Associate Professor of Cooperative Extension
Ellen Bruno is an Associate Professor of Cooperative Extension in quantitative policy analysis. Dr. Bruno received her Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in Agricultural and Resource Economics from UC Davis and her B.S. degree (summa cum laude) in Management Science from UC San Diego. Bruno's extension program focuses on policy issues relevant to California’s agriculture and natural resources. Her research considers the potential and effectiveness of water-related policies, which includes understanding how farmers respond to changes in water prices. Her work is motivated by climate change and the need for strategies that mitigate the economic costs of drought. As an extension economist, she works with state and local government agencies, as well as nonprofits and practitioners, to improve the management of California's water supplies.
Ph.D. Agricultural and Resource Economics, UC Davis
M.S. Agricultural and Resource Economics, UC Davis
B.S. Management Science, UC San Diego
Ellen M. Bruno and Katrina Jessoe. 2024. "Designing Water Markets for Climate Change Adaptation.'' Nature Climate Change, forthcoming.
Ellen M. Bruno, Katrina Jessoe, W. Michael Hanemann. 2024. "The Dynamic Impacts of Pricing Groundwater." Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, forthcoming.
Ellen M. Bruno, Nick Hagerty, and Arthur R. Wardle. 2023. "The Political Economy of Groundwater Management: Descriptive Evidence from California" In: Gary D. Libecap and Ariel Dinar, ed., American Agriculture, Water Resources, and Climate Change, University of Chicago Press, pp. 343-366.
Molly Bruce, Luke Sherman, Ellen M. Bruno, Andrew T. Fisher, and Michael Kiparsky. 2023. "Recharge Net Metering (ReNeM) is a Novel, Cost-effective Management Strategy to Incentivize Groundwater Recharge." Nature Water 1: 855–863.
Amanda Rupiper, Joakim Weill, Ellen M. Bruno, Katrina Jessoe, and Frank Loge. 2022. "Untapped Potential: Leak Reduction is the Most Cost-Effective Urban Water Management Tool." Environmental Research Letters 17.3: 034021.
Ellen M. Bruno and Katrina Jessoe. 2021. "Using Price Elasticities of Water Demand to Inform Policy." Annual Review of Resource Economics 13.9:1-15.
Ellen M. Bruno and Katrina Jessoe. 2021. "Missing Markets: Evidence on Agricultural Water Demand from Volumetric Pricing." Journal of Public Economics 196: 104374.
Ellen M. Bruno and Richard J. Sexton. 2020. "The Gains from Agricultural Groundwater Trade and the Potential for Market Power: Theory and Application." American Journal of Agricultural Economics 102.3: 884-910.
