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Marginal Memos Volume 60, Number 1; January 5, 2018
Editor: Sadie Brendalen, [email protected]
Announcements
Call for Papers Reconsidering Development Spring 2018 issue is currently seeking research articles,
policy notes or briefs, book reviews, and photo or artistic essays for their 2018 Springedition of the journal. The deadline for submission is January 31, 2018. ReconsideringDevelopment particularly encourages submissions that reflect underrepresented voices,creative methodologies, and contemporary forms of expression in order to reconsider thebroader field of development. The journal's readers include faculty and students in manydepartments-including the social sciences, public policy, economics, education, history,health sciences, and development studies-as well as development practitioners andpolicymakers. All submissions can be sent directly to [email protected].
Jobs
Research Specialist The Center for Social Research at North Dakota State University is looking for a Research
Specialist to administer all research activities for various sponsor-funded research projectson a variety of subjects related to social research, economic and socio-economic impacts,program evaluations, and other topics as specified by project sponsors. Conduct primaryand secondary data collection efforts and socio-economic and economic data analysisusing various quantitative and qualitative techniques and methodologies. In addition todata collection and analysis, the Research Specialist will prepare, communicate, andpresent written reports and other project deliverables and outreach materials. Read moreand apply online.
Postdoctoral Researcher
Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with training in resourceeconomics, quantitative human geography, land systems science, or similar. The Fellowwill develop an innovative research program in an interdisciplinary project examining theprevention and management of migratory locust outbreaks in Argentina, Bolivia, andParaguay. The successful candidate will work with Dr. Brian Robinson at McGill Universityin Montreal, Canada, with additional mentorship possible from Dr. Eli Fenichel (resourceecon, Yale University) and Dr. Joleen Hadrich (ag econ, University of Minnesota), or Dr.Arianne Cease (entomology, Arizona State University). Potential research foci includetopics such as farm-level pest management decisions, the distributional impacts of locustson vulnerable communities, spatial (remote sensing Landsat, MODIS, LIDAR, drone)analysis of locust impacts, institutional coordination of effective and efficient managementof migratory locusts, the bioeconomics of pest management, among others. The Fellowwill also provide social science expertise in an interdisciplinary team that includesentomologists, nutritional ecologists, and geographers. Apply online.
Fellow
PSE Healthy Energy is a non-profit energy science and policy institute dedicated tosupplying evidence-based, scientific information and resources on the environmental,public health, and climate dimensions of energy production and end use. PSE's mission is
to bring scientific transparency and clarity to energy policy discussions, helping to level theplaying field for citizens, NGOs, the media, policymakers, agency staff and elected officialsby generating, translating, and disseminating scientific information. The Schmidt FamilyFoundation Economics Fellow is a one-year position. The objective of the successfulcandidate is to research one or more critical policy issue(s) on the jobs, environmental, orpublic health dimensions of oil and gas development and/or use in California from aneconomics perspective. Research topics could also focus on costs of an energy transitionaway from oil and/or gas. The successful candidate will conduct excellent research, writea final report and are also expected to submit their work to a peer-reviewed journal. TheEconomics Fellow will work with our staff experts to ensure multidisciplinary rigor and withour communications staff to ensure that the work is properly translated for policymakerand the public to ensure its results are able to inform policy discussions in the State. Toapply, please write a proposal (no more than 4 pages) detailing future research plans forthis one-year fellowship. In addition to research, this proposal should also outline how thisresearch will be used to inform critical policy conversations about the environmental,public health or other aspects of the oil and gas and energy arena in the State ofCalifornia. Email proposal, cover letter and a CV by February 1, 2018, with "ECONOMICSFELLOW" as the title line.
Departmental Seminars
Departmental seminars will resume after the winter break.
Seminars in Other Departments
Seminars will resume after winter break.
Departmental Publications
Alderman, Harold, Jere R. Behrman, Paul Glewwe, Lia Fernald, and Susan Walker."Evidence of Impact of Interventions on Growth and Development during Early and MiddleChildhood." Disease Control Priorities , (Volume 8): Child and Adolescent Health andDevelopment (2017): 1790. Available online.
Barnes, Michael R., Kristen C. Nelson, Amanda J. Meyer, Eric Watkins, Stacy A. Bonos,Brian P. Horgan, William A. Meyer, James Murphy, and Chengyan Yue. "Public LandManagers and Sustainable Urban Vegetation: The Case of Low-input Turfgrasses." UrbanForestry & Urban Greening (2017). Available online.
Choi, Jong Woo, Chengyan Yue, James Luby, Shuoli Zhao, Karina Gallardo, VickiMcCracken, and Jim McFerson. "Estimation of market equilibrium values for appleattributes." China Agricultural Economic Review just-accepted (2017). Available online.
Heng, Yan, and Hikaru Hanawa Peterson. 2017. "Interaction Effects among LabeledAttributes for Eggs in the United States." Journal of International Food & AgribusinessMarketing, December, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1080/08974438.2017.1413610.
Olander, Lydia P., Robert J. Johnston, Heather Tallis, James Kagan, Lynn A. Maguire,Stephen Polasky, Dean Urban, James Boyd, Lisa Wainger, and Margaret Palmer. "Benefitrelevant indicators: Ecosystem services measures that link ecological and socialoutcomes." Ecological Indicators (2017). Available online.
Stebner, Scott, Cheryl Boyer, Lauri Baker, and Hikaru Peterson. 2017. "RelationshipMarketing: A Qualitative Case Study of New-Media Marketing Use by Kansas GardenCenters." Horticulturae 3 (1):26. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae3010026.
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Marginal Memos Volume 60, Number 3; January 19, 2018
Editor: Sadie Brendalen, [email protected]
Announcements
TFIC Luncheon Series Join The Food Industry Center on January 30 at 11:30 a.m. for a presentation entitled,
"Feed Your Wild Side. Creating & Navigating a Career in the Food Industry," given byTracy Quigley, Direct of Marketing at Jack Link's Protein Snacks, Inc. Read more aboutTracy and RSVP online.
Jobs
Faculty Position The new School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS) at the University of Michigan
is seeking applications for a full-time, nine-month, tenure-track open rank faculty positionin the field of Data Science for Sustainable Development. They are seeking candidateswhose work focuses on: (i) addressing key development challenges and questions aroundsustainable development goals, policies, interventions and social processes, and theirimpact on sustainability outcomes, (ii) using cutting edge analytical tools to generate newunderstanding of the processes leading to sustainability transitions. The successfulcandidate's research will investigate sustainability and development through anexamination of issues related but not limited to health / poverty / environment / resources /infrastructure / and/or renewable energy. Candidates will have the ability to develop newdata platforms and applications that enhance the visibility of SEAS as the place to conductsuch research and to be trained in this field, and (iii) combining an interest in data science,broadly defined and including statistical, econometric, spatial, simulation (e.g. ABM),and/or network analyses with the ability to train SEAS students for careers in thesustainable development field by offering courses in data science and causal inferenceapplied to sustainable development-related subjects. Apply online.
Assistant Professor
The University of Glasgow, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences is looking fora new lecturer (assistant professor) to bring together research in environmental and healtheconomics. The post holder will undertake high-quality research and teaching and make aleading contribution to the bridging of research between HEHTA's research themes andthe Institute of Biodiversity Animal Health & Comparative Medicine's new Health and 'OneHealth'/Environmental Economics research theme. We think of the concept of "OneHealth" as the integration of ecosystem health, animal health and human health and well-being.
The Health Economics and Health Technology Assessment (HEHTA) Research Group is afast-growing and vibrant team of multi-disciplinary researchers, who share commoninterests in the areas of health economics and health technology assessment. Theassessment of health interventions is one of the key areas of activity within HEHTA; thisincludes undertaking evidence synthesis, economic and decision modeling, and economicanalyses of clinical trial data. Apply online.
Departmental Seminars
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Marc Bellemare, Associate Professor, UMN Wednesday, February 7
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Trade and Development TBA
Caroline Krafft, Assistant Professor, St. Catherine University Friday, February 2
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Seminars in Other Departments
MPC Seminar "Racial and Ethnic Inequality in Poverty and Affluence 1959-2015"
John Iceland, Sociology and Demography, Penn State Monday, January 22
12:15 p.m., 50 Willey Hall
MPC Workshop "Different Kinds of Faculty Appointments: What They Look Like and How to Prepare"
Ryan Allen, Kristine West, Rachel Widome, Elizabeth Wrigley-Field Friday, January 26
12:15 p.m., 50 Willey Hall
HCRC "A Comparison of the Gates Foundatin, CPC, and NIEER Elements of Effective Early
Learning: Implications for Minnesota." Arthur Reynolds, Brandt Richardson, Julie Vaisarova, and Sangyoo Lee, HCRC, UMN
Tuesday, January 23 1:00 p.m., 215 HHH
Federal Bag Lunch
"The Macroeconomics of Sorting and Turnover in a Dynamic Assignment Model" Simeon Adler, Wisconsin-Madison
Friday, January 19 12:00 p.m., Research Conference Room
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Marginal Memos Volume 60, Number 5; February 2, 2018
Editor: Sadie Brendalen, [email protected]
Announcements
TFIC Luncheon Series Join The Food Industry Center on February 20 at 11:30 a.m. for a presentation entitled,
"Launching a Career in the CPG Industry" given by Brad Reimann. Brad is the CustomerCategory Manager-Meat- for The Kraft Heinz Company. Read more about Brad and RSVPonline.
Call for Applications
2018 UMN-SSRC Interdisciplinary Dissertation Proposal Development ProgramUniversity of Minnesota-Social Science Research Council Interdisciplinary DissertationProposal Development project is a three-year effort to expand and improve formaldissertation prospectus and grant proposal development for humanities and social sciencedoctoral students at the University of Minnesota. In 2018 we will be selecting 12 graduatestudents to participate in the program, which includes an intensive five-day workshop inspring, followed by student summer research, and another intensive five-day workshop inthe early fall prior to fall research grant proposal deadlines. Students will receive up to$3,000 in summer research funding and are required to register for a graduate seminar infall 2018 as part of the program. The faculty facilitators work closely with the students onpreparing research questions, literature reviews, identifying grant opportunities, workplans, and writing proposals and prospectuses; the students work together in peer groupsas well. The goal is to increase student success in grant competitions as well as to refinea dissertation prospectus that may help the students better concentrate their efforts andreduce time to completion. The program targets students at the end of their second orthird year (depending on department expectations) in graduate school, before defendingtheir prospectus.
Applications to the program are due on Friday, February 9, 2018. More information andapplication instructions are available online.
Jobs
Project Manager Wilder Research, a division of the Amherst H. Wilder Foundation in Saint Paul, Minnesota,
seeks a skilled researcher and project manager to contribute to Minnesota Compass(www.MNCompass.org) and related research projects. Minnesota Compass is a socialindicators project that measures progress in areas related to quality of life, includingeducation, economy and workforce, health, housing, civic engagement, and a host ofothers.The successful candidate will be able to manage and work collaboratively onproject teams. Candidates will bring individual initiative and innovation to projects and beable to set and monitor project budgets, work on tight timelines, and manage multipletasks. Candidates must have the ability, as demonstrated through formal training andexperience, to design scientifically sound studies, employ appropriate statisticalprocedures to analyze data, draw useful conclusions from the data, and communicateresearch results effectively to diverse audiences, both orally and in easy-to-understandwriting. Apply online.
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Departmental Seminars
Agricultural and Applied Economics "Producer Attitudes toward Output Price Risk: Experimental Evidence from the Lab and
from the Field" Marc Bellemare, Associate Professor, UMN
Wednesday, February 7 12:00 p.m., 119 Ruttan Hall
Trade and Development
"Spillovers without Social Interactions in Urban Sanitation" Laura Schechter, Associate Professor, UW-Madison
Friday, February 9 10:30 a.m., 119 Ruttan Hall
Seminars in Other Departments
MPC Seminar "The Narrowing Racial Gap in Drowning Rates Among Males, 1960-2015"
Samuel Meyers, Jr. Public Affairs, UMN Monday, February 2
12:15 p.m., 50 Willey Hall
MPC Workshop "What's in the RDC and How to Get Access"
Cathy Fitch and Rachelle Hill Friday, February 9
12:15 p.m., 50 Willey Hall
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Marginal Memos Volume 60, Number 7; February 16, 2018
Editor: Sadie Brendalen, [email protected]
Announcements
TFIC Luncheon Series Join The Food Industry Center on February 20 at 11:30 a.m. for a presentation entitled,
"Launching a Career in the CPG Industry" given by Brad Reimann. Brad is the CustomerCategory Manager-Meat- for The Kraft Heinz Company. Read more about Brad and RSVPonline.
