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Announcements for Friday, September 30, 2011

Announcements

  • Sandy Clarke, CARD Communications Manager accepts new position

    Sandy Clarke, CARD Communications Manager, has accepted a newly-created position in the Office of the Vice President for Research and Economic Development. Clarke was with the Department of Economics for over sixteen years. The department sends her congratulations and well wishes on her new venture! 

News

  • Monday's seminar: Dan Phaneuf, North Carolina State University

    "The micro foundations of macro sorting models," Dan Phaneuf, North Carolina State University, October 3rd, 2011 4:10 pm - 5:30 pm, 368A Heady Hall


    Dan Phaneuf is a Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics at North Carolina State University, and the Associate Director of NCSU’s Center for Environmental and Resource Economics and Policy (CEnREP). Phaneuf received his PhD in economics from Iowa State University in 1997 and his undergraduate degree from Saint John’s University in Minnesota. He is currently the Managing Editor for the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management.


    Phaneuf’s research and teaching interests lie generally in the area of environmental economics, with particular expertise in non-market valuation and applied econometrics. His applications have focused on recreation demand, water quality valuation, and land use policy. His papers have been published in Review of Economics and Statistics, Journal of Business and Economic Statistics, Journal of Econometrics, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Environmental and Resource Economics, Land Economics, and Water Resources Research, among others. Phaneuf is also a contributor to the Handbook of Environmental Economics, and has received awards for both his teaching and research.

  • Friday's George A. Fuller Lecture: Lise Vesterlund, University of Pittsburgh

    "Gender Differences in Bargaining Outcomes: A Field Experiment on Discrimination," with Lise Vesterlund, University of Pittsburgh, Friday, October 7th, 3:40 pm - 5:00 pm, 368A Heady Hall

    Lise Vesterlund earned her PhD in economics at the University of Wisconsin. She is an Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Economics at the University of Pittsburgh, and her areas of research include public economics, experimental economics, and applied microeconomics. She is the coeditor of the Journal of Public Economics, the associate editor of the American Economic Review, and a research associate with the National Bureau of Economic Research.

    Abstract: We examine gender differences in bargaining outcomes in a highly competitive and commonly used market; the taxi market in Lima, Peru. We find that men face higher initial prices and rejection rates. To explain the inferior treatment of men we conduct an experiment where passengers send a signal on valuation before negotiating. The signal eliminates gender differences and the response is shown only to be consistent with statistical discrimination. In separating the role of statistical and tastebased discrimination within the market, we address the concern that discrimination may be implicit.

  • Thursday's Human Resources Workshop: Lara Shore-Sheppard, Williams College

    "The Effect of Public Insurance Coverage and Provider Reimbursement on Access to Dental Care," Lara Shore-Sheppard, Williams College, October 6, 3:40 pm - 5:00 pm, 368A Heady Hall


    Lara Shore-Sheppard is Professor of Economics at Williams College and a Faculty Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Much of Shore-Sheppard's work has focused on assessing the impact of publicly-provided health insurance for low-income children, focusing particularly on the interaction between public insurance and private insurance, cash welfare programs, and employment. Her research on social policy has been published in Journal of Health Economics, Journal of Public Economics, and Review of Economics and Statistics, among other outlets. Her research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, the Department of Agriculture, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. She is spending this year as a visiting researcher at the Industrial Relations Section at Princeton University.


    Abstract: Tooth decay is the most common chronic disease among children and there are large income-related disparities in access to dental care.  Recent changes in public insurance programs covering dental care for low-income children, including expansions in eligibility, changes in program design, and improvements in provider reimbursement rates have the potential to reduce these disparities. In this paper, we combine newly collected data on the design and implementation of state programs and levels of state dental reimbursement rates with dental care utilization data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation to examine the impact of public health insurance program design on children’s access to dental care.  First, we investigate the effect of expanded public insurance on the probability a child has an annual dental visit and on the total number of visits per year.  Then, we consider how effect of public insurance coverage on dental utilization varies according to provider reimbursement rates.

Funding Opportunities

  • Fall 2012 EPA Science To Achieve Results (STAR) Fellowships For Graduate Environmental Study

    Synopsis of Program: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program, is offering Graduate Fellowships for master’s and doctoral level students in environmental fields of study.

    Deadlines: November 8, 2011 at 4:00 PM ET for receipt of paper applications, and November 8, 2011 at 11:59:59 PM ET for submittal of electronic applications via Grants.gov.

