Orhan Aygun (University of Minnesota)
Description: Reading group: Orhan Aygun (University of Minnesota)
Location: 368A Heady Hall
Contact Person: Bertan Turhan
Description: Reading group: Orhan Aygun (University of Minnesota)
Location: 368A Heady Hall
Contact Person: Bertan Turhan
Location: 368A Heady Hall
Description: Stephie Fried
"Storm Drains and Seawalls: A Quantitative Macro Study of Climate Adaptation"
A crowd of 280 turned out to the Memorial Union Monday night to hear a panel of economics alumni--James Shortle, Penn State, and Sandy Hoffmann, Senior Economist, USDA--discuss policy options and incentives to improve water quality. Read more about 280 attend Economics Forum on environmental policy
David Keiser, assistant professor, recently published the working paper, "Consequences of the Clean Water Act and the Demand for Water Quality." This paper is part of the National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper Series. Read more about Keiser publishes water quality paper
Catherine Kling, professor, and Wendong Zhang, assistant professor, contributed to the Business Record's "2017 Economic Forecast." Kling spoke on possible changes in the environmental regulations, and Zhang commented on the agricultural economy. Read more about Kling, Zhang speak on 2017 economic forecast
There is a large literature that attempts to adjust the various conventional measures of economic growth for the effects of environmental degradation. There is a useful Wikipedia page on the topic (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_gross_domestic_product).
Quinn Weninger, professor, was the subject of an article in the High Plains/Midwest Ag Journal on being named John F. Timmons Endowed Professorship in Environmental and Resource Economics. Read more about Media contacts - Weninger
Location: 368A Heady Hall
Description: James Vercammen (University of British Columbia)
"A Welfare Analysis of Conservation Easement Tax Credits"
Wendong Zhang was interviewed by Amy Mayer of Iowa Public Radio about the drop in the farmland values reported in the 2015 Iowa Land Values Survey released this week. Read more about Media contacts - Zhang