St. Paul Facilities Survey
If you haven't already done so, please take the time to fill out the survey regardingfacilities on the St. Paul Campus. Link as follows:https://cppm.umn.edu/campus-master-plans/st-paul-campus-strategic-facilities-plan.
Jobs
Postdoctoral Researcher The School of Natural Resources and the Environment is hiring a postdoctoral research
associate with the Coupled Natural-Human Systems Soto Lab at The University of Arizonain Tucson, AZ. This is a full-time (1.0 FTE), one-year position - with second-year renewalpending on funding availability. Primary responsibilities include: conducting economicanalyses on the value of ecosystem services and mechanisms for capturing that value(e.g., ecotourism; carbon sequestration); survey design and implementation; focus groupand interview data collection and analysis; analysis of stated preference valuation datausing statistical and econometric methods; and writing research and outreachpublications. Other responsibilities include collaborations with graduate students workingon related projects including appropriate co-authorship on manuscripts, preparing grantreports and manuscripts, as well as participation in grant writing. Apply online.
Agricultural Economist
The Foreign Agricultural Service within the Department of Agriculture at the USDAcurrently has an opening for an agricultural economist. The Foreign Agricultural Service(FAS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) works to improve foreign marketaccess for U.S. products, build new markets, improve the competitive position of U.S.agriculture in the global marketplace, provide market intelligence on the U.S. and globalagricultural situation, and deliver food aid and technical assistance to foreigncountries. The Global Policy Analysis Division (GPAD) is responsible for developing andconducting studies and analyses of worldwide production, trade and marketing to provideindustry and government with realistic economic appraisals and interpretations of thechanging agricultural production, trade and consumption patterns for assignedcommodities or issues. Full description and application are available online.
Departmental Seminars
Trade and Development "TBA"
Khandker Wahedur Rahman, PhD student, ApEc
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Friday, February 23 10:30 a.m., 119 Ruttan Hall
Environmental and Resource Economics
"The Longer-term Impacts of Efficient Technology as a Solution to EnvironmentalExternalities: Behavioral Economists versus Engineers and Environmental Scientists."
Paul Ferraro, Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Water and Environmental Economics,Johns Hopkins University
Thursday, February 22 12:00 pm, 119 Ruttan Hall** NOTE DAY AND ROOM CHANGE
Seminars in Other Departments
MPC Seminar "Complete Count Data and the Age of Mass Migration: Selection and Shocks"
Ariell Zimran, Vanderbilt University Monday, February 19
12:15 p.m., 50 Willey Hall
MPC Workshop "Sampling the 1941 Budapest Lakasiv (Housing and Population Census)
James Oberly, UW-Eau Claire Friday, February 23
12:15 p.m., 50 Willey Hall
HCRC Brown Bag "Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders in Children"
Jeffrey Wozniak, UMN Tuesday, February 20 12:00 p.m., 215 HHH
Department of Economics Seminar "Labor Supply in the Past, Present, and Future: WHo and how much?"
Tim Boppart, IIES Monday, February 19
12:00 p.m., HMH 1-111
Federal Bag Lunch "The Determinants of Teachers' Occupational Choice"
Kevin Lang, Boston University Tuesday, February 20
12:00 p.m., Research Conference Room
"TBA" Francesco Bianchi, Duke
Wednesday, February 21 12:00 p.m., Research Conference Room
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Departmental Publications
Khachatryan, Hayk, Alicia Rihn, Bridget Behe, Charles Hall, Ben Campbell, JenniferDennis, and Chengyan Yue. 2018. "Visual Attention, Buying Impulsiveness, andConsumer Behavior." Marketing Letters, February. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11002-018-9446-9.
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Marginal Memos Volume 60, Number 8; February 23, 2018
Editor: Sadie Brendalen, [email protected]
Announcements
Registration for 2018 MIEDC now open The link to register for the 2018 Midwest International Economic Development
Conference, hosted by CIFAP and Applied Economics is now open. Click this link toregister.
Come learn about Saha Global Positions in GhanaOnline info session Wednesday, Feb 28thRegistration open and limitedDurable design. Community ownership. Sustainable impact. But don't take our word forit... RSVP to learn more about traveling to Ghana with Saha's Global Leadership Program.Join Saha's Founder & Executive Director Kate Cincotta to hear about:
Working with a rural community to build a clean water businessTraining local women entrepreneurs how to run itEducating hundreds of families about the benefits of drinking clean waterTo learn more or apply by April 9th go to sahaglobal.org/gotoghana
Jobs
Applied Economist The James Hutton Institute is at the forefront of innovative and transformative science for
sustainable management of land, crop and natural resources that supports thrivingcommunities. They are looking for a highly motivated applied economist to join the Social,Economic and Geographical Sciences (SEGS) group. The successful candidate willcontribute to our well-established research agenda at the James Hutton Institute on theeconomics and governance of ecosystem services and land use change in bothdeveloped and developing country contexts. This is 3 year fixed term position with tenuretrack. Applicants must have a Ph. D. (e.g., in ecological economics, environmental economics,behavioural economics or another relevant discipline) and demonstrable experience inapplied economic analysis. An awareness of land management issues in Scotland andexpertise in one particular topic area (e.g. multiple benefits from land use, biodiversity, soilmanagement, food choices) is highly desirable as are skills in one or more of thefollowing: cost-benefit analysis, cost-effectiveness analysis, behavioural modelling (e.g.,agent-based), policy analysis and/or discrete choice analysis. Read more and applyonline.
PhD Researcher
Penn State, College of Agricultural Sciences is recruiting a PhD student to begin in theFall of 2018 or Spring of 2019 to work on a project focused on the valuation of non-marketecosystem goods and services in central and eastern U.S. forests. The student would joinmy research program, which focuses on the management of public and private forests,and linking human benefits to management choices and environmental outcomes. Thestudent will be housed in the Department of Ecosystem Science and Management at
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The project will focus on assessing the economic value of several important non-marketecosystem goods and services (e.g., wildlife habitat) and findings will help advancepolicies that address forest and wildlife management and forest regeneration on publicand private lands. The student will work with state and federal natural resource agenciesand private interest groups to identify important policy issues, and use surveys to collectdata from private landowners, hunters and the public. Interested applicants should send acover letter including a description of their research interests, CV including GRE scoresand GPA, and names and contact information for 3 references to Dr. Melissa M. Kreye.
Research AssistantshipThe Department of Natural Resources and the Environment (NREN), College of LifeSciences and Agriculture (COLSA) at the University of New Hampshire (UNH) is nowaccepting applications for a Research Assistantship in Environmental Economics (MSc).The selected student will work on one of two projects related to the economics ofaquaponic systems. The first is titled: "Optimizing sustainable aquaponic production usingan integrated systems approach." and is funded by the United States Department ofAgriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA). The second is titled:"Sustainable and cost-effective aquaculture waste-sludge reutilization system based onoptimum nutrient management in integrated multitrophic aquaculture and horticulturesystems" and is funded by the Northeast Regional Aquaculture Center (NRAC).Thesuccessful candidate will work directly with Dr. Shadi S. Atallah (EREC/NREN andECON), Dr. Todd Guerdat (Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Department ofAgriculture, Nutrition, and Food Systems) and other UNH faculty members. Please sendthe following by email to Dr. Shadi Atallah: (1) Cover letter describing your interest in oneor both research projects above and highlighting the related qualifications; (2) Resumeindicating your academic preparation, relevant coursework, and research and workexperiences; (3) Contact information for three academic or professional references; and(4) Copy of all undergraduate transcripts (and graduate transcripts, if applicable), GREscores, and TOEFL scores (if applicable).
Adjunct Professor
The Economics Department at St. Catherine University is looking for an adjunct professorto teach principles of microeconomics in Fall 2018. If you are interested, please contactDeep Shikha at [email protected]
Departmental Seminars
Trade and Development "Effect of Foreign Migration on School Choice of Kids Remaining Back at Home: Analysis
Using Bangladesh HIES Data" Khandker Wahedur Rahman, PhD student, ApEc
Friday, February 23 10:30 a.m., 119 Ruttan Hall
Environmental and Resource Economics
"Heterogeneous Impacts of Residential Solar Rebate Programs in the US" Bixuan Sun, PhD Program, ApEc
Monday, February 26 12:00 p.m., 230 Ruttan Hall
Seminars in Other Departments
MPC Seminar "Genetics, Gender, and Educational Attainment"
Pamela Herd, UW-Madison Monday, February 26
12:15 p.m., 50 Willey Hall
MPC Workshop "Learn How to Think Like a Grant Reviewer: A Mock NIH Panel Review"
Tim Beebe, Jeylan Mortimer and Rob Warren Friday, March 2
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Minnesota Economics Seminar TBA
Chao Fu, UW-Madison Thursday, March 1
12:00 p.m., CSOM L114
Federal Bag Lunch "Financial Heterogeneity and the Investment Channel of Monetary Policy"
Thomas Winberry, Chicago-Booth Tuesday, February 27
12:00 p.m., Research Conference Room
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Marginal Memos Volume 60, Number 9; March 2, 2018
Editor: Sadie Brendalen, [email protected]
Announcements
Registration for 2018 MIEDC now open The link to register for the 2018 Midwest International Economic Development Conference, hosted by CIFAP and
Applied Economics is now open. Click this link to register.
Jobs
PhD Student The Department of Forest Economics at the Swedish Agricultural University (SLU), Umeå, seeks a PhD student in
Economics, with a focus on Energy Economics in a broad sense. They seek a candidate who is interested in issuesrelated broadly to energy markets, to work on a wide range of topics on both the demand and the supply side with afocus on rigorous empirical approaches, and in a (largely but not exclusively) Nordic setting. Topics of research interestinclude: aspects of demand flexibility for both retail and transmission sides; instrument choice in green energy subsidiesand dealing with intermittency; the forests in relation to energy supply, with particular reference to the role of bio-fuels inenergy markets and policies. The chosen student is expected to work closely with the supervising group, developing aresearch agenda and plan based upon the candidate's interests and those of the supervising group. Read more andapply online.
Graduate Assistantship
The University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay seeks a graduate assistant tosupport educational and outreach programming under the Water Quality and Coastal Communities Specialist. Theassistant will develop a project or thesis-based research to further Wisconsin Sea Grant programs related to greeninfrastructure and stormwater, the Wisconsin Clean Marina Program, Green Bay water quality and restoration, orcoastal hazards resilience planning. Duties under these program areas may include, but are not limited to:• Development and implementation of outreach and education events.• Development and distribution of communication, outreach and educational materials.• Community and stakeholder engagement.• Audience-targeted research through social science data collection, analysis and reporting• GIS mapping and modeling.• Policy analysis and planning activities.
To be considered for this position, please provide a cover letter, resume, three references and transcripts (official orunofficial) in a single pdf file addressed to:
Julia NoordykUniversity of Wisconsin Sea Grant InstituteUniversity of Wisconsin-Green Bay2420 Nicolet Dr. MAC 212Green Bay, WI 54311 Program Management Officer
The United Nations Environment Program (UN Environment) is currently seeking a Program Management Officer forduty stationed in Nairobi. This individual will perform assignments, in collaboration with the clients, by planning andfacilitating workshops, through other interactive sessions and assisting in developing the action plan the clients will use
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to manage the change and researches, analyzes and presents information gathered from diverse sources in order toassists in policy development, including the review and analysis of issues and trends, preparation of evaluations orother research activities and studies.They will provide substantive support to consultative and other meetings, conferences, etc., to include proposingagenda topics, identifying participants, preparation of documents and presentations, also undertake outreach activities;conducts training workshops and seminars; Makes presentations on The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity,(TEEB) Approach, the TEEB for Agriculture framework, and on mainstreaming results from assessments. Participatesin or leads field missions, including provision of guidance to external consultants, government officials and other partiesand drafting mission summaries. Apply online.
