Berkeley Agricultural and Resource Economics

Housing shortage? Look at who reviews permits. In LA, Suvy Qin finds a 1-SD faster bureaucrat issues permits 46 days sooner with no measurable quality loss, suggesting plan checker capacity is a cost-effective lever to speed up housing suvyqin.com

When some workers arrive late, the whole production line waits. In an RCT with 92 Indian factories, Shreya Chandra shows on-time incentives raised output 24%, even among workers already on time, and firms have 40% fewer delayed orders. 🏭 #EconJobMarket shreyachandra.com

Berkeley ARE is proud to present this year's job market candidates over the next few days!

ARE mourns the death of Andy Schmitz on October 8, 2026. Professor Schmitz was on the Berkeley ARE faculty from 1968 to 1994 and served as the ARE department chair from 1989 to 1993. In 1994, he
retired from UC Berkeley and became Professor at University of Florida.