News and Events
Economics News
Friday, August 07, 2009
- Announcements
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Ag Business Club Wins Awards
Congratulations to the Agricultural Business Club for winning the 2009 AAEA Outstanding Chapter of the Year Award AND the 2009 SS-AAEA Creative Club Award at the recent AAEA annual meetings in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Club also had two teams competing in the Academic Quiz Bowl contest, with one of them finishing in fourth place. Also, ISU Agricultural Business Club member Marla Stevenson was elected North Central Vice President.
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Art Lending Open House
Wednesday, August 12, 11 am to 4pm and Thursday, August 13, 10 am to noon, Browsing Library, 1st floor of the Memorial Union. Framed posters, prints, and paintings will be available for rent at a cost of $12 to $25. A few discontinued pieces will be on sale.
- Funding Opportunities
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Kauffman Dissertation Fellowship Program
Deadline: September 23, 2009
http://sites.kauffman.org/KDFP/template.cfm?page_id=1034 -
South Africa USAID-Pretoria
RESTORING LIVELIHOODS - Zimbabwe
Deadline: February 27, 2010
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=48770 - Job Opportunities
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Monsanto
Marketing Manager
http://www.econ.iastate.edu/newsfiles/MonsantoMarketingManager.pdf -
University of Alberta
Assistant Professor (two positions)
Deadline: November 30, 2009
http://www.careers.ualberta.ca/competition.aspx?id=A10738852 - Papers and Presentations
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Wallace Huffman
(with Y. Chen). "An Economic Analysis of the Impact of Food Prices and Other Factors on Adult Lifestyles: Choices of Physical Activity and Healthy Weight." Presented at the AAEA & ACCI 2009 Joint Annual Meetings, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 26-28, 2009.
(with G. Colson and M. Rousu). "Willingness to Pay in Experimental Auctions When Participants Own Outside Inventories." Presented at the AAEA & ACCI 2009 Joint Annual Meetings, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 26-28, 2009.