The RMI Center for Wine Economics undertakes and facilitates research and education about the economics of the production and consumption of wine grapes and wine in California and around the world.

The Center for Wine Economics focuses on economic developments in the domestic and international markets for wine and their implications for competitiveness of the wine industry in California and the United States.

The Center emphasizes applied research but is engaged in teaching and outreach activities related to its theme of wine economics.

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New Working Papers

The Economic Returns to Public Agricultural Research in Uruguay
José E. Bervejillo, Julian M. Alston, and Kabir P. Tumber

Consumer Characteristics, Identification, and Hedonic Valuation of Wine Attributes: Exploiting Data from a Field Experiment. Christopher R. Gustafson, Travis J. Lybbert, and Daniel A. Sumner.

The Effects of Farm Commodity and Retail Food Policies on Obesity and Economic Welfare in the United States
Abigail Okrent and Julian M. Alston

Too Much of a Good Thing? Causes and Consequences of Increases in Sugar Content of California Wine Grapes
Julian M. Alston, Kate B. Fuller, James T. Lapsley, and George Soleas