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Overview

Richard E. Howitt is affiliated with the University of California, Davis in the United States. Their research spans several key areas within agricultural and economic sciences, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to understanding agricultural systems, economics, and sustainability.

The primary fields of study for this researcher include Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Economics, Econometrics and Finance. Within these broader fields, subfields explored include Economics and Econometrics, General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Ecology, Plant Science, and Food Science.

Their work addresses topics related to Agricultural Economics and Policy, Economics of Agriculture and Food Markets, Housing Market and Economics, Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact, Organic Food and Agriculture, and Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability.

Recent publications by Richard E. Howitt demonstrate engagement with both theoretical and applied research. Two representative papers from 2022 include:

  • "Developments in Agricultural Crop Innovations," published in Annual Review of Resource Economics
  • "Evaluating change in property tax regime on noncommercial food production using a modified positive mathematical programming model," published in SN Business & Economics

These papers contribute to understanding agricultural innovation trends and economic policy impacts on food production, respectively.

Richard E. Howitt collaborates with several colleagues across related disciplines. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Gordon C. Rausser
  • Larry S. Karp
  • Syed Shurid Khan
  • Shawn Arita
  • PingSun Leung

The publication venues reflect a focus on economics and resource evaluation, with recent work appearing in forums such as SN Business & Economics and Annual Review of Resource Economics.

Best Publications

  • Positive Mathematical Programming

    Richard E. Howitt

  • Hydro-economic models: concepts, design, applications, and future prospects.

    Julien J. Harou;Manuel Pulido-Velazquez;David E. Rosenberg;Josué Medellín-Azuara

  • Toward a new generation of agricultural system data, models, and knowledge products: State of agricultural systems science

    James W. Jones;John M. Antle;Bruno Basso;Kenneth J. Boote

  • An Analysis of Ill-Posed Production Problems Using Maximum Entropy

    Quirino Paris;Richard E. Howitt

  • Economic-engineering optimization for California water management

    Andrew J. Draper;Marion W. Jenkins;Kenneth W. Kirby;Jay R. Lund

  • Managing Water Scarcity: An Evaluation of Interregional Transfers

    H. J. Vaux;Richard E. Howitt

  • A CALIBRATION METHOD FOR AGRICULTURAL ECONOMIC PRODUCTION MODELS

    Richard E. Howitt

  • Optimization of California's Water Supply System: Results and Insights

    Marion W. Jenkins;Jay R. Lund;Richard E. Howitt;Andrew J. Draper

  • Calibrating disaggregate economic models of agricultural production and water management

    Richard E. Howitt;Josué MedellíN-Azuara;Duncan Macewan;Jay R. Lund

  • ECONOMICS AND THE MODELING OF WATER RESOURCES AND POLICIES

    James F. Booker;Richard E. Howitt;Ari M. Michelsen;Robert A. Young

  • Empirical analysis of water market institutions: The 1991 California water market

    Richard E. Howitt

  • The Design of "Smart" Water Market Institutions Using Laboratory Experiments*

    James J. Murphy;Ariel Dinar;Richard E. Howitt;Steven J. Rassenti

  • Estimating economic value of agricultural water under changing conditions and the effects of spatial aggregation

    Josué Medellín-Azuara;Julien J. Harou;Richard E. Howitt

  • Using Economic Loss Functions to Value urban water scarcity in California

    Marion W. Jenkins;Jay R. Lund;Richard E. Howitt

  • Water transfers, agriculture, and groundwater management: a dynamic economic analysis.

    Keith C. Knapp;Marca Weinberg;Richard Howitt;Judith F. Posnikoff

  • Spot Prices, Option Prices, and Water Markets: An Analysis of Emerging Markets in California

    Richard E. Howitt

  • Mechanisms for allocation of environmental control cost : Empirical tests of acceptability and stability

    Ariel Dinar;Richard E. Howitt

  • Predicting farmer responses to water pricing, rationing and subsidies assuming profit maximizing investment in irrigation technology

    Josue Medellin-Azuara;Richard Howitt;J. J. Harou

  • Comparing Futures for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta

    Jay Lund;Ellen Hanak;William Fleenor;William Bennett

  • A spatially distributed hydroeconomic model to assess the effects of drought on land use, farm profits, and agricultural employment

    M. P. Maneta;M. O. Torres;Wesley W. Wallender;Stephen A. Vosti

  • Water Productivity in Agriculture: Limits and Opportunities for Improvement

    Richard Howitt

Frequent Co-Authors

Jay R. Lund
Jay R. Lund University of California, Davis
Ariel Dinar
Ariel Dinar University of California, Riverside
Wesley W. Wallender
Wesley W. Wallender University of California, Davis
Tim E. Carpenter
Tim E. Carpenter University of California, Davis
Vernon L. Smith
Vernon L. Smith Chapman University
Marco P. Maneta
Marco P. Maneta University of Montana
Jeffrey F. Mount
Jeffrey F. Mount University of California, Davis
Stephen J. Rassenti
Stephen J. Rassenti Chapman University
Johan Six
Johan Six ETH Zurich
Scott Rozelle
Scott Rozelle Stanford University

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