Robert Chambers

B.S.F.S. 1972, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University: International Relations
M.S. 1975, University of Maryland at College Park: Agricultural and Resource Economics
Ph.D. 1979, University of California at Berkeley: Agricultural and Resource Economics

Production Theory, Public Economics, Uncertainty, Financial Economics, Trade, Microeconomic Theory

AREC405 - Economics of Agricultural Production

AREC632 - Agricultural Policy Analysis

AREC832 - Advanced Agricultural Policy Analysis

AREC869C - Advanced Topics in Agricultural and Resource Economics: Information and Institutions in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Development  

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Publications:

“Cost Minimization and the Stochastic Discount Factor”. Robert G. Chambers and John Quiggin (forthcoming Annals of Operations Research)

“Bargaining Power and Efficiency in Insurance Contracts”. John Quiggin and Robert G. Chambers (forthcoming Geneva Risk and Insurance Review).

“Stochastic Productivity Measurement”. Robert G. Chambers. Journal of Productivity Analysis 30 (2008): 107-120.

“Eliciting Beliefs”. Robert G. Chambers and Tigran Melkonyan. Theory and Decision 65 (2008): 271-84.

“A ‘Calculus’ for DEA Models”. Robert G. Chambers and Rolf Färe. Journal of Productivity Analysis 30 (2008): 169-175.

“Implementable Ramsey-Boiteux Pricing in Agricultural and Environmental Policy”. Robert G. Chambers and Jean-Marc Bourgeon. American Journal of Agricultural Economics 90 (2008): 499-508

“Narrowing the No-Arbitrage Bounds”. Robert G. Chambers and John Quiggin. Journal of Mathematical Economics (in press).

“Information and the Risk-Averse Firm”. Robert G. Chambers and John Quiggin. Journal of Productivity Analysis 27(2007): 197-208. 

“Pareto Optimality and the Precautionary Principle in an Uncertain World”. Robert G. Chambers and Tigran Melkonyan. American Journal of Agricultural Economics 89 (2007): 520-532.

“Valuing Agricultural Insurance”. Robert G. Chambers American Journal of Agricultural Economics 89 (2007): 596-606. 

“Degree of Imprecision: Geometric and Algorithmic Approaches.” Robert G. Chambers  and Tigran Melkonyan.  International Journal of Approximate Reasoning 45(2007): 106-122.

“Parallel Neutrality.” Walter Briec, Robert G. Chambers, Rolf Fare, and Nicolas Peypoch, Journal of Economics (Zeitschrift für Nationalokonomie) 88 (2006): 285-305.

“Supermodularity and Risk Aversion”. John Quiggin and Robert G. Chambers.  Mathematical Social Sciences 52(2006): 1-14.