Department of Economics

Announcements for Friday, October 31, 2008

Announcements

Daylight Saving Time
Daylight saving time ends on Sunday at 2 a.m. Turn your clocks back one hour.
Retirement Reception
A reception will be held for Cindy Pease on Friday, October 31, 2:00-3:30 pm in 368A Heady Hall. Cindy is retiring after 18 years with the department.

Conferences and Calls for Papers

Annual Conference of the Academy of Accounting, Finance and Economics
New Orleans, Louisiana, December 11-13, 2008_x000d_
http://ocs.sfu.ca/aafe/index.php/aafe/aafe08
International Conference on Water Policy 2009
Prague, June 22-26, 2009_x000d_
Abstract deadline: December 31, 2008_x000d_
http://www.econ.iastate.edu/newsfiles/WaterConference2009.pdf

Funding Opportunities

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Steven M. Teutsch Fellowship in Prevention Effectiveness Methods_x000d_
Deadline: December 1, 2008_x000d_
http://www.cdc.gov/epo/fellow.htm
Transportation Research Forum
Graduate Student Paper Contest_x000d_
Deadline: January 1, 2009_x000d_
http://www.econ.iastate.edu/newsfiles/2009TRF.pdf

Job Opportunities

South Dakota State University
Department Head_x000d_
Extended deadline: November 15, 2008_x000d_
http://www.econ.iastate.edu/newsfiles/SDSUDeptHeadextended.pdf
Texas A&M University
Assistant Professor, Firm Level Risk/Managerial Economics_x000d_
Deadline: November 30, 2008_x000d_
http://www.econ.iastate.edu/newsfiles/TA&MFirmLevelRisk.pdf
University of Wisconsin-Stout
Assistant Professor, two positions_x000d_
Deadline: November 17, 2008_x000d_
http://www.econ.iastate.edu/newsfiles/UofWisconsinStout.pdf
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Assistant Professor_x000d_
Deadline: December 5, 2008_x000d_
http://www.econ.iastate.edu/newsfiles/UofWisconsinEauClaireAsstProf.pdf

Papers and Presentations

Tanya Rosenblat
"Directed Altruism and Enforced Reciprocity in Social Networks," presented at the Experimental Economics Seminar, University of Pittsburgh, October 17, 2008._x000d_
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"The Beauty Premium: Physical Attractiveness and Gender in Dictator Games," Negotiation Journal, Vol. 24, No. 4 (October 2008), pp. 465-481.