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Friday's Pioneer Policy Lecture: Harry de Gorter, Cornell University

[Posted Sep 14, 2011]
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"The Effect of Biofuel Policies on Food Grain Prices," with Harry de Gorter, Cornell University. Friday, September 23, 3:40 PM to 5 PM, 368A Heady Hall.

Harry de Gorter is a professor in the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management at Cornell University. His specialty is agricultural trade policy with much of his recent work in the areas of biofuels and agricultural policy reform and the Doha Development Agenda. He is also currently working on renewable electricity policy, carbon offsets, and cap and trade. Recent papers have focused on the economics of biofuel policies and the implications for carbon mitigation, WTO disciplines on agriculture, alternative agricultural import barriers, domestic subsidy programs and export subsidies, and the impact of trade liberalization.

Thursday's Human Resources Seminar: Jeremiah Richey, ISU graduate student

[Posted Sep 14, 2011]
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ISU grad student Jeremiah Richey will present "The Effect of Criminal Convictions on Labor Market Outcomes in Young Adults: A Nonparametric Bounds Analysis," on Thursday, September 22, 4 to 5 PM, 468D Heady Hall.

Monday's Ag Econ seminar: Aaron Smith, University of California, Davis

[Posted Sep 14, 2011]
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"Futures Market Failure?" With Aaron Smith, University of California, Davis. Monday, September 19, 4:10 PM to 5:30 PM, 368A Heady Hall.

Aaron Smith is an Associate Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of California, Davis, where he has been since 2001. Originally from New Zealand, he earned his PhD in Economics from the University of California, San Diego. His research addresses trading in commodity and financial derivatives markets. Recent project topics include identifying informed traders in commodity futures markets, understanding commodity booms and busts, modeling demand and supply for agricultural commodities, and explaining recent failures of grain futures markets to accurately price the underlying commodity.

Kimle launches new website to discuss ag entrepreneurship and innovation

[Posted Sep 14, 2011]
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Kevin Kimle, Rastetter Chair in Agricultural Entrepreneurship and the Director of the Agricultural Entrepreneurship Initiative, has recently developed a new website devoted to the discussion of issues related to entrepreneurship and innovation in agriculture. View the website at:http://ag-edison.com/

Huffman featured in ISU News Service story on consumer willingness to pay for GMO

[Posted Sep 14, 2011]
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Professor Wallace Huffman (pictured left) was featured this week in an ISU News Service feature story on consumer willingness to pay for genetically modified foods. Read the full story written by Dan Kuester at the following link: http://www.news.iastate.edu/news/2011/sep/huffmanGMO

Hoffman receives Honorary Doctorate from Ukrainian University

[Posted Sep 13, 2011]
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Executive Vice President and Provost Elizabeth Hoffman received an honorary doctorate from the National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of the Ukraine on September 1. She received the award on “Knowledge Day,” a major celebration in the Ukraine that takes place at educational institutions to honor the pursuit of academic excellence.

Ag Bus major wins competitive internship award from Helena Chemical Company

[Posted Sep 13, 2011]
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Ag business major Alan Peachey (pictured left) was recently recognized by Helena Chemical Company as the 2011 Outstanding Midwest Division Intern Award winner. Peachy is a senior at Iowa State University. He was selected from a competitive group of fifty interns throughout the Midwest for his outstanding performance throughout his summer internship with Helena Chemical Company.

Weekly media connections for the Department of Economics

[Posted Sep 12, 2011]
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Bruce Babcock spoke to a writer with Bridges Weekly Trade News Digest about the National Cotton Council's statement about the possibility of replacing direct and counter-cyclical payments for cotton with a program of revenue-based crop insurance.

Amani Elobeid was contacted via email by Susan Buchanan, a new reporter for the New Orleans-based Sugar Journal, for her comments on major developments in the Latin American sugar industry this year.

"Hall of Honor" houses Provost Hoffman's award for women in economics

[Posted Sep 09, 2011]
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The Department of Economics will temporarily display the Carolyn Shaw Bell Award, recently received by Iowa State University Executive Vice President and Provost Elizabeth Hoffman.

The Carolyn Shaw Bell Award was created in January 1998 as part of the 25th anniversary celebration of the founding of the Committee on the Status of Women in the Economics Profession (CSWEP). Carolyn Shaw Bell, the Katharine Coman Chair Professor Emerita of Wellesley College, was the first Chair of CSWEP. The award is given annually to an individual who has furthered the status of women in the economics profession through example, achievements, increasing our understanding of how women can advance in the economics profession, or mentoring others.

Friday's seminar: Emek Basker, University of Missouri

[Posted Sep 08, 2011]
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"Taken by Storm: Credit Constraints in the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina," with Emek Basker, University of Missouri, Friday, September 16, 3:40 PM to 5 PM, 368A Heady Hall

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