    Award Information:Anticipated Type of Award: FellowshipEstimated Number of Awards: Approximately 80 awardsAnticipated Funding Amount: Approximately $4.5 million for all awards Potential Funding per Fellowship: $42,000 per year per fellowship. Master's level students may receive support for a maximum of two years for a total of up to $84,000. Doctoral students may be supported for a maximum of three years for a total of up to $126,000, usable over a period of five years

    If selected to receive a fellowship, you will be contacted no later than May 1, 2012 and should subsequently receive your official notification of award by July 31, 2012, for the fall term. Please note that this schedule may be changed without notification. The earliest anticipated start date for these awards is September 1, 2012.

    More information available at: http://www.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2012/2012_star_gradfellow.html

  • RFP for Internationalizing the Freshman Experience
  • RFP for NSF Ethics Education in Science & Engineering

    The Ethics Education in Science and Engineering (EESE) program accepts proposals for research and educational projects to improve ethics education in all of the fields of science and engineering that NSF supports, including within interdisciplinary, inter-institutional and international contexts.  Proposals must focus on improving ethics education for graduate students in those fields or on developing summer post-baccalaureate ethics-education activities or other activities that transition students from undergraduate to graduate education. The Principal Investigator team should be truly multi-disciplinary, and involve people with different disciplinary backgrounds.

    Full proposal deadline is March 01, 2012.  An eligible organization may submit only one proposal as the lead organization.

    Please submit a brief abstract and the names of participants to dpimlott@iastate.edu by Monday, November 7.

    Further details and guidelines are available at http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=13338&org=NSF&sel_org=NSF&from=fund

  • RFP for NSF MRI

    The National Science Foundation is accepting full proposals due Thursday, January 26, 2012 for the Major Research Instrumentation Program http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2011/nsf11503/nsf11503.htm

    The MRI program assists in the acquisition or development of major research instrumentation that is, in general, too costly for support through other NSF programs.

    Instrument Acquisition - Proposals may be for a single instrument, a large system of instruments, or multiple instruments that share a common or specific research focus. Proposal requests for computer and networked systems, clusters of advanced workstations, and other information infrastructure components necessary for research are encouraged.

    Instrument Development - NSF is stimulating the development of the next generation of research instrumentation by encouraging organizations to submit proposals that target instrument development. Individual investigators and teams of researchers are encouraged to apply for instrument development support. NSF does not consider the acquisition of individual pieces of equipment to be combined in a new system or the simple purchase of an upgrade to be instrument development.

    An organization may submit or be included as a partner or subawardee in no more than three proposals. If an organization submits or is included as a partner or subawardee in three proposals, at least one of the three proposals must be for instrument development. 

    PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING CHANGES TO THE INTERNAL SELECTION PROCESS:

    Your pre-proposal should contain the following information:

    • Summary of the proposal (no more than 2 pages) highlighting the intellectual merits of the proposal
    • Tentative list of participants (internal and external collaborators)
    • Explain why your proposal would be competitive (1 page) -- explain the strengths and uniqueness of your proposal, given the review criteria.
    • Draft budget.

    Please include a half page suggestion on how the 30% cost share will be covered (cash or in-kind). Although some contributions from the Vice President for Research and the college deans can be expected (and will be negotiated later after the proposal gets selected), contributions from other sources will be expected, and only an estimate of such contributions are expected at this pre-proposal stage. Since the number of faculty users supporting the instrument is important in deciding which proposal would be forwarded to NSF, contributions from the users listed strengthen the proposal substantially. The faculty listed as supporting the instrument will be asked to certify that they will be using the equipment and will be contributing to the cost share requirement.

    As before, preproposals must be submitted to the college of the lead principal investigator by close of business on Monday, October 24. Centers that do not report to a college should submit preproposals to the VPR office for review by Monday, October 24. Colleges may select no more than three preproposals to be forwarded to the Vice President for Research Office. Selected proposals from the colleges must be submitted to Dorothy Pimlott, dpimlott@iastate.edu, by October 31. A review committee will choose the projects to be forwarded to NSF.

  • International Fellowship Opportunities for Eastern Europe and Eurasia

    REX is pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for the 2012-2013 Individual Advanced Research Opportunities Program and Short Term Travel Grants Program.

    These research support programs offer US scholars and professionals the opportunity to conduct policy-relevant research in Eastern Europe and Eurasia. Researchers are also able to increase their understanding of current regional issues, develop and sustain international networks, and directly contribute to the formation of US public policy by conducting research on topics vital to the academic and policy-making communities. The fellowships provide logistical support, international airfare, a living/housing stipend, visa support, emergency evacuation insurance, and, in many countries, field office support.

    The Individual Advanced Research Opportunities Program (IARO) provides students, scholars and professionals with support to conduct policy-relevant field research in the countries of Eastern Europe and Eurasia.

    Eligibility: Master’s students, predoctoral students, postdoctoral scholars, and professionals with advanced degrees are eligible. Applicants must be US citizens.

