Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics | University of California, Berkeley

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Agricultural & Resource Economics

UC Berkeley's Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics is top-ranked worldwide for its outstanding contributions to questions in agriculture and resource policy, development economics, environmental and energy economics, and international trade.

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Environmental Economics & Policy (EEP) Major

ARE's undergraduate EEP program takes a problem-solving approach to issues involving renewable and fixed natural resources, and is based on a foundation in micro-economic theory and the economics of resources and the environment.

Environmental Economics and Policy (EEP) Major

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Areas of Research

Agricultural & Resource Policy, Development Economics, and Environmental & Energy Economics

Areas of Research

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Events

Academic & Administrative Holiday

Monday January 20, 2025

Instruction Begins

Tuesday January 21, 2025

Tomas Dominguez-Iino | University of Chicago Booth School of Business

Faculty Search Presentation

Efficiency and Redistribution in Environmental Policy: An Equilibrium Analysis of Agricultural Supply Chains

Wednesday January 22, 2025

241 Giannini Hall | 12:10-1:30pm

Department News

Big Oil and Big Ag are Teaming Up to Turn Cow Poop into Energy — and Profits. The Math Doesn’t Add Up

ARE Professor Aaron Smith is interviewed and his research referenced in the above titled article published in the current edition of Vox.

Highlight

How Climate Change is Reshaping Home Insurance in California — and the Rest of the U.S.

ARE Professor Meredith Fowlie is featured in this NPR report regarding climage change impact on home insurance throughout the U.S.