Department of Economics

Announcements for Friday, March 13, 2009

Announcements

Spring Break
During spring break, March 16-20, there will be no classes. The main office, 260-266 Heady, will be open from 7:30 am to 4:00 pm.

Roster Updates

Office Changes
Tushi Baul, 180A, 4-6292_x000d_
Hailong Jin, 71, 4-8717_x000d_
Jun Xiang, 71, 4-8717
Left Econ
Roxanne Clemens, College of Ag and Life Sciences

Conferences and Calls for Papers

Research Conference on Quantifying Systemic Risk
Cambridge, Massachusetts, November 6, 2009_x000d_
Submission deadline: April 2, 2009_x000d_
http://www.econ.iastate.edu/newsfiles/ResearchConference.pdf
Business & Economics Society International Conference
Kona, Hawaii, July 15-19, 2009_x000d_
Abstract deadline: March 19, 2009_x000d_
http://www.besiweb.com/BESIP097.html

Funding Opportunities

Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh Foundation
Lindbergh Grant_x000d_
Application deadline: June 11, 2009_x000d_
http://www.lindberghfoundation.org/application-form/2.html
Farm Foundation
30-Year Challenge Competition_x000d_
Deadline: June 1, 2009_x000d_
http://www.econ.iastate.edu/newsfiles/FarmFoundationCompetition.pdf
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service
Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program_x000d_
Deadline: September 30, 2009_x000d_
http://www.csrees.usda.gov/fo/agriculturalandfoodresearchinitiativeafri.cfm
National Science Foundation
Dear Colleague Letter: Grants for Rapid Response Research (RAPID) to Study the Impact of the Economic Stimulus Package and to Advance the Scientific Understanding of Science Policy_x000d_
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09034/nsf09034.jsp?govDel=USNSF_25

Job Opportunities

International Food Policy Research Institute
Research Fellow_x000d_
http://careers.ifpri.org/DetailIFPRI.asp?ifpri09-105
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Economist_x000d_
Deadline: April 9, 2009_x000d_
http://jobsearch.usajobs.gov/getjob.asp?JobID=79698681&brd=3876&AVSDM=20...
Gettysburg College
Assistant Professor, one year sabbatical replacement position _x000d_
http://www.econ.iastate.edu/newsfiles/Gettysburg.pdf

Papers and Presentations

Wallace Huffman
"The Measurement of Public Agricultural Research Capital and Its Contribution to State Agricultural Productivity." Presented at the 2009 Eastern Economics Association Meetings, New York City, February 27, 2009.