Departmental Seminars
Trade and Development "A Life-Cycle Analysis of Wealth Taxation with Entrepreneurship and Housing"
Li-Pin Juan, PhD candidate, ApEc Friday, March 9
10:30 a.m., 119 Ruttan Hall
Environmental and Resource Economics "Collective Action and the Climate Commons: Global Agricultural Land Use and Geoengineering"
C. Ford Runge, Distinguished McKnight University Professor of Applied Economics and Law, ApEc Monday, March 5
12:00 p.m., 230 Ruttan Hall
Seminars in Other Departments
MPC Seminar "Young Adulthood for Boomers and Millenials"
Wendy Manning, Sociology. Bowling Green State University Monday, March 5
12:15 p.m., 50 Willey Hall
MPC Workshop "The Nuances of Publishing Papers and Responding to R&Rs"
Sarah Flood, Rachel Hardeman, Dave Hacker Friday, March 9
12:15 p.m., 50 Willey Hall
Minnesota Economics Seminar TBA
Chao Fu, UW-Madison Thursday, March 1
12:00 p.m., CSOM L114
Federal Bag Lunch "Financial Heterogeneity and the Investment Channel of Monetary Policy"
Thomas Winberry, Chicago-Booth Tuesday, February 27
12:00 p.m., Research Conference Room
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Departmental Publications
Davis, Elizabeth, Lynn A. Karoly, Bobbie Weber, Pia Caronongan, Kathryn Tout, Patti Banghart, Sara Shaw, and AnnePartika. 2017. "Market Rate Surveys and Alternative Methods of Data Collection and Analysis to Inform SubsidyPayment Rates." OPRE Report 2017-115. Washington, D.C.: Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation,Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.https://www.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/opre/cceepra_methods_for_informing_subsidy_rates_508_compliant_v2b.pdf.
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al. 2018. "Evidence-Based Causal Chains for Linking Health, Development, and Conservation Actions." BioScience 68(3): 182-93. https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/bix167.
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Marginal Memos Volume 60, Number 10; March 9, 2018
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Announcements
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Grad Club Happy Hour
Grad Club will be hosting happy hour in Waite today starting at 4:30. Come join them andcelebrate the beginning of spring break! $5 donation suggested as usual. See you soon!
Jobs
Post-doctoral researcher (2 positions) The Human Dimensions Lab, Department of Forestry and Natural Resources at Purdue
University is seeking two post-doctoral researchers to join two collaborativeinterdisciplinary, international projects. Both projects are part of a large initiative, ArequipaNexus Institute for Food, Energy, Water, and the Environment (the Nexus Institute) andboth positions will involve coordination and collaboration with selected faculty andgraduate students at the National University of Saint Augustine (UNSA ), our partnerinstitution in Arequipa, Peru.
Project 1: Equitable Co-existence of Agriculture, Mining, and Regional Developmentin Arequipa: Realities, Barriers, and OpportunitiesThis post-doctoral research associate will work closely with Dr. Zhao Ma from theDepartment of Forestry and Natural Resources, Dr. Jonathan Bauchet from Department ofConsumer Science, and Dr. Laura Zanotti from the Department of Anthropology. We willinvestigate how communities across the rural-to-urban gradient in the Arequipa Regionperceive water availability and quality in the context of climate change to identify potentialstrategies for facilitating the co-existence of agriculture, mining, and regional developmentin an equitable way. Project 2: A Framework for Sustainable Water Management in the Arequipa Region This post-doctoral research associate will work with Dr. Zhao Ma from the Department ofForestry and Natural Resources in close collaboration with Dr. Linda Prokopy from theDepartment of Forestry and Natural Resources and Dr. Laura Bowling from theDepartment of Agricultural and Biological Engineering. We will evaluate the formal andinformal social institutions associated with water resource governance in Arequipa, Peru.This assessment will be used by Drs. Prokopy and Bowling to inform a larger process ofdeveloping stakeholder-driven land use and water management tools, data, and aplanning framework aiming at promoting socially, economically and ecologicallysustainable agricultural and resource development in the region.To apply, please submit the following in a single PDF file to Dr. Zhao Ma via email: (1)cover letter describing your relevant experience and scholarly interests with a clearindication of your preference between the two projects; (2) curriculum vitae; (3) twoexamples of relevant publications or writing samples; and (4) contact information of threereferences. Please use the following subject for your email "Nexus post-doc application forposition X_First Name Last Name."
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Post-doctoral research and extension associate Texas A&M, Department of Agricultural Economics is seeking a post-doctoral research
and extension associate to explore determinants of the location of business activitieswith particular attention to rural areas of the United States. The associate will collaboratewith a research team comprised of senior researchers and Extension professionals fromTexas A&M University, Michigan State University, and Iowa State University on a researchproject conducted with the Federal Statistical Research Data Centers. Responsibilities willinclude:
Model specification analysis and discussion in the FSRDCActively engage with the research team to develop Extension curriculum,programming, and trainingPrepare numerous refereed journal articles related to one or more of the followingbroad areas:Rural community industrial perceptionsComparison of various thresholds measuresCommunity-opportunity matching program evaluationPolicy implications for thresholds and developmentVarious specific industry demand and supply thresholds
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Professor
Applications are invited for the Professor/Professor of Practice of Dryland FarmingSystems in the UWA School of Agriculture and Environment at The University of WesternAustralia. The position calls for an outstanding academic in the field of Dryland FarmingSystems who will provide strategic leadership and direction in their specialization. You willhave a substantial track record of achieving in delivering benefit to the agricultural industryand have strong connections to both domestic and international academic and non-academic organizations operating within the agricultural sector. For more information andto apply, visit their website.
Economist
The State of North Carolina, Division of Water Resources is seeking a qualified WaterResources Economist to join their team. This position primarily provides rule-makinganalysis for the Division of Water Resources. Regulations and the Department's obligationto its mission require developing fiscal analyses that encompass all impacts. New rules,requirements to modify rules, as well as changes to procedures can be initiated by theagency, the NC General Assembly, or the federal government. In addition, the public maypetition for rulemaking actions. This position will provide analysis for costs/benefits fromany proposal or directive and its alternatives. This position serves as author or technicaladvisor for writing of fiscal analyses that are required for conducting rulemaking. This staffworks in conjunction with OSBM staff to ensure all fiscal analysis requirements are carriedout completely and accurately. Staff will further review assessments, develop economicanalyses, participate in conducting public hearings for the proposed rule changes, as wellas write final technical reports or components for Hearing Officer's reports, includingrecommendations to the Environmental Management Commission. Read more and applyonline.
Departmental Seminars
Trade and Development "A Life-Cycle Analysis of Wealth Taxation with Entrepreneurship and Housing"
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Agricultural and Applied Economics TBA
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12:00 p.m., 119 Ruttan
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MPC Seminar "Fertility decline in the Civil Rights Era"
Owen Thompson-Ferguson, Economics, UW-Madison Monday, March 19
12:15 p.m., 50 Willey Hall
MPC Workshop "The Nuances of Publishing Papers and Responding to R&Rs"
Sarah Flood, Rachel Hardeman, Dave Hacker Friday, March 9
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HCRC "Minnesota's Early Childhood Programs"
Jody Hauer, Ellen Dehmer and Will Harrison, Office of the Legislative Auditor, State ofMinnesota
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Marginal Memos Volume 60, Number 11; March 16, 2018
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Announcements
Congratulations! Julieth Santamaria and Sebastian Anti, current third-year PhD students, are the co-
recipients of the Department's Best Second-Year Paper Prize. Sebastian and Julieth wroteexcellent second-year papers respectively titled "Bribery, Businesses, and Gender in theMiddle East and Africa" and "A Testing Trap? The Effect of Teacher Testing on StudentPerformance." Congratulations, Sebastian and Julieth!
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Jobs
J-PAL Global (Several positions!) The research, education and training team at J-PAL Global is currently hiring for several
positions suitable for both PhD candidates as well as recent graduates. Positions include:Associate Director of Education, Research Postdoc Associate, MicroMasters PostdocAssociate, and Training Manager. All of these positions can be viewed online by clickingon the linked position titles above.
PhD positions
Three, fully-funded PhD student positions in climate economics are available at Inomics.The three positions include: The economics of transformational adaptation; an economicassessment of different instruments of adaptation finance and; the macroeconomics of lowcarbon mobility transition. The Doktoratskolleg Climate Change (DK) is an interdisciplinaryPhD program and provides independent and cooperative research in the field of physicalclimate science, meteorology and hydrology, system sciences, sustainability sciences,environmental law and economics of climate change. More information on the programand topics is available online.
Director of Research and Analysis
The Greater Minneapolis Saint Paul Regional Economic Development Partnership has animmediate opening for the Director of Research & Analysis. The Director leads theResearch & Analysis department, initiating, conducting, and managing market researchand analysis to frame and further greater MSP's program goals and potential futureinitiatives. The Director supervises two research analysts. Read more and apply online.
Departmental Seminars
Trade and Development "Does the Cardinal Treatment of Ordinal Variables Matter? An Empirical Investigation"
Jeffrey Bloem, PhD candidate, Applied Economics, UMN Friday, March 23
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Agricultural and Applied Economics "The Welfare Impacts of Increased Demand for 'Super Grain': The Case of Teff in
Ethiopia" Yanghao Wang, PhD candidate, Applied Economics, UMN
Wednesday, March 21 12:00 p.m., 119 Ruttan
Environmental and Resource Economics "Changes in the Perceptions of Risk in the Japanese Housing Market following the Great
Tohuku Earthquake & Tsunami" Haseeb Ali, PhD candidate, Applied Economics, UMN
Monday, March 19 12:00 p.m., 230 Ruttan
Seminars in Other Departments
MPC Seminar "Fertility decline in the Civil Rights Era"
Owen Thompson-Ferguson, Economics, UW-Madison Monday, March 19
12:15 p.m., 50 Willey Hall
MPC Workshop "TBA"
Derrick M. Bryan, Morehouse College Friday, March 23
12:15 p.m., 50 Willey Hall
HCRC "Minnesota's Early Childhood Programs"
Jody Hauer, Ellen Dehmer and Will Harrison, Office of the Legislative Auditor, State ofMinnesota
Tuesday, March 20 12:00 p.m., 215 HHH
Math Economics Seminar
"Cheap Talk with Transparent Motives" Elliot Lipnowski, Chicago
Monday, March 19 3:30 p.m., CSOM 1-149
Minnesota Economics Seminar
"Currency Manipulation" Tarek Hassan, Boston University
Thursday, March 22 12:00 p.m., CSOM L114
Federal Bag Lunch
"The Changing Roles of Family Income and Academic Ability for US College Attendance" Todd Schoellman, Minneapolis Fed
Wednesday, March 21 12:00 p.m., Research Conference Room
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Departmental Publications
Çakır, M., T. Beatty, M. Boland, T. Park, S. Snyder, Y. Wang. 2018. Spatial and TemporalVariation in the Value of the WIC Program's Fruit and Vegetable Voucher. AmericanJournal of Agricultural Economics, aay002, https://doi.org/10.1093/ajae/aay002.
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Çakır, M., and W. Secor. 2018. Heterogeneous Impacts from a Retail Grocery Acquisition:Do National and Store Brand Prices Respond Differently? Agribusiness,https://doi.org/10.1002/agr.21545.
Feenstra, Gail, Shermain Hardesty, Larry Lev, Laurie Houston, Robert King, and JanJoannides. 2018. "Beyond Fresh and Direct: Exploring the Specialty Food Industry as aMarket Outlet for Small- and Medium-Sized Farms." Renewable Agriculture and FoodSystems. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1742170517000722.
