Gordon Rausser

Gordon Rausser (born July 21, 1943) is an American economist. He is currently the Robert Gordon Sproul Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Dean Emeritus, College of Natural Resources and a professor of the Graduate School at the University of California, Berkeley.^[1]^[2] On three separate occasions, he served as chairman of the Department of Agriculture and Resource Economics,^[3] served two terms as Dean of the College of Natural Resources, and has served on the Board of Trustees of public universities and one private university. Over the years, he has been appointed to more than 20 board of directors of both private and publicly traded companies, including chairman of a number of such boards.^[4]

His federal government service includes Senior Economist at the Council of Economic Advisers,^[5] Executive Office of the President, Chief Economist at the Agency for International Development^[6] and as President of the Institute for Policy Reform.^[6] His editorship contributions include serving as editor of the American Journal of Agricultural Economics,^[7] associate editor of the Journal of the American Statistical Association, associate editor of the Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, editor of Agricultural Management and Economics, co-editor of four volumes of the Handbook of Agricultural Economics,^[8] and more than 15 years as the editor of Annual Review of Resource Economics.^[9]

He is recipient of 31 professional awards,^[10] including Best Journal Articles, Annual Best Published Research awards, and Publications of Enduring Quality from the AAEA,^[11] and Outstanding Research and/or Leadership awards from other associations, such as the American Antitrust Institute,^[12] the European Association of Agricultural Economists, and the Agency for International Development.

He was most recently honored by AAEA for his naming of the keynote address at their annual meetings from 2020 forward for his "exceptional intellectual leadership and his mentoring of leading scholars".^[13] He was also honored in 2020 by the permanent naming of the College of Natural Resources, UC Berkeley for his "visionary leadership and philanthropic contributions."^[14]^[15]

From October 24, 2019 to October 27, 2019, a four-day Festschrift was held in honor of Rausser.^[16] He was also selected as a member of the 100-member Berkeley Fellows.^[17]

Awards and Honors[edit]

