Peter Berck Explained

Peter Berck (April 26, 1950 – August 10, 2018) was an American economist.

Berck studied mathematics and economics at the University of California, Berkeley, and completed a doctorate in economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1976.^[1] Berck returned to Berkeley as a faculty member and was named the S.J. Hall Professor of Forest Economics.

Background

Berck grew up in New York, attended UC Berkeley, and earned a PhD in economics from MIT. Returning to Berkeley, he spent his academic career of nearly 42 years in UC Berkeley's Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, College of Natural Resources.^[2]

Berck was an environmental economist focusing on farming, forests, fisheries, pollution, and energy.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Peter Berck . Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics . University of California, Berkeley . 19 November 2020.
2. News: Bradford . Amanda . 'He brought us all together': UC Berkeley professor, forestry economist Peter Berck dies at 68 . 19 November 2020 . The Daily Californian . August 19, 2018.
3. News: Peter Berck . August 17, 2018 . University of California, Berkeley . August 13, 2018.