Faculty and students in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics study the production, distribution, and consumption of food, fiber, and energy in both well-developed and less-developed countries. To address these issues, the department emphasizes the development and application of rigorous economic theory and quantitative methods. Researchers strive to understand and improve government policy, market performance, environmental quality, the efficiency of natural resource use, and economic welfare. The department offers the popular Managerial Economics undergraduate major and top-rated Ph.D. and Masters programs in Agricultural and Resource Economics.
New Faculty Profile: Pierre Mérel
Pierre Mérel joined the ARE faculty September 1, 2007 as an assistant professor. Pierre will also be participating in the Agricultural Sustainability Institute on Campus. He received his Ph.D. in ARE from UC Davis in May 2007. Dr. Mérel brings considerable expertise on European agriculture to the Davis campus through his prior work for the French Ministry of Agriculture and his dissertation research on European Protected Designations of Origin.