Catherine Wolfram is an associate professor of business administration at the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business and co-director of the Energy Institute at Haas.

Professor Neil Harl was featured in the Friday, March 18 segment of the IPTV series Iowa Press. The topic "bump in the road" focused on the impacts of recent political unrest, earthquake, radiation concerns, and spiking oil prices as Iowa, the US, and the world climb toward economic stability. Harl spoke about Iowa's own recovery, warning against the impact of deep tax cuts proposed by the Branstad administration. To view the Iowa Press episode, click on the image of Harl.

Dave Swenson, associate scientist in economics and staff member in ISU’s Regional Economics and Community Analysis Program, was interviewed by Ed Tibbits, a reporter with the Quad City Times, on the state's most recent jobs report and the pace of recovery -- focusing on the job losses occurring in local government. He was also interviewed by Staci Hupp, a reporter with The Des Moines Register, about local government employee earnings in Iowa and how benefit structures might differ from the private sector.

The Economics Graduate Student Association (EGSA) recently elected new officers for the 2011-2012 academic year. Jesse Strzok (top right) will serve as president, Mark Senia (top left) as vice president, and Adriana Valcu (front) as treasurer.