In 2020, Rausser was awarded the U.C. Berkeley Citation, awarded to distinguished individuals or organizations, academic or nonacademic, whose contributions to UC Berkeley go beyond the call of duty and whose achievements exceed the standards of excellence in their fields^[18]
In 2020, the Annual Meeting of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association dedicates their Keynote Address to Gordon Rausser for his “lifetime research discoveries, publications of enduring quality, selected best referred articles, his phenomenal editorial work for four different journals, including the AJAE, and exceptional intellectual leadership of our profession”^[19]
In 2020, Rausser was awarded the Berkeley Fellowship, awarded to distinguished faculty and friends of UC Berkeley who have led exemplary careers at the top of their professions^[20]
In 2020, UC Berkeley's College of Natural Resources was renamed to the Rausser College of Natural Resources^[21]
In 2019, a Festschrift was held in honor of Rausser. This four-day symposia composed of some of the world's leading economists on those most pressing topics facing society highlighted Rausser's pioneering research and policy^[22]
In 2018, Rausser was awarded the “Best Article Award” from the American Journal of Agricultural Economics for his article, “Commodity Storage and the Market Effects of Biofuel Policies”^[23]
In 2017, Rausser was awarded the “Quality of Communication Award Honorable Mention” from the Agricultural and Applied Economic Association for his book, “Structuring Public-Private Research Partnerships for Success: Empowering University Partnerships”^[24]
In 2016, Rausser was appointed to serve as the editor for the Annual Review of Resource Economics for the third time; he previously served as editor from 2006 to 2010 & 2011-2015^[25]
In 2015, Rausser was appointed to serve as the associate editor for The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics^[26]
In 2015, Rausser was awarded UC Davis’ “Outstanding Ph.D. Alumni Award Covering the First Fifty Years of the Program”^[27]
In 2014, Rausser was awarded the “Best Private Enforcement Academic Article” from the American Antitrust Institute^[28]^[29]
In 2014, Rausser was awarded the “European Quality of Policy Contribution Award” from the European Association of Agricultural Economists^[30]
In 2014, Rausser was selected as an editorial board member for the Journal of Biodiversity, Bioprospecting and Development^[31]
In 2014, Rausser was selected as an associate member of Nuffield College, Oxford University^[32]
From 2013 to 2014, Rausser was a visiting professor at Oxford University, Department of Economics^[33]
In 2012, Rausser was selected as a member for the International Scientific Council, LICOS Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance at the University of Leuven, Belgium^[34]
In 2012, Rausser was awarded the “National Excellence in Multistate Research Award” from the Southern Association of Agricultural Experiment Station Directors (SAAESD)^[35]
In 2012, Rausser was awarded the “Distinguished Scholar Award” from the Western Agricultural Economics Association^[35]
In 2010, Rausser was awarded the Career Achievement Award from UC Berkeley's College of Natural Resources. This award honors a tenured faculty member who has provided distinguished service as an educator and scholar^[36]
In 2009, Rausser was awarded the “Top Dog Alumni of the Year Award” from the California State University, Fresno^[37]^[38]
In 2008–2009, Rausser was selected as a member of Strategic Behavior and the Environment’ s editorial council^[39]
In 2004, Rausser was awarded the Career Achievement Award from UC Berkeley's College of Natural Resources^[18]
In 2003, Rausser was selected to present the AAEA Galbraith Forum^{[citation needed]}
In 2001–2002, Rausser was selected as the chair of the Electorate Nominating Committee for the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Section on Social, Economic, and Political Sciences^[40]
In 2001, Rausser was awarded the “Quality of Research Discovery Award” from the AAEA^[41]^[42]
In 2000, Rausser was awarded the “Secretary of Agricultural Award” and the “Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service Awards” from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for “outstanding accomplishments in agricultural public policy research and formulation”^[42]
In 1999, Rausser presented the Fellows Address for the AAEA^[43]
From 1989 to 1993, Rausser was served as a member for the Board for International Development Studies at Tufts University’s Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
In 2004, Rausser was awarded the “Outstanding Publishing Research Award” from the Western Agricultural Economics Association
From 1989 to 1994, Rausser co-founded and presided as president of the Institute for Policy Reform, Washington D.C. In 1989, Rausser founded the Institute for Policy Reform Fellow Program^[44]
In 1993, Rausser was selected as a fellow at the American Association for the Advancement of Science
In 1993, Rausser was awarded the “Publication of Enduring Quality Award” from the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association. This award is given for “contributions to environmental economics, statistical decision theory, and natural resource analysis”^[45]
In 1993, Rausser was awarded the “Distinguished Policy Contribution Award” from the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association. This award is given for “econometric analysis of public policies”^[45]
From 1988 to 1992, Rausser served as editor of Springer-Verlag’s Agricultural Management and Economics^[44]
In 1991, Rausser was selected as an American Statistical Association Fellow
In 1990, Rausser was awarded the “Superior Unit Citation Award” from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) for his leadership^[46]
In 1990, Rausser selected as an AAEA Fellow^[44]
In 1990, Rausser received a special recognition for “outstanding professional research contributions” from the Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, 3rd. edition book
In 1989, Rausser served as Chief Economist of the Agency for International Development^[44]
In 1989, Rausser served as chair of the Intergovernmental Consultative Group on Indonesia, The Hague
From 1987 to 1988, Rausser served as chair of UC Berkeley's Department of Economics and All Economic Programs Evaluation Committee^[44]
In 1987, Rausser was selected as Fulbright Scholar in Australia^[44]
From 1986 to 1987, Rausser served as Senior Economist of the President's Council of Economic Advisers^[44]
In 1986, Rausser was selected as the Robert Gordon Sproul Distinguished Professor at UC Berkeley^[47]
In 1986, Rausser was awarded the “Best Published Research Award” from the Agricultural and Applied Economics^[45]
From 1983 to 1986, Rausser served as editor of the American Journal of Agricultural Economics^[35]
From 1984 to 1985, Rausser was a resident fellow at Resources for the Future^[44]
In 1982, Rausser was awarded the “Best Journal Article Award” from the AAEA for his article, “Commodity Price Forecasting with Large-Scale Econometric Models and the Futures Markets”^[45]
From 1978 to 1982, Rausser was appointed associate editorship of the Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control^[44]
From 1974 to 1982, Rausser was appointed associate book review editorship of the Journal of the American Statistical Association^[44]
In 1981, Rausser's teaching and course materials were selected for publication in the Economics Reading Lists, Courses, Outlines, Exams, Puzzles, and Problems^[48]
From 1977 to 1980, Rausser was an editorial board member for the American Journal of Agricultural Economics^[44]
In 1978, Rausser was awarded the “Best Published Research Award” from the Western Agricultural Economics Association^[35]
In 1978, Rausser was awarded the “Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award” from Harvard University^[42]
From 1973 to 1977, Rausser presided as an associate editor of the Journal of the American Statistical Association^[44]
In 1976, Rausser was awarded the “Best Published Research Award” from the AAEA^[44]
In 1973, Rausser was a commissioned author for the AAEA regarding monograph on system analysis and simulation techniques
In 1972, Rausser was selected as a Ford Foundation Visiting Scholar to Argentina^[44]