    Information and application: http://www.irex.org/project/individual-advanced-research-opportunities-iaro

    Deadline: 5 p.m. EST on November 16, 2011; Contact: By email at iaro@irex.org or by telephone at 202-628-8188

    The Short-Term Travel Grants Program (STG) is a short-term, flexible program for postdoctoral scholars and professionals to conduct targeted, policy-relevant research in Eastern Europe and Eurasia.

    Eligibility: Postdoctoral scholars and professionals with advanced degrees are eligible. Applicants must be US citizens.

    Information and application: http://www.irex.org/project/short-term-travel-grants-stg

    Deadline: 5 p.m. EST on February 1, 2012; Contact: By email at stg@irex.org or by telephone at 202-628-8188

  • EPA Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Fellowships for Graduate Environmental Study

    http://www.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2012/2012_star_gradfellow.html

    Synopsis of Program: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program, is offering Graduate Fellowships for master’s and doctoral level students in environmental fields of study.

    Deadlines: November 8, 2011 at 4:00 PM ET for receipt of paper applications, and November 8, 2011 at 11:59:59 PM ET for submittal of electronic applications via Grants.gov.

  • RFP for NSF MRI

    The National Science Foundation is accepting full proposals due Thursday, January 26, 2012 for the Major Research Instrumentation Program

    http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2011/nsf11503/nsf11503.htm

  • K State U - Ag Management and Economics Fellowship

    Fellowship with emphasis on resource economics and alternative energy. More information available at: http://www.ageconomics.ksu.edu/p.aspx?abid=457

    or contact Jeff Williams at: jwilliam@agecon.ksu.edu or John Crespi at: jcrespi@agecon.ksu.edu with specific questions

Job Opportunities

  • Economics instructor -- DMACC
  • University of Pittsburgh

    UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH, DEPT. OF ECONOMICS is searching for faculty appointments effective Sept. 2012, pending budgetary approval. We seek excellence in teaching and research. Salary, scholarly assistance and benefits are competitive. Complementarities with the research activities of current faculty are essential. The University of Pittsburgh is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer. Women and members of minority groups under-represented in academia are especially encouraged to apply.

    ASSISTANT PROFESSOR – TENURE TRACK; Job Code 80371 – Macroeconomics - Opening for a position in all areas of macroeconomics. Job Code 03301 – Applied Microeconomics

    Preference will be given to candidates with skills spanning modern empirical methods and whose policy-relevant research interests bridge well to the Department's existing faculty.

    ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR - TENURED - Job Code 02511 – Across Fields

    All areas are open for consideration. Preference will be given to a candidate with a mix of theoretical and empirical research interests.

    Contact and application information is available on our Web site using Internet Explorer at http://www.econ.pitt.edu/ under the Employment Opportunities link. Deadline for application is November 15, 2011. Review of applications begins on October 15.

    Interviews will be held at the Annual AEA/ASSA meeting.

  • FEEM - Post Doc Researcher Position - ICARUS ERC Project

    FEEM, a leading research institute on sustainable development, encourages applications for a Post Doc research position. The successful candidate will work within the Innovation for Climate chAnge mitigation: a study of energy R&d, its Uncertain effectiveness and Spillovers – ICARUS project (http://www.icarus-project.org/).

    ICARUS is a three-year (2010-2012) European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant funded by the European Commission under the umbrella of the 7th Framework Programme. ICARUS aims at producing an unprecedented analysis of energy-related innovation mechanisms. The main goals of the project are:1) collection of probabilistic information on the uncertain linkage between RD&D investments and particular improvements in science and technology by means of expert elicitation and analysis of historical data (2) assessment of the implications or benefits, of these improvements (e.g. economic, environmental, or security benefits); and (3) the application of decision-analytic frameworks for synthesizing (1) and (2) to inform decision makers.

    Requirements:

    • Candidates should have a Ph.D. in economics, or in energy engineering/mathematics/physics coupled with a solid economic background, and experience in applied research on environmental and energy issues.
    • The selected candidate will interact with researchers of different nationalities, and have the chance to write and present scientific papers at several conferences and workshops. FEEM offers a truly interdisciplinary workplace, with strong ties with a world-wide network of research institutions engaged in environmental research and in particular on the analysis of climate change issues.
    • The successful candidate is expected to begin his/her assignment in the fall 2011. The appointment period can be up to 2 years, with an evaluation after the first one. Gross salary is competitive and will be based on qualification and experience. Duties will be carried out at the FEEM premises in Milan, Italy.

    Application requirements: Applicants should send a detailed curriculum vitae, a job market paper, and at least one letter of recommendation to: Monica Eberle (monica.eberle@feem.it)

    Please mention ref: ICARUS/09.2011 in your application.