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The Futures of Food and the Futures of Farmers

The Futures of Food and the the Futures of FarmersBy the time today's UCLAundergraduates hit middle age, the world will hold almost 10 billion people, most of them affluent by historical standards. Dinner for the 10 billion, agronomists say, will be a huge challenge: We are running out of arable land, water supplies are stretched, […]

Environment and Energy Economics Weekly Seminar: Katrina Jessoe

"Commercial and Industrial Demand Response UnderMandatory Time-of-Use Electricity Pricing"AbstractThis paper is the first to evaluate the impact of a large-scale field deployment of mandatory time of-use (TOU) pricing on the energy use of commercial and industrial firms. The regulation imposes higher user prices during hours when electricity is generally more expensive to produce, and is […]

Public Policy for Innovation in the Digital Age: Preventing Technology-Facilitated Exploitation

PUBLIC POLICY FOR INNOVATION IN THE DIGITAL AGE SERIESPreventing Technology-Facilitated ExploitationModeratorJohn Villasenor Professor of Public Policy and Electrical Engineering, UCLAPanelistsErnie Allen President & CEO, International Centre for Missing & Exploited ChildrenAdrian Chandley PrincipalProgram Manager Lead, MicrosoftAmanda Hess Staff Writer, SlateCody Monk Special Agent, Federal Bureau of InvestigationThe Internet technologies have brought new avenues for exploitation involving child pornography, human […]