Department of Economics

Announcements for Friday, July 6, 2012

News

Marian Heady, wife of Earl Heady, passes
Marian Heady (left), the wife of Earl Heady, passed away on June 30 in Ames, Iowa, at the age of 93. She played a significant role in her husband's career in the Department of Economics, supporting and nurturing the graduate students who studied under him. Read more about Marian Heady at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/desmoinesregister/obituary.aspx?n=marian-heady&pid=158343459
Gridlock in D.C. may give edge to renewables, says Babcock
Advocates of wind, ethanol and other renewable energy resources have the upper hand in the growing battle to overhaul U.S. energy policy, according to Bruce Babcock, Department of Economics. “This Congress seems unable to make a national energy policy. The renewable fuels have an advantage in that they are part of current law, and it’s always easier to maintain current law than it is to change it.” Learn more at: http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20120702/BUSINESS01/307020017?s...
Duffy comments on strength of local foods movement
The movement toward local food is creating a new economic laboratory for American agriculture. With a growing number of small-scale local farmers, the result is as much about dollars as dinner. “How you make it pay is to get closer to the customer,” said Michael Duffy (left), Department of Economics. Learn more at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/02/us/small-scale-farmers-creating-a-new-...
Weekly Media Connections for the Department of Economics
Ron Prescott spoke with KASI radio, Radio Iowa, The Ames Tribune, and The Des Moines Register regarding predicted fourth of July retail sales results in Iowa.

Papers and Presentations

Recent presentation by Jingbo Cui
Jingbo Cui presented the paper, "Are Exporters More Environmentally Friendly than Non-Exporters? Theory and Evidence," jointed with Harvey Lapan and GianCarlo Moschini, at the Econometric Society North American Summer Meetings 2012 at Evanston, IL, on June 30, 2012.