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Weekly Media Connections for the Department of Economics

[Posted Aug 21, 2012]
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Ron Prescott spoke with Sue Donnelson, WHO, regarding an update for the back to school retail spending.

Weekly Media Connections for the Department of Economics

[Posted Aug 15, 2012]
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Dave Swenson was interviewed by Joan Murphy, a reporter from USA Today, on wanting to know the consequences of the drought on households. Additional contacts:

Department economists receive prestigious AAEA policy and analysis prize

[Posted Aug 09, 2012]
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The prestigious Bruce Gardner Memorial Prize for Applied Policy Analysis will be awarded to three Iowa State Department of Economics faculty for their work on water quality preservation and restoration at the upcoming Agriculture & Applied Economics Association (AAEA) annual meeting.

Department of Economics faculty Joe Herriges, Cathy Kling, and Dan Otto, are joined by Kevin Egan (former ISU economics grad student now at University of Toledo), and John Downing (ISU department of EEOB) for their collective work on "Assessing the Value of Water Quality Preservation and Restoration: The Iowa Lakes and Rivers Projects."

Hart and Schulz comment on drought's impact on corn and livestock production

[Posted Aug 09, 2012]
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Some of the key safety nets that benefit crop farmers dealing with this year’s scorching drought won’t help livestock producers who have been saddled with high feed costs and growing uncertainty, according to ISU Department of Economics Chad Hart and Lee Schulz. Crop insurance doesn’t help cattle or swine producers while high corn prices make it more expensive for farmers to feed their herds. The resulting higher feed prices have pushed producers to cull more dairy cows than in previous years. Read the full ISU News Service article by Fred Love at: http://www.news.iastate.edu/news/2012/08/08/livestockdrought

Prescott, department retail specialist, assesses "Hot 100 Retailers" list

[Posted Aug 08, 2012]
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Ron Prescott, retail and small business specialist with Iowa State's Extension and Outreach Community and Economic Development and Department of Economics, provided his analysis of the "Hot 100 Retailers" list published in the August issue of the National Retail Federation's Stores Magazine. Read the news release at: http://www.news.iastate.edu/news/2012/08/06/hotretailers

New report by Eathington/Swenson explores impacts of drought on Iowa’s economy

[Posted Aug 08, 2012]
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With all of Iowa's counties considered to be in severe drought and a third suffering exceptional drought conditions, what are the anticipated impacts on Iowa's economy? Dave Swenson, associate scientist with the Department of Economics, and Liesel Eathington, director of Iowa Community Indicators Program (ICIP), have prepared a brief through Iowa State University Extension and Outreach designed to address the potential outcomes. To learn more click on the image left, or go to: http://www.econ.iastate.edu/sites/default/files/publications/papers/p152...

Research project in biofuel alternatives adds new research dimension for graduate students

[Posted Aug 08, 2012]
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Could perennial grasses be the next viable biomass crop in the production of biofuels?

Several ISU Department of Economics faculty are exploring the possibility through CenUSA Bioenergy, a five-year collaborative project supported by a USDA Agriculture and Food Research Initiative competitive grant from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (AFRI NIFA). The project brings research partners together from a wide range of land grant universities and disciplines to assess the practical conditions under which the system and associated markets of this bioenergy system are sustainable and feasible in the US.

ISU Department of Economics faculty involved in the project include Mike Duffy, Chad Hart, Dermot Hayes, Keri Jacobs, and Cathy Kling.

Weekly Media Connections for the Department of Economics

[Posted Aug 06, 2012]
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Ron Prescott  spoke with WHO radio and the Omaha World Herald on the top 100 retailers for 2011.

Dave Swenson spoke with Dick Lehman on the feasibility of local foods in light of a USA Today story that casts significant doubt about the environmental benefits of local foods. Additional contacts:

  • Joan Murphy, USA Today, on the consequences of the drought on households.
  • Donnelle Eller, DMR, on gains in real GDP relative to overall income gains in Iowa.

Kimle comments on the effects of increased corn prices

[Posted Jul 31, 2012]
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Kevin Kimle, director of the Agricultural Entrepreneurship Initiative through the Department of Economics at ISU, was recently featured in stories in Inc. Magazine and NBC News on the impact of drought on corn prices. Says Kimle, "Corn matures by about Labor Day, but what happens in dry conditions is it shuts down early if it doesn't get any moisture. When the cost of a base ingredient like corn goes up, it fundamentally affects everything."


Read the full NBC story at: http://economywatch.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/07/27/12975418-businesses-far-and-wide-brace-for-droughts-effects?lite


Read the full Inc. Magazine story at: http://www.inc.com/issie-lapowsky/drought-threatens-small-businesses.html

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