Aaron David Smith Ph.D.

Gordon Rausser Distinguished Professor
Agricultural & Resource Economics
One Shields Avenue
2117 SS&H
Davis, CA 95616-8512
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Biography

Aaron Smith is the Gordon Rausser Distinguished Chair and Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of California, Berkeley. He joined Cal in Fall 2024 after 23 years as a professor at the University of California, Davis. Originally from New Zealand, he earned his PhD in Economics from the University of California, San Diego. His research addresses economic and policy challenges related to agriculture, energy, and the environment. He has over 50 publications in refereed journals, including outlets such as the Review of Economics and Statistics, the Journal of Econometrics, the American Journal of Agricultural Economics, and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. His research has won the Quality of Communication, Quality of Research Discovery, and Outstanding American Journal of Agricultural Economics Article Awards from the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association and the Quality of Research Discovery Award from the European Association of Agricultural Economists. He is the cluster lead for socioeconomics and ethics in the AI Institute for the Food System (AIFS). He writes regularly on the Ag Data News blog. https://www.aaronsmithagecon.com

Discipline

Ag Economics

Specialty

Econometrics, Finance

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