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Swenson editorial on Principal Financial's plans for renovation

[Posted Feb 20, 2013]
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Read the latest Des Moines Register editorial by Dave Swenson, associate scientist with the Department of Economics, discussing Principal Financial's recent plans for a multimillion dollar building renovation. http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2013302140070

Weekly Media Connections for the Department of Economics

[Posted Feb 20, 2013]
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Lee Schulz spoke with Brianna Jett, The Daily Iowan, regarding cattle and beef prices. He also spoke with France's Myers, Iowa State Daily, regarding Russia's decision to stop importing US meet that contains ractopamine; and Steve Meyer, Iowa Farm Bureau Spokesman, regarding the 2013 calf crop and anticipated cattle supplies.Dave Swenson spoke with Dick Lehman, WHO, regarding the potential for inflation to increase.

Monday's Department Seminar: Peter Arcidiacono, Duke University

[Posted Feb 19, 2013]
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"University Differences in the Graduation of Minorities in STEM Fields: Evidence from California," with Peter Arcidiacono, Duke University, Monday, February 25, 4:10 PM-5:30 PM, 368A Heady Hall.


Peter Arcidiacono is a full professor at Duke University. Arcidiacono's two main lines of work are on affirmative action in higher education and estimation of dynamic discrete choice models. Arcidiacono has investigated how affirmative action in admissions affects future earnings, college attendance rates, inter-racial interaction, and the match between the student and the school. Arcidiacono has also developed tools to facilitate estimation of dynamic discrete choice models. Arcidiacono is a co-editor at the Journal of Labor Economics.


From the archives

[Posted Feb 15, 2013]
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This 1982 photo includes (from left to right) former department chair Dennis Starleaf, Earl Heady, and Wallace Huffman. The image was taken the day after the dedication of the newly constructed Heady Hall, named after Earl Heady.

If you enjoy seeing historic photos of the Department of Economics such as this, please let us know! We have plenty of other great images of moments in time to share.

Schulz comments on Russian ban on US meat imports

[Posted Feb 14, 2013]
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Russia has announced that it will ban U.S. beef and pork imports because of concerns surrounding the use of a feed additive that helps animals add lean mass rather than fat. But Russia’s decision won’t have an immediate sweeping impact on Iowa livestock producers, a livestock market expert at Iowa State University said this week.

Read the recent article by ISU News Service's Fred Love, which includes comment from Lee Schulz of the Department of Economics. http://www.news.iastate.edu/news/2013/02/11/ractopamineban

Orazem comments on 2013 economic forecast in Business Record

[Posted Feb 07, 2013]
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Peter Orazem says that Iowa should fare well in 2013 with its traditional core strengths of agriculture, manufacturing and financial services. However, the state must address some key issues, such as broadening its tax base through effective tax reform, to ensure strong economic development in the future.

Read more of Orazem's forecast in the Business Record article by Joe Gardyasz at: http://www.businessrecord.com/Content/Design-Elements/Rotator/Article/Ec...

Hayes discusses the value of the endowed position

[Posted Feb 07, 2013]
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Professor Dermot Hayes has held the Pioneer Chair in Agribusiness for fourteen years. In a January 25 article in Iowa Farmer Today, Hayes talks about the value of endowed positions in academia. Read the full article at: http://www.iowafarmertoday.com/news/crop/endowments-provide-benefits-bey...

Study by Córdoba finds mortality and fertility factors in educational achievement

[Posted Feb 07, 2013]
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The majority of students in the U.S. will graduate with a high school diploma. The same cannot be said for some students around the world. Access to public schools is one explanation for the educational gap between students in rich and poor countries, but a new study shows other factors are more significant.

Juan Carlos Cordoba, an associate professor of economics at Iowa State University, and a colleague at the University of Pittsburgh examined the differences in educational achievement for a study published in the Journal of Monetary Economics. What they found was that students are more likely to drop out of school in countries with higher fertility and mortality rates.

Read the full ISU News Service article by Angie Hunt at: http://www.news.iastate.edu/news/2013/02/04/educationeconomics

Heady's renovated public computer lab employs thin clients

[Posted Feb 05, 2013]
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Two years of work and planning have resulted in the renovation of Heady Hall's public computer lab, located in room 64. Freshly painted walls, new furniture, and new carpet set the stage for eighteen flat screen monitors and accompanying thin clients - a modernized set-up which now makes it comfortable for students to access, and efficient for staff to support.


The use of thin clients in the lab was prompted by Alex Zhylyevskyy, assistant professor in the Department of Economics, as a more efficient option than a stand-alone PC.

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