News and Events
Economics News
Friday, April 17, 2009
In This Newsletter
- Announcements
- Department Seminars / Workshops
- External Seminars / Workshops
- Conferences and Calls for Papers
- Funding Opportunities
- Job Opportunities
Newsletter Archives
Current News
- Announcements
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Congratulations!
Gamma Sigma Delta held its 2009 Initiation and Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, April 9. Congratulations to the following award recipients:
James Kliebenstein, Mission Award in Teaching
Becky Johnson, Exceptional Service to the Chapter
Mike Duffy, Exceptional Service to the Chapter -
Congratulations!
The Agricultural Business Learning Community is the recipient of the 2009 Learning Community Outstanding Innovation Award for the monthly "Freakonomics" common reading lunch discussions. Those responsible for its success are Ebby Luvaga, Arne Hallam, Dermot Hayes, Russell McCullough, Peter Orazem, and Carol Elliott.
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U.S. Postal Service Announces Rate Increase
On May 11, the price of a first-class stamp will increase from 42 cents to 44 cents, and prices for other services will change as well. If you anticipate having mailings around this time, you might want to send them before the increase goes into effect.
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VISIONS Magazine
In order to reduce paper waste and limit cost, VISIONS magazine is no longer being sent to all faculty and staff as in the past. Instead, copies are being sent to offices and units across campus where they are to be shared. To look at the latest issue (spring 2009), stop by 260 Heady.
If you would like to receive your own personal copy, you can do so by becoming a member of the Alumni Association. The cost is $40 per year which includes the ISU wall calendar, access to the online alumni directory, and discounts to local businesses. http://www.isualum.org/en/join_or_renew/ - Department Seminars / Workshops
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Department Seminar
Elhanan Helpman, Harvard University, "Inequality and Unemployment in a Global Economy," Friday, April 17, 3:40 pm, 368A Heady
http://www.econ.iastate.edu/calendar/papers/HelpmanpaperInequality_and_Unemployment.pdf -
Department Seminar
Steve Stern, University of Virginia, "Marriage, Divorce, and Asymmetric Information," Monday, April 20, 3:40 pm, 368A Heady
http://www.econ.iastate.edu/calendar/papers/asymmetricdivorce.pdf -
Department Seminar
Prabhu Pingali, Gates Foundation, "The Green Revolution to the Gene Revolution in Crop Improvement: New Perspectives," Tuesday, April 21, 3:40 pm, 368A Heady
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Financial Economics/Econ 683 Workshop
Kanlaya Jintanakul, "The Implied Volatility Bias and Option Smile: Is There a Simple Explanation?," Thursday, April 23, 3:40 pm, 368A Heady
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Department Seminar
Dalton Conley, New York University, "Learning to Love Animal (Models) (or) How (Not) to Study Genes as a Social Scientist," Friday, April 24, 3:40 pm, 368A Heady
http://www.econ.iastate.edu/calendar/papers/genetics_Conley chapter 2.5.09.pdf -
Environmental Economics/Econ 693 Workshop
Jittinan Aukayanagul, Environmental Economics/Econ 693 Workshop, "Water Supply System: Potable Water and Artificial Ground Recharge," Monday, April 27, 3:40 pm, 368A Heady
- External Seminars / Workshops
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Art of Publishing Workshop: About
Webcast, April 17, 2009
http://www.economics.emory.edu/publish/index.html -
Statistics Seminar
Nate Silver, FiveThirtyEight.com, "How Obama Really Won the Election," Monday, April 20, 8:00 pm, Sun Room, Memorial Union
A reception/question and answer session will be held on Monday, April 20, 3:30 pm, Pioneer Room, Memorial Union
http://www.econ.iastate.edu/newsfiles/NateSilver.pdf - Conferences and Calls for Papers
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2009 IEREA Annual Conference
Iowa Educational Research and Evaluation Association: 2009 Call for Proposals
Ames, Iowa, December 4, 2009
Proposal deadline: September 25, 2009
http://www.econ.iastate.edu/newsfiles/2009IEREAConference.pdf -
2009 Institute on Computational Economics
Chicago, Illinois, August 3-14, 2009
Application deadline: April 18, 2009
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28th West Indies Agricultural Economics Conference
Barbados, July 6-10, 2009
Abstract deadline extended: May 15, 2009
http://caestt.com/WIAgriEconConference2009.htm -
Confronting Food Price Inflation: Implications for Agricultural Trade and Policies
Seattle, Washington, June 22-23, 2009
Registration deadline: May 29, 2009
http://www.iatrcweb.org/ - Funding Opportunities
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National Science Foundation
Urban Long-Term Research Area (ULTRA) Exploratory Awards (ULTRA-Ex)
Deadline: July 7, 2009
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09551/nsf09551.htm - Job Opportunities
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USDA-ARS
Research Agricultural Economist
http://www.econ.iastate.edu/newsfiles/USDAARSResAgricEconomist.pdf