Hardesty, Shermain, Robert P. King, Gail Feenstra, Laurie Houston, Jan Joannides, andLarry Lev. 2018. "Exploring Supplier-Manufacturer Relationships in the Specialty FoodSector." Journal of Food Distribution Research 49 (1): 1-7. Available online.
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Marginal Memos Volume 60, Number 12; March 23, 2018
Editor: Sadie Brendalen, [email protected]
Announcements
Registration for 2018 MIEDC now open The link to register for the 2018 Midwest International Economic Development
Conference, hosted by CIFAP and Applied Economics is now open. Click this link toregister.
Grad Club Happy Hour
Grad Club is hosting happy hour this afternoon beginning at 4:30 in Waite Library. Jointhem for tasty treats and discussion. $5 donation requested.
2018 Extension Competition for Graduate Students
The Extension and Graduate Student Sections of the Agricultural and Applied EconomicsAssociation announce a competition for graduate students for 2018. This competitionprovides graduate student competitors the opportunity to develop extension and outreachprograms from their research. The development of educational materials andpresentations suitable for a general public audience is expected. For more information onthe competition contact Sadie Brendalen.
Jobs
Postdoctoral Research Fellowship A one-year postdoctoral fellowship is available at Arizona State University. The fellow will
work with Dr. Joshua Abbott to contribute research on the valuation of natural capital andecosystem-based fisheries management. The goal of this project is to develop amultispecies bioeconomic simulation model of Bering Sea fisheries, and to use this modelto develop a novel ecological-economic indicator for assessing sustainable fisheriesmanagement. The successful candidate will collaborate with Dr. Abbott and NationalMarine Fisheries Service scientists to analyze ecological and economic data, develop thebioeconomic model, participate in stakeholder workshops, and coauthor academicpublications. Apply online.
Lecturer (Tenure-track)
The Hasselt University (Belgium) seeks a lecturer (tenure-track) environmentaleconomics. The teaching responsibility can include courses in the field of microeconomics,environmental economics and the economics of technology within the Bachelor's andMaster's programs of the faculty of Business Economics. The selected candidate will alsocontribute to the development of the pedagogical framework.They will help strengthen theexisting research portfolio of the Environmental Economics research group. Thesuccessful candidate will lead economic, as well as interdisciplinary research projects witha strong empirical focus within the research group and CMK, in collaboration with scientificpartners inside and outside Hasselt University. Important objectives are the realization ofpublications in leading academic journals, the extension of the existing research networkand the supervision of doctoral students. Apply online.
Postdoctoral Fellow
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The Centre for Environmental and Climate Research, CEC at Lund University seeks apostdoctoral fellow to conduct research in environmental economics and environmentalscience with a focus on insurance value of biodiversity and ecosystem services. Theoverriding aim of this research is to evaluate the implications of climate scenarios thatexplicitly consider weather variability, for the optimal management of natural capital. Thiswill be done using multiple methods: a) estimating statistical crop production functions thatinclude weather variables and indicators of natural capital from long-term experimentaldata; b) developing climate scenarios including weather variability; c) Optimizing naturalcapital using dynamic programming; and d) Evaluating the insurance value, implicitlyassociated with the conservation of natural capital, using real-option pricing techniques.The project will be based on existing data and modelling frameworks and focus onstatistical and analytical modelling to develop fundamental knowledge of climate risks asrelated to natural capital. It will demonstrate that natural capital provides insurance againstthe risks of climate change by buffering yield effects of adverse weather events andreducing reliance on costly inputs, as well as providing guidance to policymakers. Applyonline.
Economist
The National Center for Environmental Economics at the EPA has an Economist positionthat is open for applications. This position is located in the Office of the Administrator,Office of Policy, National Center for Environmental Economics, Benefits Assessment andMethods Development Division, Washington, DC. The selected candidate will be expectedto: Perform research on economic implications of environmental programs and policiesincluding ecosystem management for submission to peer-review publications, workingpapers and presentations; Apply scientific methods, identify and conceptualize researchneeds, plan approach for managing, interpreting and documenting or reportingfindings; Conduct systematic, empirical and/or theoretical investigations to advancemethods available in the field of environmental economics; Initiate, conduct and reviewbenefit-cost and other economic analyses of proposed policies and regulations to designand evaluate standards and programs that maximize net social benefits. Apply online.
Departmental Seminars
Trade and Development "TBD"
James Seale, Professor, Food & Resource Economics Department, University of Florida Friday, March 30
10:30 a.m., 119 Ruttan Hall
Agricultural and Applied Economics "Weather Risk: How Does it Change the Yield Benefits of Nitrogen Fertilizer and Improved
Maize Varieties in Sub-Saharan Africa?" Terry Hurley, Professor, Applied Economics, UMN
Wednesday, March 28 12:00 p.m., 119 Ruttan
Seminars in Other Departments
MPC Seminar "Nw Developments in Integrated Global Health Microdata"
Miriam King, Devon Kristiansen, and Matt Sobek, IPUMS Monday, March 26
12:15 p.m., 50 Willey Hall
Math Economics Seminar "TBA"
Ayca Ozdogan, TOBB University and Minnesota Monday, March 26
3:30 p.m., CSOM 1-149
Finance Department Seminar "Information Distortion, R&D, and Growth"
Toni Whited, University of Michigan Friday, March 30
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Federal Bag Lunch "IO in I-O: Size, Industrial Organization and the Input-Output Network Make a Firm
Structurally Important" Basile Grassi, Bocconi Monday, March 26
12:00 p.m., Research Conference Room
"Nonrivalry and the Economics of Data" Christopher Tonetti, Stanford University GSB
Tuesday, March 27 12:00 p.m., Research Conference Room
"TBA"
Casey Mulligan, Chicago Wednesday, March 28
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Marginal Memos Volume 60, Number 13; March 30, 2018
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Announcements
Congratulations Audrey and Jason! Naomi Christine Dorelien Kerwin was born at 10:50 a.m. on March 24th, 2018. She
weighed 7 lbs 5 oz and was 20 inches long. Baby Naomi and Audrey are both healthy anddoing well.
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Jobs
Internship Economic Analysis at Minnesota Management & Budget is hiring an intern to participate in
EA's research and to experience their economic and revenue forecasting process up toclose. The internship is designed to provide valuable work experience for studentsconsidering careers in economics, finance, public policy, statistics, or related areas.Interns gain valuable experience in areas such as research project planning, datacollection, tools and concepts of economic analysis, and communications and outreach.This internship will be located on the State Capitol Complex in downtown St. Paul and isexpected to continue for approximately 10 to 12 weeks. Read more and apply online usingjob posting #21533
Endowed Chair
The LSU AgCenter is currently seeking the Gordon Cain Endowed Chair in Agriculture. This will be a tenured position and a 12-month fiscal appointment is preferred, although a9-month academic appointment may be considered. The position will include research(70%) and teaching (30%) responsibilities. The successful candidate will be expected todevelop an independent research program in a field of agriculture. The applicant will beexpected to conduct research appropriate for publication in refereed journals; attractextramuralfunding; and participate in collaborative research within the department/school, acrossthe campuses and the LSU system, and with outside entities. Candidates must be able toteach undergraduate/graduate courses. Teaching expectations also include sharedresponsibility for other departmental courses as well as recruiting and advising graduatestudents. Candidate will be expected to develop a strong graduate mentoring program,especially at the Ph.D. level. Apply online.
Departmental Seminars
Trade and Development "TBD"
Sam Jones, Associate Professor, Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen Friday, April 6
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Agricultural and Applied Economics "Dieting with Dollars: What do SNAP Participants Buy When They Get More Benefits?"
Dominique Rolando, PhD Candidate, ApEc Wednesday, April 4
12:00 p.m., 119 Ruttan
Environmental and Resource Economics "Minnesota - Where is Your State Sovereign Wealth Fund?"
Chris McIntosh, Department Head, Labovitz School of Business and Economics, UMNDuluth
Monday, April 2 12:00 p.m., 230 Ruttan
Seminars in Other Departments
MPC Seminar "One State, Two Populations, and Two Histories: Swedes and European Earthworms in
Minnesota" Lee Frelich, Evan Roberts, Bryan Runck, Dave Van Riper, and Kyungsoo Yoo, UMN
Monday, April 2 12:15 p.m., 50 Willey Hall
Minnesota Economics
"Innovation and Diffusion of Medical Treatment" Nick Papageorge, Johns Hopkins
Thursday, April 5 12:00 p.m., CSOM L114
MPC Workshop
"Thinking on Your Feet: Responding to Questions When Giving a Research Talk" Rob Warren
Friday, April 6 12:15 p.m., 50 Willey Hall
Finance Department Seminar
TBA Owen Zidar
Friday, April 6 10:30 a.m., CSOM L122
Federal Bag Lunch
"Inequality, Redistribution, and Optimal Trade Policy: A Public Finance Approach" Ali Shourideh
Monday, April 2 12:00 p.m., Research Conference Room
"Commitment vs. Flexibility with Costly Verification"
Marina Halac, Columbia Friday, April 6
12:00 p.m., Research Conference Room
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Departmental Publications
Byerly, Hilary, Andrew Balmford, Paul J Ferraro, Courtney Hammond Wagner, ElizabethPalchak, Stephen Polasky, Taylor H Ricketts, Aaron J Schwartz, and Brendan Fisher.2018. "Nudging Pro-Environmental Behavior: Evidence and Opportunities." Frontiers inEcology and the Environment, March. https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.1777.
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Peterson, Jeffrey M., and Nathan P. Hendricks. 2018. "Economics of Water." In TheOxford Handbook of Water Politics and Policy, edited by Ken Conca and Erika Weinthal,351-75. Oxford Handbooks. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
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Announcements
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2018 International Dinner
Join us in celebrating our department's international community. Here are the details:
What: The APEC International Dinner! This time we are choosing a cocktail format. Wewill be serving savory and sweet canapes inspired in flavors from around the world! Youcan suggest particular dishes to be featured too! There will be alcoholic and non-alcoholicdrinks as well. There will be trivia and other fun activities. Tickets are $20 for Staff andFaculty, $15 for Graduate students and $10 for children. Infants can join us at no cost!
When: May 4th, 6pm
Where: The Lyric at Carleton
Please note that this year we will not be accepting payments at the event, so youmust RSVP and contact a Grad Club member to pay for your partybeforehand. RSVP online
Jobs
Professor The School of Geography & Sustainable Development at the University of St. Andrews
seeks to recruit a world-class leader in Environmental Economics. The post provides anexciting opportunity to lead the development of one of the School's successfulinterdisciplinary research areas, with a portfolio of research, teaching and leadership roleswithin and outside the School. The post-holder will contribute to School strategy as amember of the Research Committee, while also providing leadership for theundergraduate degree in Sustainable Development and contributing to a one-year taughtMSc in Sustainable Development and Environmental Economics. Apply online.
