The Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics (DARE) is actively involved in teaching, research, and community outreach through our undergraduate, graduate, and Cooperative Extension programs.
Our faculty of 17, plus 3 special assistant professor appointments, have broad experience in agricultural economics and marketing, natural resource and environmental economics, and development economics. Our faculty members have worked in Colorado, the United States, and around the globe, contributing to our domestic and international reputation for excellence in teaching, extension, and research.
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Dr. John Loomis, Colorado State University
AAEA Publication of Enduring Quality
Dr. John Loomis, with co-authors Dr. Michael Hanemann and Dr. Barbara Kanninen, has been awarded the prestegious Publication of Enduring Quality Award, presented by the AAEA for research that has made a significant impact on the agricultural and resource economics profession. The paper "Statistical Efficiency of
Double-Bounded Dichotomous Choice Contingent Valuation" was published in the AJAE in 1991.