Agricultural & Resource Economics Expert; Associate Professor at UC Berkeley; Authority on Water Resource Policy
Dr. Ellen Bruno Biography
Dr. Ellen Bruno is an associate professor of cooperative extension in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of California, Berkeley, specializing in quantitative policy analysis with a focus on water resource economics. Bruno holds a Ph.D. and M.S. in agricultural and resource economics from UC Davis and a B.S. in management science from UC San Diego. She is also a PERC Lone Mountain Fellow.
Bruno's research integrates theoretical and empirical economic modeling to inform policy discussions on California agriculture and natural resources. Her primary research field is the economics of groundwater use and management, particularly for agriculture, with an emphasis on evaluating policies to improve water allocation among users amid climate change. Her work examines the use of economic instruments to manage groundwater, combining theoretical modeling of groundwater use and trading with empirical analysis of the price elasticity of groundwater demand. Bruno has studied water marketing as a strategy for adapting to changing water availability, simulating water trade between agricultural and urban users during supply curtailments to assess how urban suppliers can purchase water from agriculture to mitigate the economic impacts of drought.
Bruno's research has been published in journals such as the American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Journal of Public Economics, and Journal of the Association of Environmental & Resource Economists. Notable publications include "Designing Water Markets for Climate Change Adaptation" in Nature Climate Change, "Anticipatory Effects of Regulating the Commons" in the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, and "Externalities of Climate Adaptation in Common-Pool Groundwater Resources" in the Journal of Public Economics. Her work has also addressed the California Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, analyzing agricultural groundwater use responses to price changes and investigating factors influencing collective action and policy choices in groundwater management, supporting the implementation of locally developed Groundwater Sustainability Plans.
Bruno collaborates with government agencies, environmental organizations, community groups, and the agricultural sector to provide research-based solutions that connect local concerns with broader academic insights. As an extension economist, she works with state and local agencies, nonprofits, and practitioners to improve water management in California. Her outreach includes podcast appearances and policy briefs on topics such as groundwater market design and the economic impacts of drought on irrigated agriculture. Through her roles as researcher and extension specialist, Bruno contributes to the development of resilient, equitable, and economically sustainable water systems.
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