Sr. Management Consultant
The Management and Development (MAD) section of MMB is seeking two candidates tofill the positions of senior management consultant. Consultants work across a range ofservice areas depending on their skills and expertise. In general, they are grouped into tobroad practices areas: 1) facilitation/organizational development projects and 2)analytical/program evaluation/research projects. Some of the duties involved in thesepositions include: assess client organizations and identify, evaluate, and prioritizeopportunities for improvement in management, organizational design or function, strategy,business processes and performance measurement or service models; tailor consultingprocesses, facilitations, and solutions to ensure their effectiveness in specific client
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Executive Director
The Minnesota Council on Economic Education is currently seeking an Executive Directorto provide leadership for MCEE and be responsible for the success of the organization. Incollaboration with its Board of Directors, the Executive Director presides overMCEE's mission, long-range plans and short-term goals. The Executive Director overseesall operations of the organization, including K-12 education and community outreach,development and fundraising, financial management and reporting, communications andmarketing, and governance and Board relations. The Executive Director supervisesMCEE's staff members (currently 4), optimizing theirproductivity and professional growth. The Executive Director serves on the UndergraduateCommittee of the Department of Applied Economics and teaches one to two semester-length introductory economics courses per year at the discretion of the Department Head.The precise course load is to be negotiated among the incumbent, theMCEE Board of Directors, and the Department Head. Read more and apply online usingjob number 322412
Departmental Seminars
Trade and Development TBA
John Hoddinott, Cornell Friday, April 13
10:30 a.m., 119 Ruttan Hall
Agricultural and Applied Economics TBA
Michael Boland, UMN Wednesday, April 11
12:00 p.m., 119 Ruttan Seminars in Other Departments
MPC Seminar Interdisciplinary Doctoral Fellow Presentations
Sarah Catherine Billups, Haema Nilakanta Monday, April 9
12:15 p.m., 50 Willey Hall
Minnesota Economics "Parental Beliefs and Investments in Human Capital"
Flavio Cunha, Rice Thursday, April 12
12:00 p.m., CSOM L114
Finance Department Seminar TBA
Ramana Nanda, Harvard Friday, April 13
10:30 a.m., CSOM L122
Federal Bag Lunch "Import Competition and Household Debt"
Erik Loualiche, Minnesota Monday, April 9
12:00 p.m., Research Conference Room
"Commitment vs. Flexibility with Costly Verification" Marina Halac, Columbia
Tuesday, April 10 12:00 p.m., Research Conference Room
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"Volatility and Informativeness" Cecilia Parlatore, NYU
Wednesday, April 11 12:00 p.m., Research Conference Room
"Import Competition and Household Debt"
Erik Loualiche, Minnesota Friday, April 13
12:00 p.m., Research Conference Room
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Departmental Publications
Binder, Seth, Forest Isbell, Stephen Polasky, Jane A. Catford, and David Tilman. 2018."Grassland Biodiversity Can Pay." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,March, 201712874. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1712874115 .
Glewwe, Paul, Phillip H. Ross, and Bruce Wydick. 2017. "Developing Hope AmongImpoverished Children: Using Child Self-Portraits to Measure Poverty Program Impacts."Journal of Human Resources, April, 0816-8112R1v2.https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.53.2.0816-8112R1.
Runge, C. Ford. 2018. "State Farmers Would Have Much to Lose in a U.S.-China TradeWar." Star Tribune , March 30, 2018, sec. Commentary. Available online.
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Marginal Memos Volume 60, Number 14; April 16,2018
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Announcements
Upcoming Blood Drove Alpha Gamma Rho will be having a blood drive on April 17th from 10:00am to 4:00 pm in
the St. Paul Student Center. We encourage you to take some time out of your day andsign up to give blood. You can register in advance by clicking this link! and type in thesponsor code "U of M Alpha Gamma Rho" Walk-Ins are also welcome. On behalf of AlphaGamma Rho we would like to thank you in advance for your support!
Congratulations, Vanee!
ApEc graduate student Vanee Dusoruth recently attend the Sustainability and EnergyExpo 2018, where she gave a lightning talk entitled: "Unique local food rescue pilot:Identifying approaches for scaling up," and won top prize for her talk! Congratulations onyour success, Vanee!
Registration for 2018 MIEDC: CLOSING SOON
The link to register for the 2018 Midwest International Economic DevelopmentConference, hosted by CIFAP and Applied Economics is now open. Click this link toregister.
Jobs
Analyst Minneapolis Public Housing Authority has an exciting opportunity for an Analyst. This
position conducts research and data analysis and provides business intelligence andreports to support agency decision-making and goals. Additionally, this position plays alead role in MPHA's Continuous Improvement efforts and agency-wide quality controlprocesses. Duties in this position include: Assist the Manager of Research and Analyticsin leading efforts to make MPHA a data-driven agency, including integrating insights fromdata into decision-making, quality control, and program evaluation; Assist with developingand implementing MPHA's research agenda, collaborating with MPHA departments toestablish objectives and research outcomes, and developing data sharing agreementswith external partners; Conduct large and small quantitative data analyses and evaluationprojects including the use of various visualization and mapping tools, internal and externaldatabase queries, and other modeling tools and techniques; Respond to data requestsfrom external researchers following MPHA privacy and information protocols; Developreports and dashboards for monitoring Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and otherperformance goals; Assist with production of monthly Board reports and other reports toHUD, the city, county and state, as well as grant funders; Support data-driven qualitycontrol activities in collaboration with departmental quality control staff. Apply online.
Senior Economist
The Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research Institute of New Zealand is seeking anexperienced senior economist with a strong interest in natural resources, the environment,and public policy. Candidates must have a PhD degree and a track record of appliedresearch focusing on market and/or non-market valuation, including ecosystem services.
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The successful candidate will join a group of 13 researchers in environmental/agriculturaleconomics and related fields, will contribute to existing research projects, and will developnew research areas in partnership with end users and stakeholders. Experienceconducting policy-relevant research and experience working in the public and/or privatesector is desirable. The successful candidate will also be expected to lead projects and todevelop new research opportunities. Read more and apply online.
Departmental Seminars
Trade and Development "Management, Supervision, and Health Care: A Field Experiment"
David Evans, Lead Economist, Africa Region, The World Bank Friday, April 20
10:30 a.m., 119 Ruttan Hall
Agricultural and Applied Economics "Customer Prejudice & Salience: The Effect of the 2016 Election on Employment
Discrimination" Marina Mileo Gorsuch, Assistant Professor, St. Catherine University
Wednesday, April 18 12:00 p.m., 119 Ruttan
Seminars in Other Departments
MPC Seminar "Preventing Violent Encounters Between Police and Young Black Men: A Comparative
Case Study" Rhonda Jones-Webb, UMN
Monday, April 16 12:15 p.m., 50 Willey Hall
Minnesota Economics
"Dancing with the Stars: Innovation through Interactions" Stefanie Stantcheva, Harvard
Thursday, April 19 12:00 p.m., CSOM L114
Finance Department Seminar
TBA Kelly Shue, Yale
Friday, April 20 10:30 a.m., CSOM L122
Federal Bag Lunch
"Information-Driven Business Cycle: A Primal Approach" Robert Ulbricht, TSE
Monday, April 16 12:00 p.m., Research Conference Room
"Imperfect Competition and Rent Sharing in the U.S. Labor Market"
Thibaut Lamadon, University of Chicago Tuesday, April 17
12:00 p.m., Research Conference Room
"Monetary Policy Uncertainty" John Rogers, Federal Reserve Board
Wednesday, April 18 12:00 p.m., Research Conference Room
TBA
Juan Pablo Nicolini, Minneapolis Fed Friday, April 20
12:00 p.m., Research Conference Room
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Departmental Publications
Bellemare, Marc F. 2018. "Contract Farming: Opportunity Cost and Trade-Offs."Agricultural Economics, March 26. https://doi.org/10.1111/agec.12415.
Bellemare, Marc F, and Ngoc (Jenny) Nguyen. 2018. "Farmers Markets and Food-BorneIllness." American Journal of Agricultural Economics, April.https://doi.org/10.1093/ajae/aay011.
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Marginal Memos Volume 60, Number 15; April 23, 2018
Editor: Sadie Brendalen, [email protected]
Announcements
Congratulations, Yu Na! One of our outstanding and talented alums, Yu Na Lee (PhD, 2017) has been awarded an
honorable mention for the AAEA's Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award. MarcBellemare served as her advisor during her time in Applied Econ. Congratulations, Yu Na!
2018 MIEDC: This FRIDAY!
The link to register for the 2018 Midwest International Economic DevelopmentConference, hosted by CIFAP and Applied Economics is open until Thursday, the daybefore the conference. Click this link to register. OR you may register as a walk-in the dayof. Contact Sadie Brendalen for more information.
Jobs
PostDoc and PhD The Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) is hiring a PostDoc and PhD on
economic modeling of climate change mitigation, and analyzing climate change impactson economic growth.Successful candidates will be working in a project on the interactionof structural change and climate change mitigation, on economic impacts of climatechange and distributional consequences. Research tasks include: Investigation of novelconcepts for estimating climate change impacts on economic growth, and accounting forclimate damages in household models as well as integrated energy-economy-landuse -climate models; Development of a multi-sectoral growth model to study conceptually aswell as numerically the interaction of structural change and economic growth with climatechange and climate change mitigation policies. More information and applications areavailable online for both the PostDoc and PhD positions.
Performance Measures Specialist
The Minnesota Department of Employment & Economic Development (DEED) has anopening for a Performance Measures Specialist. Responsible for initiating new planningprojects to provide the agency leadership with a comprehensive view of operations,performance outcomes, alternative solutions, and the policy implications of equity grantfunding decisions. The position also helps coordinate the activities of consultants,planning groups, and governmental agencies at all levels, and serves as a technical andplanning expert so that the department has fully developed and integrated performancemeasures. More information and application is available on the State of MinnesotaCareers website by searching JobID 21863.
Departmental Seminars
Final Defense "Essays on Human Capital, Labor, and Migration in Developing Countries"
Tomoko Utsumi, ApEc Tuesday, April 24
9:30 a.m., 230 Ruttan
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Midwest International Economic Development Conference "Building Sustainable Income for the World's Poorest: Economic, Mental Health and
Religion Interventions" KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Dean Karlan, Northwestern
Friday, April 27- Saturday, April 28 McNamara Alumni Center
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Agricultural and Applied Economics "The Impact of Transferable Fishing Quotas on Cost, Price and Season Length"
Franke Asche, Professor, University of Florida Wednesday, April 25
12:00 p.m., 119 Ruttan
"TBA" Travis Smith, Assistant Professor, University of Georgia
Wednesday, May 2 12:00 p.m., 119 Ruttan
Seminars in Other Departments
Heller-Hurwicz Economics Institute "Lessons from Sovereign Debt: State and Local Financing"
Manuel Amador, UMN and Mark Wright, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Thursday, April 26
5:30 p.m., Cowles Auditorium, Humphrey School Free, but RSVP required
MPC Seminar
"The Challenge of Preventing Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia: Where Evidence fromEpidemiology Leads and Misleads"
Maria Glymour, UC- San Francisco Monday, April 23
12:15 p.m., 50 Willey Hall
Math Economics "Limit Orders under Knightian Uncertainty"
Christoph Kuzmics, University of Graz Monday, April 23
3:30 p.m., CSOM 1-149
Federal Bag Lunch "How Wage Announcements Affect Job Search Behavior"
Philipp Kircher, Edinburgh Tuesday, April 24
12:00 p.m., Research Conference Room
"The Macroeconomic Impact of Microeconomic Shocks: Beyond Hulten's Theorem" Emmanuel Farhi, Harvard
Wednesday, April 25 12:00 p.m., Research Conference Room
"The Labor Market Impacts of Universal and Permanent Cash Transfers: Evidence fromthe Alaska Permanent Fund"
Ioana Marinescu, University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy & Practice Thursday, April 26
12:00 p.m., Research Conference Room
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Marginal Memos Volume 60, Number 16; April 30, 2018
Editor: Sadie Brendalen, [email protected]
Announcements
CONGRATULATIONS! A huge congratulations to Tade Okediji, recipient of the Outstanding Professor Award from
the CFANS Undergraduate Student Board Awards, Gary Cooper, recipient of theOutstanding Professional Advisor Award and Shulio Zhao, recipient of the Alumni SocietyScholarship. A round of applause for all of our exceptional winners!
Undergraduate Commencement Reception
As you may have heard, the department is hosting a commencement reception for ourApEc and AFBM graduates on Friday, May 11 prior to CFANS commencement. This willtake place in Waite Library from 11:00-12:30 p.m. We have invited students and theirfamilies to join us in, so please try and attend to help us congratulate our wonderful grads!
International Dinner RSVP
Just a reminder to RSVP online for the International Dinner. The Grad Club has made iteasy to pay ahead of time and secure your spot by setting up a PayPal account. Simplyuse the [email protected] email to send money through paypal. As a reminder,faculty/staff are $20; grad students are $15. children are $10 and babies are free!
