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Orazem earns Nobel Laureate approval for his education plan at Copenhagen Consensus

[Posted Jun 07, 2012]
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Peter Orazem, a University Professor of economics at ISU, authored four of the top 15 strategies cited by a panel of leading economists, including four Nobel laureates, at the global Copenhagen Consensus 2012 last month. Orazem's recommendations were on how to improve education in the developing world. The panel was charged with answering the question, "If you had $75 billion to spend over the next four years and your goal was to advance human welfare, how could you get the most value for your money?" Read the full news article by Mike Ferlazzo, ISU News Service: http://www.news.iastate.edu/news/2012/jun/Copenhagen

Weekly Media Connections for the Department of Economics

[Posted Jun 06, 2012]
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Dave Swenson was interviewed by Sharon Cohen, a reporter from The Associated Press in Chicago, for a series looking at swing state issues and economies. Swenson gave her a background briefing on major economic and social issues in the state, especially in light of the recovery.

Mike Duffy spoke with Matt Wilde, Waterloo Courier, on beginning farmers. He also spoke with a reporter from the Financial Times on land values.

Graduate Student News & Updates

[Posted Jun 04, 2012]
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Yu Jin graduated from ISU with a Phd in economics in May 2012. He has accepted a position as assistant professor at the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, in the School of Economics, Shanghai. The new position will start in September, and his research focus will be on financial economics and macroeconomics.

Hang Qian has graduated from ISU with a PhD in economics in May 2012. He has accepted a position with MathWorks, a company that produces the MATLAB software. He will develop new features in their econometric modeling tools, and maintain their econometric toolbox software.

Weekly Media Connections for the Department of Economics

[Posted May 31, 2012]
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Peter Orazem was interviewed by The Denver Post on what has happened to labor unions.

Graduate Student News & Updates

[Posted May 31, 2012]
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Bo Xiong graduated from ISU with a Phd in economics in May 2012. He has accepted a one-year postdoctoral position at the University of California, Davis, in the Department of Agriculture & Resource Economics (in conjunction with the California Agricultural Issues Center). His new position will start in June, and his research focus will be on agricultural policy related to trade.


Murali Kuchibhotla graduated from ISU with a PhD in economics in May 2012. He has accepted a position with Brandeis University as an institutional research analyst, and will start in July.


Jingbo Cui graduated from ISU with a PhD in economics in May 2012. He has accepted a one-year postdoctoral position at ISU, working under GianCarlo Moschini. His research focus will expand the work from his dissertation on energy and biofuels.


Nate Kauffman graduated from ISU with a PhD in economics in May 2012. He has accepted a research position as an economist with the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank in Omaha, Nebraska. His research will focus on commodity markets.

Schulz feels right at home in new role as ag extension economist

[Posted May 24, 2012]
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Read the recent Extension press release on the Department of Economics' most recent faculty member Lee Schulz at: http://www.extension.iastate.edu/article/new-agricultural-extension-economist-feels-right-home

CARD study shows impact of ethanol on pump prices

[Posted May 24, 2012]
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CARD logoA recent fuel price analysis, conducted by ISU’s Center for Agriculture and Rural Development, found that pump prices would be $1.69 more per gallon across the Midwest if ethanol wasn’t available. This $1.69 per gallon reduction adds up to $2,363 in annual savings for a typical Iowa family. Read a recent Des Moines Register article on the subject at: http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20120519/OPINION/305190047/0/NE...

Weekly Media Connections for the Department of Economics

[Posted May 24, 2012]
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William Edwards spoke with Rod Swoboda of Wallace's Farmer, Nikki Thunder of KCHE radio in Cherokee, Randi Reeder of the Carroll Daily Times Herald, and Lindsay Hoeppner of the Northwest Iowa Review, on the farmland cash rental rate survey. View follow up broadcast clips of Edwards' cash rental rate survey: http://mms.tveyes.com/NetReport.aspx?ReportHash=b614546c554b8914df4a049577fed86b

Iowa MicroLoan/CVC client receives Main Street Iowa Award

[Posted May 24, 2012]
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Linda Gobberdiel and the Coop Steering Committee of the Tallgrass Coop Grocery located in Valley Junction Historic District of West Des Moines were recognized as the "Best Business Development Success Story" for 2011 during the Main Street Iowa Awards Program, held at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium Ballroom in Des Moines, May 4, 2012.

Former CARD post-doc/assistant scientist Secchi honored

[Posted May 17, 2012]
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Former department graduate and CARD post-doc/assistant scientist Silvia Secchi recently received a Early Career Faculty Excellence Award from the Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, where she is currently serving as an assistant professor in the Department of Agribusiness Economics. Secchi is also the co-director of the University's environmental resources and policy doctorate program. Learn more about her honors and current work at: http://news.siu.edu/2012/05/050112par12084.html

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