Department of Economics

Announcements for Friday, August 28, 2009

Roster Updates

Office Changes
Mainul Hoque, B13 Curtiss, 4-4827_x000d_
Qiye Sun, 83 Heady, 4-6846_x000d_
Saw Wah, 280D Heady, 4-2177_x000d_
Zheng Xu, B11 Curtiss, 4-4827

Conferences and Calls for Papers

The Economics of Alternative Energy Sources and Globalization: The Road Ahead
Orlando, Florida, November 1517, 2009_x000d_
Abstract deadline: September 7, 2009_x000d_
http://www.fred.ifas.ufl.edu/files/energy_conference.pdf

Funding Opportunities

National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Network Infrastructure Support for Emerging Behavioral and Social Research Areas in Aging (R24)_x000d_
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-09-233.html
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service
Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers Training Coordination Program_x000d_
Deadline: September 17, 2009_x000d_
http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/pdfs/09_taaf.pdf
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Fall 2009 EPA Science To Achieve Results (STAR) Fellowships For Graduate Environmental Study_x000d_
Deadline: October 22, 2009_x000d_
http://epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2009/2009_star_gradfellow.html

Job Opportunities

Purdue University
Post-Doctoral Research Associate in Energy Economics_x000d_
Deadline: September 30, 2009_x000d_
http://www.econ.iastate.edu/newsfiles/PurdueEnergyPostDoc.pdf

Papers and Presentations

Wallace E. Huffman
(with Yanni Chen). "An Economic Analysis of the Impact of Food Prices and Other Factors on Adult Lifestyles: Choices of Physical Activity and Healthy Weight." Presented at the 27th International Conference of Agricultural Economists (IAAE), Beijing, China, August 16-22, 2009. _x000d_
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(with Greg Colson). "Consumers' Willingness to Pay for New Genetically Modified Food Products: Evidence from Experimental Auctions of Intragenic and Transgenic Foods." Presented at the 27th International Conference of Agricultural Economists (IAAE), Beijing, China, August 16-22, 2009.