Jobs
Lecturer/Assistant Professor Applications are invited for a permanent Lecturer/Assistant Professor post in
Environmental Policy at University College Dublin, Ireland. Applicants must have a PhD inenvironmental economics and policy or a related area, a strong, demonstrablecommitment to research and international publication in environmental policy design andbehavioural science, an ability to teach at University level, a capacity for graduate studentsupervision, a strong quantitative research and teaching ability, a commitment totranslating the fruits of research into policy innovation, excellent interpersonal skills, and acapacity and enthusiasm for working in an interdisciplinary context within the School, theUCD Earth Institute, UCD Geary Institute and the wider academic community. Quantitativemethodological research interests and an ability to teach environmental economics,behavioural economics, policy analysis and environmental policy design are mandatoryrequirements. Read more and apply online.
Departmental Seminars
Agricultural and Applied Economics "Aging out of WIC and Child Nutrition: Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Design"
Travis Smith, Assistant Professor, University of Georgia Wednesday, May 2
12:00 p.m., 119 Ruttan
Environmental and Resource Economics "Changes in the Perceptions of Risk in the Japanese Housing Market following the Great
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Tohuku Earthquake & Tsunami" Haseeb Ali, PhD program, ApEc Monday, April 30
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Trade and Development "TBA"
Eric Verhoogen, Professor, Columbia University Friday, May 4
10:30 a.m., 119 Ruttan Hall
Seminars in Other Departments
MPC Seminar "Better Together? Couples' Time Use and Well-Being in Encore Adulthood"
Sarah Flood and Phyllis Moen, UMN Monday, April 30
12:15 p.m., 50 Willey Hall
Minnesota Economics "Marriage, Labor Supply and the Dynamics of the Social Safety Net"
Alessandra Voena, Chicago Thursday, May 3
12:00 p.m., CSOM L114
Federal Bag Lunch "A Neoclassical Theory of Liquidity Trap"
Sebastian Di Tella, Stanford Monday April 30
12:00 p.m., Research Conference Room
"Optimal Need-Based Financial Aid" Sebastian Findeisen, University of Mannheim
Tuesday, May 1 12:00 p.m., Research Conference Room
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Departmental Publications
Bhandari, Vivek, Kaiyang Sun, and Frances Homans. 2018. "The Profitability of Vehicle toGrid for System Participants - A Case Study from the Electricity Reliability Council ofTexas." Energy 153 (June): 278-86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2018.04.038. Hadrich, J.C., C.A. Wolf, J.E. Lombard, and T.M. Dolak. 2018. "Estimated milk yield andvalue losses from increased somatic cell count on U.S. dairy farms." Journal of DairyScience 101(4):3588-3596. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2017-13840
McConnel, C.S., A.A. McNeil, J.C. Hadrich, J.E. Lombard, J. Heller and F.B. Garry. 2018."A comparison of a novel time-based summary measure of dairy cow health againstcumulative disease frequency." Irish Veterinary Journal, 71:7 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13620-018-0119-z
Ping, Li., J.C. Hadrich, B.E. Robinson, and X. Hou. 2018. "How do herders do well?Livestock grazing profitability potential in Inner Mongolia China across ecosystem types." The Rangeland Journal 40:77-90. Available online. Short, Gianna, Chengyan Yue, Marie Abbey, Neil Anderson, Nicholas Phelps, PaulVenturelli, and Zata Vickers. 2018. "Consumer Preferences for Aquaponic Produce:Implications from an Experimental Auction." Agribusiness,April. https://doi.org/10.1002/agr.21562.
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Marginal Memos Volume 60, Number 17; May 7, 2018
Editor: Sadie Brendalen, [email protected]
Announcements
CONGRATULATIONS! Marc Bellemare was named the recipient of the 2018 Distinguished Teaching Award for
Graduate Faculty. We are proud to have you as part of our faculty, Marc. Congratulations!
Undergraduate Commencement Reception As you may have heard, the department is hosting a commencement reception for our
ApEc and AFBM graduates on Friday, May 11 prior to CFANS commencement. This willtake place in Waite Library from 11:00-12:30 p.m. We have invited students and theirfamilies to join us in, so please try and attend to help us congratulate our wonderful grads!
Wishing everyone a wonderful end of the semester!
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Marginal Memos Volume 60, Number 18; May 14, 2018
Editor: Sadie Brendalen, [email protected]
Announcements
Sad News We received news that our friend Ahmed Driouchi has recently passed away. Ahmed was
a student of the department, whose PhD thesis was titled, "Government Intervention in theMoroccan Cereals Sector." Until he retired in 2016, he was Dean and Head of the Instituteof Economic Analysis & Prospective Studies at Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane, Morocco.All of our condolences to his friends and family.
Call for Papers
The North East Universities Development Consortium (NEUDC) annual conference will beheld this year at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY, starting with a welcome reception Fridayevent, October 26, 2018. Sessions will run all day Saturday, October 27 through Sundaymorning, October 28. Submissions will start being accepted online on June 18, closing onJuly 31. Only full drafts of papers will be considered. More information is available on theirwebsite.
Jobs
Postdoc A postdoctoral research associate position is available at The University of Manchester.
This position is part of a new RCUK- funded project called, "FutureDams: Design andAssessment of resilient and sustainable interventions of water-energy-food-environmentMega-Systems," under the UK's Global-Challenges Research Fund Program. Thesuccessful candidate will be responsible for conducting research to assess the role ofdams in delivering improved food security in developing countries, using remote sensingand other data to map current patterns of agricultural land and water use in the case studyriver basins. In addition, they will also develop and apply crop modelling tools to estimatefuture changes in crop production and water demands under different future agriculturaldevelopment and climate change scenarios, and work collaboratively with the project teamto investigate trade-offs between agriculture and other water users. Read more and applyonline.
Assistant/Associate Professor
Texas A&M, Agriculture and Life Sciences, Department of Agricultural Economics isseeking an Assitant or Associate Professor and Extension Specialist. Positionresponsibilities include district leadership and coordination for Extension educationprograms and applied research in management, marketing, finance, resources, and policyby providing technical expertise and educational program development for industryaudiences such as farmers and ranchers, merchandisers, processors, lenders, and users.Overall responsibilities require individual and team efforts to plan, develop, implement andevaluate curricula, extension education programs, and applied research related toproduction economics, marketing, finance, risk management, technology transfer, analysisof economic choices and impacts, and other issues facing crop and livestock producersand other industry clientele. Read more and apply online.
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Postdoc The Center for Climate and Resilience Research (CR)2 is seeking a postdoctoral fellow to
with interest in inter-disciplinary research to be a member of their fire research project,seeking to assess the main drivers, impacts, responses and trends of fire regimes underclimate change and variability in central and south-central Chile. The selected candidatewill lead new research in at least one of the following topics: i) analysis of the economicimpact of fire on natural ecosystem services; ii)multi-temporal and spatially explicitmodelling of the socio-economic drivers of fire, including the role of fire as a driver of LandUse and Land Cover Changes (LULCC); and iii) causal analysis of environmentally-relevant policies on fire behavior and other fire-related socioeconomic outcomes.Interested applicants should send their CV, two letters of recommendation, a statement ofpurpose and research plan, by June 20th to Susan Bustos with subject line: Postdocsocioeconomic dimension of forest fires.
Seminars in other departments
Federal Bag Lunch "Real Interest Rates and Productivity in Small Open Economics"
Daniele Siena, Banque de France Wednesday, May 16
12:00 p.m., Research Conference Room
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Departmental publications
Glewwe, Paul. 2018. "Book Review of The Economics of Poverty: History, Measurementand Policy." The Journal of Economic Inequality, April. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10888-018-9375-0.
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Marginal Memos Volume 60, Number 19; May 21, 2018
Editor: Sadie Brendalen, [email protected]
Announcements
Final Defense "Reducing the Risk of Pesticide Resistance: Economic and Behavioral Factors Affecting
U.S. Farmers' Pesticide Use and Resistance Management." Huichun Sun, Applied Economics, UMN
Thursday, May 24 11:30 a.m., 230 Ruttan Hall
2018 Berkeley Summer School in Environmental and Energy Economics
Thanks to generous funding from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the Berkeley SummerSchool will take place from August 13 - 17 at the Haas School of Business on theUniversity of California, Berkeley Campus. The goal of the summer school is to providedoctoral students nationwide, who have completed the core first-year microeconomics andeconometrics requirement with an overview of the most important and current topics invarious areas of the fields of environmental and energy economics. Previous incarnationsof this summer school have helped first-year students identify promising dissertationprojects. The instructors' expertise covers a range of important topics. In order to apply forthe summer school, graduate students must be a registered PhD student in an economicsdepartment, business or policy school and have completed their first year of PhD levelcoursework. A complete application can be submitted online. Please ask your advisor or afaculty member that knows you well to fill out a quick recommendation form online.
Jobs
Fulbright Scholar Opportunities The 2019-20 Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program competition is now open. The Fulbright U.S.
Scholar program to Sub-Saharan Africa offers opportunities for scholars in a wide varietyof academic disciplines to teach and/or conduct research. Applicants must be U.S.citizens. The deadline for complete applications is August 1, 2017. We offer about 50awards to 27 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, and grants range from 3-10 months.Awards are available in all disciplines, including African Studies, TEFL, STEM, and SocialWork. To learn more about the opportunities available, you can access a recording of ourrecent webinar Fulbright U.S. Scholar Opportunities in Sub-Saharan Africa here.
PhD Position
A fully funded 4 year PhD position is now open within the ERC Starting Grant project'SCALAR' (Scaling up behavior and autonomous adaptation for macro models of climatechange damage assessment). The project focuses on climate adaptation and resilience incities a nd will combine surveys, agent-based modeling and macroeconomic climate policymodels lead by different team members. The successful candidate will work within theSCALAR research team to explore relationships between behavioral factors, differenttypes of individual adaptation decisions and socio-economic resilience over time. Detaileddata on how various behavioral biases of heterogeneous individuals impact adaptationdecisions will be gathered using multi-wave surveys. During this 4-year long project, thePhD student will study whether and how feedbacks between heterogeneity, adaptation,
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resilience and damages play out differently in the context of different countries. The PhDstudent will contribute to organizing an international workshop on the topic, and todesigning the conceptual model that will lay the foundations for a large-scale agent-basedmodel (to be developed by another team member). Close collaborations with University ofGroningen (the Netherlands) and New York University (USA) are foreseen. Apply online.
Research Coordinator
The University of Minnesota, Morris Division of Social Sciences/Truckers and TurnoverProject seek a Post-Doctoral Research Scholar. The Truckers & Turnover (T&T) Projectresearch for which this position is funded involves integrating medical records (such asmedical examination records and medical insurance claims) with on-the-job and job-related records on the same individuals who are employed as tractor-trailer truck drivers,and then analyzing these data with regard to individual and group outcomes. This positionsupports the research and training mission of the externally funded Truckers and TurnoverResearch Project as a junior co-investigator by working with the PI and faculty co-investigators in 1) conducting research activities, 2) training and recruiting UMMundergraduate student researchers, and 3) coordinating and supervisingstudent researchers. The research activities include the designing, coordinating, andcarrying out all stages of research work from literature reviews, through complex datasetconstruction and statistical analysis, to the preparation of results in the form ofpresentation slides, posters, reports, and manuscripts submitted to refereed scientificjournals; co-authorship contributions are expected. The position also works with the PIand faculty co-investigators in managing relationships with clients, data providers, andresearch partners. This 75%-time position is fully grant funded through May 12, 2019 iththe possibility of continuation funding. Apply online using job ID 324012. Extension Assistant
Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service is hiring an energetic and outgoing individual tohelp pilot a workforce development program and support entrepreneurship and economicdevelopment programming. The person hired will be expected to organize and managelogistics for community-level meetings, facilitate dialogue and present economic dataduring meetings, analyze and apply economic and business data for localized decision-making, and engage in partnerships to deliver workforce development training. Theincumbent will also support the Oklahoma Small Business Development Centers (SBDC)business advising network with data analysis. Familiarization with the Business Retentionand Expansion (BR&E) program, GIS, federal and proprietary business datasets aredesired. Read more about this position and apply online.
