofuel Regulations,” Illinois Law Review, Vol. 2011, No. 2 (2011), pp. 413-434.
Zilberman, David, Gal Hochman, and Deepak Rajagopal. “Indirect Land Use Change: A Second Best Solution to a First Class Problem,” AgBioForum, Vol. 13, No. 4 (2011).
Zellner, Arnold, and David Zilberman. “The Economics and Econometrics of Risk: An Introduction to the Special Issue,” Journal of Econometrics, Vol. 162, No. 1 (2011), pp. 1-5.
Serra, T., D. Zilberman, J.M. Gil, and B.K. Goodwin. “Nonlinearities in the US Corn-Ethanol-Oil Price System,” Agricultural Economics, Vol. 38, No. 2 (2011), pp. 259-280.
Rajagopal, D., G. Hochman, and D. Zilberman. “Indirect Fuel Use Change (IFUC) and the Lifecycle Environmental Impact of Biofuel Policies,” Energy Policy, Vol. 39 (2011), pp. 228–233.
Jin, Yanhong, David Zilberman, and Amir Heiman. “Willingness to Pay for Brands: A Cross-region, Cross-category Analysis.” Agricultural Economics, Vol. 42, No. 2 (2011), pp. 141-152.
Ifft, Jennifer, David Roland-Holst, and David Zilberman. “Production and Risk Prevention Response of Free Range Chicken Producers in Viet Nam to Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Outbreaks,” American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Vol. 93, No. 2, (2011), pp. 490-497.
Zilberman, David, and Eunice Kim. “The Lessons of Fermentation for the New BioEconomy,” AgBioForum, Vol. 14, No. 3 (2011) Article 1.
Hochman, Gal, Deepak Rajagopal, and David Zilberman. “The Effects of Alternative Energy Sources On the International Oil Market,” Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, Vol. 33, No. 3 (2011), pp. 402-427.
Hellegers, P., D. Zeng, and D. Zilberman. “Technology Adoption and the Impact on Average Productivity,” Economics of Innovation and New Technology, Vol. 20, No. 7, (2011), pp. 659-680.
Heiman, Amir, and David Zilberman, David. “The Effects of Framing on Consumers’ Choice of GM Foods,” AgBioForum, Vol. 14, No. 3 (2011), Article 9.
Agmon, O., R. Fleisher, D. Zilberman, A. Heiman. “Attitude and Purchasing Decisions Regarding Genetically Modified Foods Based on Gender and Education,” International Journal of Biotechnology, Vol. 12, No. (2011), pp. 50-65.
Zilberman, David, Steve E. Sexton, Michele Marra, and Jorge Fernandez-Cornejo. “The Economic Impact of Genetically Engineered Crops,” Choices, Vol. 25, No. 2 (2010), 13 p.
Zilberman, David, and Steve Sexton. “The Economics of Biotechnology Implications for Biofuel Sustainability,” In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology—Animal, Vol. 46 (2010), pp. S89-S89.
Vijesh, Krishna, Unal Pascual, and David Zilberman. “Assessing the Potential of Labelling Schemes for In Situ Landrace Conservation: An Example from India,” Environment and Development Economics, Vol. 15 (2010), pp. 127-151.
Serra, Teresa, David Zilberman, and Jose Gil. “Price Volatility in Ethanol Markets,” European Review of Agricultural Economics, Vol. 38, No. 2 (2010), pp. 259-280.
Lichtenberg, Erik, James Shortle, James Wilen, and David Zilberman. “Natural Resource Economics and Conservation: Contributions of Agricultural Economics and Agricultural Economists,” Centennial Issue of American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Vol. 92, No. 2 (2010), 469-486.
Hochman Gal, Deepak Rajagopal and David Zilberman. “Are Biofuels the Culprit: OPEC, Food, and Fuel,” American Economic Review, Vol. 100, No. 2 (May, 2010), pp. 183-187.
Schoengold, Karina, and David Zilberman. "The Economics of Tiered Pricing and Cost Functions: Are Equity, Cost Recovery, and Economic Efficiency Compatible Goals?." Agricultural Economics Department, Faculty Publications (2010): 3-2010.
Graff, Gregory D., David Zilberman, and Alan B. Bennett. “The Commercialization of Biotechnology Traits,” Plant Science, Vol. 179, No. 6, Special Issue (2010), pp. 635-644.
Brozovic, Nicholas, David L. Sunding, and David Zilberman. “On the Spatial Nature of the Groundwater Pumping Externality,” Resource and Energy Economics, Vol. 32, No. 2 (April, 2010), pp. 154-164.
“Theoretical implications of institutional, environmental, and technological changes for capacity choices of water projects” with David Zilberman, Water Resources and Economics, forthcoming
Zilberman, David, Geoff Barrows, Gal Hochman, and Deepak Rajagopal, “On the Indirect Effect of Biofuel,” American Journal of Agricultural Economics, forthcoming.
Strogen, Bret, Arpad Horvath, and David Zilberman, “Energy Intensity, Life-cycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions, and Economic Assessment of Liquid Biofuel Pipelines,” Bioresource Technology, forthcoming.
