Dr. Ariel Ortiz Bobea

Associate Professor

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Biography

Ariel Ortiz-Bobea is an applied economist with research interests in agricultural, resource, and development economics. His current research program broadly focuses on agricultural sustainability issues, emphasizing the statistical and econometric evaluation of climate change impacts on agriculture sectors of the economy. His selected publications include studies on the effects of anthropogenic climate change on global agricultural productivity, temperature shocks on industry earnings, and the impact of heat exposure on child nutrition in West Africa. He has explored the role of non-farm influences on Ricardian estimates of climate change impacts and unpacked climatic drivers of agricultural yields. His work has been published in leading journals such as Nature Climate Change, Journal of Financial Economics, and American Journal of Agricultural Economics. Ortiz-Bobea has received several awards for his research contributions, including the 2018 Geneva Summit Sustainable Finance Paper Award and the 2021 Outstanding Journal Article of the Year Award from the American Journal of Agricultural Economics. He teaches applied economics courses at Cornell University, contributing significantly to both teaching and research in the field.

Research Interests

Awards

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Paper Award

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Research Award

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Outstanding Journal Article of the Year Award

Courses

AEM 7010 - Applied Economics Research: Practical Skills AEM 6850 - Empirical Methods for Applied Economists AEM 2500/ENVS 2500 - Environmental Resource Economics

Requirements for Cornell University

Master Program
Requirements
TOEFL
Listening
Required:15
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Architecture or related field
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Specialization Notes

Department of Architecture