Senior Economist
Scion (also known as the New Zealand Forest Research Institute) is looking for a senioreconomist, leader and network builder who can make the most of the growing profile offorestry and the bio-economy. Scion specialises in research, science and technologydevelopment for the forestry industry, wood products and wood-derived materials. Scionleads new technology development for renewables, bio-products and energy and theestablishment of a broader-based bio-economy. In this role, the senior economist will leadeconomics, policy and social science research within the Enabling Environments Team.He/she will have the opportunity to promote forestry and the emergence of a zero carbonbio-economy in NZ. He/she will actively attract research funding and build productivecollaborations with internal and external partners. Read more and apply online.
Data and Research Analyst
The Minnesota Department of Education is hiring a Data and Research Analyst to work onits Data Analytics team. The successful candidate will be required to manage, developand implement measurement and reporting options related to MDE data for use in data-driven decision making for state and federal reporting. He/she will provide research designand data analysis expertise for state policymakers and local school districts on MDEresearch initiatives and program evaluation studies analyzing the linkages betweenavailable MDE and SLEDS data sets such as students, courses, teachers, enrollment andstaffing data for K - 12 and post-secondary sources and align data-based decision-makingoptions with policy initiatives in collaboration with MDE staff and external stakeholders.You may read the entire position description and apply online using Job ID 23675.
Education Finance Specialist
The Minnesota Department of Education is currently seeking an Education FinanceSpecialist to work as part of a team to administer the general education revenue program.
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This position is part of the general education funding team that is responsible forforecasting and administering the nearly $8 billion dollars of annual statewide generaleducation revenue. Job duties include (1) administering the general education fundingprogram; (2) develop projection systems, databases, and narratives for budgeting andmodeling the general education program; (3) providing support to state policymakers andconsultation to local program administrators on general education funding lawimplementation and policy; and (4) conducting education finance research, analysis andpolicy development. Apply online using Job ID 23316.
Seminars in other departments
Federal Bag Lunch "Income and Wealth Inequality in American, 1949-2016"
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Marginal Memos Volume 60, Number 20; May 29, 2018
Editor: Sadie Brendalen, [email protected]
Announcements
Call for Papers The 9th Bolivian Conference on Development Economics (BCDE9) will take place in
Santa Cruz, Bolivia, on Thursday, November 29 and Friday, November 30, 3018. Theconference this year is jointly organized by the Sociedad Boliviana de Economistas(SEBOL), Universidad Privada de Santa Cruz (UPSA), Instituto de Estudios Avanzadospara el Desarrollo (INESAD) and Academia Boliviana de Ciencias Economicas (ABCE).The conference will host Ariel Kalil as keynote, with special guest Guillermo Vuletin.Papers can be submitted online, with a deadline of July 23, 2018. More information on theconference is available on their website .
SESYNC Short Course
The National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC) invites applications fromPhD students to attend the 6th Graduate Student Workshop on Socio-EnvironmentalSynthesis. The workshop will take place August 28-31, 2018 in Annapolis, Maryland.Workshop goals are to energize and engage students in innovative, team-based, and use-inspired S-E synthesis research, increase student capacities through S-E synthesistraining, skill-building, and networking, and prepare students for upcoming S-E synthesisresearch and leadership opportunities at SESYNC. Read more about the workshop online.
Jobs
Postdoc The Sustainable Fisheries Group (SFC) at the University of California, Santa-Barbara
(UCSB) seeks a fisheries scientist or fisheries economist for a post-doctoral scholarposition. The research focus of the position will be to conduct empirical and.or theoreticalanalysis and explore innovative solutions to applied challenges in fisheries, marineresource management, and conservation. More information and application are availableon the SFG website.
Departmental Publications
Daniel Coublucq, Marc Ivaldi, and Gerard J. McCullough, "The Static-Dynamic EfficiencyTrade-off in the US Rail Freight Industry: Assessment of an Open Access Policy", TSEWorking Paper, n. 18-916, April 2018. Available online.
Gollust, Sarah E, Xuyang Tang, Carlisle Ford Runge, Simone A French, and Alexander JRothman. 2018. "The Effect of Proportional v. Value Pricing on Fountain Drink Purchases:Results from a Field Experiment." Public Health Nutrition, May 15.https://doi.org/10.1017/S1368980018001143. Holderieath, J.J., D.L. Pendell, J.C. Hadrich, A. Anderson, C. Slootmaker, E. Harper, andS.A. Shwiff. 2018. "Valuing the absence of feral swine in the United States: a partialequilibrium approach. Crop Protection, 112:63-66.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2018.05.004.
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Vanegas Sr., Manuel. 2018. "Tourism, Macroeconomics, Growth, and the St. LouisEquation." Tourism Review International 22 (1): 3-21.https://doi.org/10.3727/154427218X15202734130413.
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Marginal Memos Volume 60, Number 21; June 4, 2018
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Announcements
The Food Industry Center Annual Report TFIC's Annual Report is now available to view online.
17th Occasional Workshop on Environmental and Resource Economics
The 17th Occasional Workshop on Environmental and Resource Economics will be heldFriday and Saturday, November 9-10, 2018 at UC Santa Barbara. This is a chance toconnect in an intimate, relaxed setting with other environmental and resource economistsin beautiful Santa Barbara, California. This year's workshop is being organized by OlivierDeschenes and Kyle Meng. The workshop website can be found online . The format willconsist of full paper presentations (25 minutes), plus a dedicated discussant (10 minutes),and audience discussion (10 minutes). There will be an "egg-timer" session with shorterpresentations as well. This year's workshop will also feature a special session for PhDstudents who will be on the job market in 2018-19.Paper submissions are due July 27. Papers will be selected by August 15. Please emailyour full papers to [email protected].
Jobs
Postdoc As part of the Belmont Forum-funded Food-water-energy for Urban Sustainable
Environments (FUSE) project, the Water Program at IIASA is offering a position for a full-time post-doc level Research Scholar in Water Resource Economics and Hydro-EconomicModeling. The successful candidate will work on further developing and implementing thein-house hydro-economic modeling framework (ECHO) and applying it in the framework ofthe FUSE project. This includes the development of interfaces for integrating ECHO andthe in-house hydrological and water resources model, Community Water Model (CWatM),and the development and application of modules for land use and energy sectors withinECHO. Read more and apply online.
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Marginal Memos Volume 60, Number 22; June 11, 2018
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Jobs
Assistant Professor North Dakota State University is seeking an Assistant Professor in Agricultural Finance
and Risk Analysis. This is a tenure-track 60% research, 40% teaching, nine-monthappointment. The successful candidate will be expected to develop leadership in thedepartment's research and teaching programs in agricultural finance, risk analysis, andmay include related areas (e.g., cooperative finance). Exceptional quantitative skills areexpected to strengthen the candidate's research and teaching program. Teachingresponsibilities at the graduate and undergraduate levels will be inagricultural/agribusiness finance or associated areas and will depend upon the needs ofthe department. Apply online using opening number 1800701.
Visiting Scholar
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) seeks to hire one or more Environmental,Natural Resource, Agricultural and Urban Economics Visiting Scholars to work in itsClimate and Sustainable Development (CSD) at it Washington, DC headquarters sector,starting May 2018 through January 2019. The specific outputs and activities on whichVisiting Scholars work will be agreed upon by the Scholar and the selection committeeprior to the start of the program. In general, these activities and outputs are expected toinclude:
Conducting independent research, ideally in collaboration with IDB researchers;Consulting and advising government officials and IDB specialists;Presentations at meetings and seminars (2 seminar presentations required);Producing working paper(s) and/or policy briefs (at least 1 IDB working paper withat least 1 IDB co-author is required);Providing guidance and feedback on specific projects carried out by the Bank; andEvaluating research proposals and knowledge products
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Senior Researcher The Metropolitan Council is seeking to fill a Senior Researcher (Climate Researcher)
opening. The Senior Researcher (Climate Researcher) will be responsible for developingthe Metro Climate Stats program to inform policy-making strategies that move the Regiontoward meeting its greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals set out in Minnesota's NextGeneration Energy Act. This will include collaborating with internal and external partnersin collecting, analyzing, and disseminating information about energy and climate data andthe development of climate performance indicators. Additionally, they will develop anintuitive and visually appealing user interface to allow local governments and the public toaccess the information and to analyze and visualize potential impacts of applying specificlocal government policies and actions across the spectrum of greenhouse gas emissions.Apply online.
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Research Assistant The Social and Economic Analysis Branch of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is
seeking an advanced masters or early PhD student with strong communication skills tosupport applied economics research. The research assistant will support USGSeconomists on a portfolio of studies pertaining to the economics of natural resourcemanagement. Studies apply nonmarket valuation, economic impact analysis, and benefittransfer techniques for topics including, but not limited to, forest fuel treatments, grasslandand shrubland ecosystems, ecological restoration, and land management. The researchassistant will primarily be responsible for assisting in the development of nonmarketvaluation survey materials, gathering feedback from stakeholders and partners in personas well as remotely, collecting and analyzing quantitative data, and reporting results ofthese tasks for internal and external audiences. To apply, please submit a cover letter,resume or CV, two to three references, and (unofficial) transcripts to [email protected] [email protected] by June 18, 2018.
Economist
Scion (also known as the New Zealand Forest Research Institute) is looking for a junioreconomist to assist in strengthening Scion's contribution to better decision making insupport of climate change adaptation/mitigation, the rise of the bio-economy andassociated land-use change in New Zealand. In this role you will assist in strengtheningScion's contribution to better decision making in support of climate changeadaptation/mitigation, the rise of the bio-economy and associated land-use change. Readmore and apply online.
Postdoc
The Food and Resource Economics Department at the University of Florida is hiring apostdoctoral research associate. Responsibilities:
Develop a research program in the area of fruit marketing and economics.Conduct consumer behavior research and other assigned research on project.Develop survey instruments and conduct industry and consumer surveys; assist inwriting grant proposals.Write research journal articles and research reports; prepare presentations forprofessional and industry meetings.
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Research Analyst The Minnesota Department of Revenue has an opening for an intermediate research
analyst. This position is responsible for tax research and analysis. Duties includedeveloping revenue estimates and forecasting the impact of proposed changes in taxlaws, creating spreadsheets and databases, and creating and running tax models. It isalso responsible for conducting studies and analyses of state tax and related budgetissues, and for writing reports. Apply online for this position using Job ID 24198.
Seminars in other departments
Federal Bag Lunch "Gender and Perinatal Health Among 1 Million American Born Chinese"
Douglas Almond, Columbia Friday, June 15
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Departmental Publications
Andersen, Matthew A, Julian M Alston, Philip G Pardey, and Aaron Smith. 2018. "ACentury of U.S. Farm Productivity Growth: A Surge Then a Slowdown." American Journalof Agricultural Economics, May, aay023. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajae/aay023.
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Brekken, Christy Anderson, Hikaru Hanawa Peterson, Robert P. King, and David Conner.2018. "Writing a Recipe for Teaching Sustainable Food Systems: Lessons from ThreeUniversity Courses." Sustainability 10 (6): 1898. https://doi.org/10.3390/su10061898.
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Marginal Memos Volume 60, Number 23; June 18, 2018
Editor: Sadie Brendalen, [email protected]
Announcements
Policy Forum Series The Federal Farm Bill: Supporting Vibrant & Sustainable Communities
Join us for a look at the current Farm Bill reauthorization process, competing andcooperative interests that shape its policies, and the impact potential new changes willhave on Minnesota. Connecting all these pieces, we'll also feature a discussion on howthe Farm Bill can best support vibrant and sustainable Minnesota communities. View theagenda and secure your spot online.
JobsPostdoc
The Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment is pleased toinvite applications for the post of Research Officer (Post-Doctoral Researcher) - ClimateAdaptation, Resilience and Flood Risk Management. The successful applicant will collaborate with Dr Swenja Surminski and conduct flood-resilience focused research under the Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance, an ambitiousproject that strives to contribute to the overall vision of de-risking communities from floodrisk by providing evidence-based insight into understanding resilience and resiliencedecision-making. The appointee will be expected to play an active intellectual part in theproject itself and be able to produce independent original research, collaborate with thediverse set of project partners, and conduct knowledge-transfer activities. This position ispart of a new risk governance research group, led by Dr Surminski, which aims to explorenew approaches to convert post-event focused risk governance into more effective pre-event resilience through research-based evidence gathering on incentives, investments,and risk governance, with a particular focus on the urban OECD context. Apply online.