References[edit]

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[4] "Gordon Rausser | OnPoint Analytics Capital Partners". opac-partners-copy. Retrieved 2020-09-29.

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[7] "Gordon C. Rausser1990 Fellow". American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 72 (5): vii–viii. 1990-12-01. doi:10.1093/ajae/72.5.vii. ISSN 0002-9092.

[8] "Book Series: Handbook of Agricultural Economics". www.elsevier.com. Retrieved 2020-09-29.

[9] "Our Team". www.annualreviews.org. Retrieved 2020-09-29.

[10] "Gordon Rausser". Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics | University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved 2020-09-29.

[11] "2001 AAEA Annual Award Winners | Agricultural & Applied Economics Association". www.aaea.org. Retrieved 2016-12-13.

[12] "2015 Winning Award Articles - Antitrust Writing Awards 2017". awards.concurrences.com. Retrieved 2016-12-13.

[13] "Rausser | Agricultural & Applied Economics Association". www.aaea.org. Retrieved 2020-09-29.

[14] "A Commitment to Excellence". nature.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2020-09-29.

[15] Manke, Kara. "College of Natural Resources receives $50 million naming gift". Rausser College of Natural Resources. Retrieved 23 May 2020.

[16] "Rausser Festschrift". UC Berkeley Rausser College of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2020-09-29.

[17] "Gordon Rausser Named Berkeley Fellow". Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics | University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved 2020-09-29.

[:02-18] "Gordon Rausser Biography". UC Berkeley Rausser College of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2020-10-06.

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[21] February 29, Kara Manke|; 2020March 6; 2020 (2020-02-29). "College of Natural Resources receives $50 million naming gift". Berkeley News. Retrieved 2020-10-06.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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[28] "Antitrust Class Proceedings - Then and Now - Antitrust Writing Awards 2015". awa2015.concurrences.com. Retrieved 2020-10-06.

[29] "Academic Articles Awards - Antitrust Writing Awards 2015". awa2015.concurrences.com. Retrieved 2020-10-06.

[30] "Winners of the Policy Contribution Award" (PDF).

[31] "Gordon Rausser | Hilaris SRL". www.hilarispublisher.com. Retrieved 2020-10-06.

[32] "Alternative Paradigms for Global Food and Natural Resource Systems: The Role of Public Policy - UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY". reeis.usda.gov. Retrieved 2020-10-06.

[33] "UNU-WIDER : The Political Economy of Food Price Policy contributors". UNU-WIDER. 2015-09-14. Retrieved 2020-10-06.

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[:12-35] "The UC Davis Agricultural and Resource Economics PhD Program" (PDF).

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[39] ublishers, now. "now publishers - Strategic Behavior and the Environment". www.nowpublishers.com. Retrieved 2020-10-06.

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[41] "2001 AAEA Annual Award Winners | Agricultural & Applied Economics Association". www.aaea.org. Retrieved 2020-10-06.

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[43] "Previous AAEA Fellows | Agricultural & Applied Economics Association". www.aaea.org. Retrieved 2020-10-06.

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