Economist
The Health and Safety Authority in Ireland, EU is currently seeking an Economist/ Socio -Economic Advisor to play a pivotal role in shaping EU policy by providing economic andsocio-economic analysis on particular chemicals used by Irish and European industry. Thisperson will also support Irish Government and Authority initiatives to assist Irishbusinesses facing Brexit challenges. To discuss this opportunity, please contact KeithD'Arcy, by phone, +353 1 4663983 or email.
Seminars in other departmentsFederal Bag Lunch
"Internet Rising, Prices Falling: Measuring Inflation in a World of E-Commerce" Pete Klenow, Stanford
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Departmental PublicationsCaspi, Caitlin E, Katherine Y Grannon, Qi Wang, Marilyn S Nanney, and Robert P King.2018. "Refining and Implementing the Food Assortment Scoring Tool (FAST) in FoodPantries." Public Health Nutrition. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1368980018001362.
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Marginal Memos Volume 60, Number 24; June 25, 2018
Editor: Sadie Brendalen, [email protected]
AnnouncementsSad News
Nick Kalambokidis, husband of Laura Kalambokidis, passed away early Sunday morning after a longbattle with glioblastoma. Nick was an alumnus of our department, earning his MS degree in 1985. Our deepest sympathies go out to Laura, their children Teddy and Maria, and extended family. Servicesare pending. We'll pass on information as we learn it. NatureNet Science Fellows
Several postdoctoral fellowships are available as part of the 2018 fellows and mentors program. Fellowsidentify and work with a Nature Conservancy mentor and a senior scholar (or scholars) from one of theNatureNet Partner Universities to develop a research program. Eligible individuals will not be employedas a postdoctoral student at the start of this fellowship. Applicants employed in non-postdoctoralpositions that will continue into the fellowship period should address in their application how they willmanage the responsibilities of both positions. The program is run in partnership with universities thatrepresent traditional and non-traditional disciplines relevant to conservation science. Applicants mustidentify one university as their home institution and may submit only one application, but are encouragedto suggest collaborations with additional universities and institutions. Eligible individuals will hold apostdoctoral position, with at least two years remaining on the position, at an accredited university orresearch institution at the time of application. Grantees and their university mentor collaborate with aNature Conservancy mentor to develop a research application. The full list of available positions, as wellas more in-depth information, are available online.
Window Project Update
The Office of Information and Technology (OIT) offered to help disconnect, move, and then reconnectthe computer equipment in the offices so that it will be out of harm's way. They will work in conjunctionwith the movers, who will be moving furniture away from windows. Your responsibility will be to movepersonal items, loose items, and books out of the way. We have boxes and book carts available for youruse. As a clarification regarding books, they won't be taking down shelves, so you don't need to removeall your books. Instead, they ask for 4 feet from the windows cleared of books.
We decided to simplify the schedule by having the movers and IT staff come in the Friday before aweek's worth of work to move furniture and computers, and then return the following Friday to move thefurniture back and reconnect computers. This means that you will not have your office available for anentire week. We apologize if this causes an inconvenience for you, and if you would like to borrow alaptop, or need help finding a temporary office, please contact Karen Routhe ([email protected]). Wenow have a rough schedule of when offices will be affected, which is subject to change due to weatherand other unforeseen factors: 3rd floor between June 25 and July 11, 2nd floor after that. Frances willsend out a schedule when the dates are set in stone. Thank you for your patience!
JobsData Scientist
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Come join the Metropolitan Council Research team as a Data Scientist! Use your data science andresearch skills for social good. Advance innovative approaches to collecting, analyzing, and visualizingdata to provide actionable and relevant insights on broad issues of regional concern. Work with creativeand talented research professionals in areas ranging from demographic and economic analysis toclimate and parks. This position is responsible for developing innovative approaches to collecting andanalyzing data and building web-based, interactive data analytics applications and visualizations insupport of all Community Development functional areas as well as supporting cross-organizational effortsin advanced data analysis applications. She or he will use all forms of statistical modeling applied to avariety of data sources and types (e.g. time-series, spatial, hierarchical, etc.) to provide actionableinsights to inform and guide regional planning efforts and business operations to make the Twin Cities amore prosperous, livable, sustainable, and equitable region. Read more and apply online.
Departmental Publications
Runge, C. Ford. 2018. "Midlands Voices: Ethanol Gives Consumers a Raw Deal." Omaha World-Herald,June 14, 2018, sec. Opinion. Available online.
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Marginal Memos Volume 60, Number 25; July 9, 2018
Editor: Sadie Brendalen, [email protected]
AnnouncementsSustainability and Development Conference
The conference will take place November 9-11 in Ann Arbor, MI. Call for abstracts open now. Abstractsfor oral presentations, lightning talks, panel sessions, posters, and workshops are all welcomed.Abstracts must address a conference theme and follow the abstract guidelines. The submission of fullpapers (from those whose abstracts are accepted) will be strongly encouraged, and the best 25 paperswill be published as a special issue. Read more online.
Jobs
Economist Integrated Systems Solutions, Inc is looking for an economist to work with the Office of Performance,
Risk and Social Science at NOAA. Responsibilities of this position will be to provide support and developapproaches for conducting economic analyses; assess social and -economic impacts; compile andanalyze economic statistics; evaluate economic databases; provide input on high-profile economic data;develop and consult on research plans/projects; develop indicators and performance measures; andreport on analyses. Strong quantitative, communication, including verbal and written, organizational andanalytical skills required. Apply online.
PhD
The UCL Energy Institute invites applications for a fully funded 4-year PhD studentship covering UK/EUfees plus stipend to assess historical evidence about unintended consequences of UK Industrial energypolicies. The aim of this PhD studentship is to undertake assessment of complex impact evaluationsaffecting the production of energy and its consumption in the industrial sector. The selected student willadopt a number of program evaluation econometric techniques to address issues related to causality,self-selection, identification and construction of adequate counterfactual and also the way in whichdatasets on economic and energy performance of firms can be matched. Read the full description andapply online.
Economist
Energy Economist at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has an opening for aneconomist with the Office of Administrative Litigation (OAL). As the Commission's trial staff, OAL seeksto assist entities such as electric utilities, natural gas pipelines and petroleum products pipelines toresolve without litigation disputes regarding rates, terms and condition of service and related issues. Where such resolutions are not possible, OAL develops comprehensive evidentiary records in litigatedcases to help assure just and reasonable rates, to promote competitive markets and to obtain otherresults consistent with the public interest. OAL seeks to settle or litigate cases in a timely, efficient, andequitable manner. The incumbent performs economic analyses on a variety of complex competition andeconomic efficiency issues and serves as an economic expert witness in cases set for hearing orsettlement discussions. Apply online.
Research Analysis Specialist
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Marginal Memos Volume 60, Number 26; July 23, 2018
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AnnouncementsCongratulations, Xinshen Diao!
Dr. Xinshen Diao, in addition to being one of the department's 2018 Outstanding Alumni Award winners,has just named the recipient of the University's 2018 Distinguished Leadership Award for Internationals. While a student in the department, she worked at The World Bank during her studies, graduating with herdegree in 1995. Shortly after graduation, Dr. Diao started her tenure with the International Food PolicyResearch Institute (IFPRI). While focusing on her critical research, Dr. Diao was able to climb the ranksat IFPRI, and now serves as the deputy director of the Development Strategy and Governance Division.Read more on her background and success.
Call for Papers
The 170th seminar of the European Association of Agricultural Economics (EAAE) will take place inMontpellier on May 15-17, 2019. The topic of the seminar is: "Governance of food chains andconsumption dynamics: what are the impacts on food security and sustainability?" Participants whowould like to present a paper are requested to send a full text before November 15, 2018 throughhttps://seminaire.inra.fr/eaae170/, where further information on the seminar can be found. Posterabstracts can be submitted; Proposals for sessions are also welcome and should be sent beforeSeptember 15, 2018.
Jobs
Africa Program Manager Compatible Technology International (CTI) is a US-based non-profit whose mission is to equip
smallholder farmers in Africa with innovative postharvest technology solutions, including supply chainand business development strategies to strengthen local food supply and capacity for women and youth.They currently have an opening for their Africa Program Manager, which includes: Operations, technicalcoordination, project management, administrative support and oversight of CTI field programs (currentlySenegal, Malawi, Mozambique) in close coordination with Chiefs of Party, who are responsible for day-to-day in-country management of project implementation. Read more and apply online.
Economist (2 positions)
NOAA currently has two openings for economists: ZP-0110-4 DE/CR and ZP-0110-4 MAP. DE/CR:
This position is located in the National Ocean Service (NOS), Office of Response and Restoration (ORR)with one vacancy in Silver Spring, Maryland and will be filled under the DOC Alternative PersonnelSystem (CAPS). This system replaced the Federal GS pay plan and structure. Under CAPS, positionsare classified by career, pay plan, and pay band. Duties of this position: Serve as the lead economist tothe Southeast region of the Office of Response and Restoration's Assessment and Restoration Division,representing NOAA in trustee meetings; Provide economic expertise to pursue and resolve naturalresource damages (NRD) claims, potential litigation, and liability for NOAA's Damage Assessment,Remediation, and Restoration (DARRP); Direct natural resource damage assessment procedures forcases involving oil and chemical spills, and chronic contamination due to hazardous materialreleases; Oversee economic research, analyze findings and develop methods applicable on a national
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level such as ecosystem services valuation. Apply online. MAP:
This position is located in the National Ocean Service (NOS), Office of Response and Restoration (ORR)with one vacancy in Silver Spring, Maryland and will be filled under the DOC Alternative PersonnelSystem (CAPS). This system replaced the Federal GS pay plan and structure. Under CAPS, positionsare classified by career, pay plan, and pay band. You will perform the following duties: Serve as the leadeconomist to the Southeast region of the Office of Response and Restoration's Assessment andRestoration Division, representing NOAA in trustee meetings; Provide economic expertise to pursue andresolve natural resource damages (NRD) claims, potential litigation, and liability for NOAA's DamageAssessment, Remediation, and Restoration (DARRP); Direct natural resource damage assessmentprocedures for cases involving oil and chemical spills, and chronic contamination due to hazardousmaterial releases; Oversee economic research, analyze findings and develop methods applicable on anational level such as ecosystem services valuation.Apply online.
Assistant Professor
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's School of Freshwater Sciences seeks a highly-motivatedindividual with a strong record of professional accomplishment in applied economics, natural resourceeconomics, or environmental economics for a 9-month, tenure-track faculty position at the assistantprofessor level. l also be required to cultivate external support from private and governmental sources.This position is expected to work in collaboration with the Center for Water Policy. Apply online.
Assistant Professor
Applications are invited for a tenure-track (12 month) faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor inthe Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics (FARE) at the University of Guelph. Thesuccessful candidate is expected to establish and maintain a high-quality, externally-funded, researchprogram in the area of food industry economics and management. The position involves teaching threecourses per year at the undergraduate and/or graduate level. The candidate will be expected to developand maintain an effective outreach program that extends the impact of their research. To apply: submitCV; job-market paper or example of written research output; a statement of research interests and visionof their long-term program of research; a statement of teaching philosophy; 3 letters of reference to:
Ms. Debbie Harkies, Secretary to Chair Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics
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Postdoc
Join the University of Colorado-Boulder for a two-year postdoctoral research position with "Behavioralnudges in a wildfire context: Social comparison and community type." This position provides anopportunity to join a team of researchers and wildfire practitioners whose long-running, closecollaboration has yielded a unique pilot data set. The postdoc will work closely with Dr. Patty Champ(USFS) and Dr. James Meldrum (USGS) and Dr. Hannah Brenkert-Smith (CU Boulder) on analysis of thebehavioral economics experimental data. To apply, please submit a CV, cover letter describing researchinterests, statistical experience and career goals, and copies of relevant publications. To apply, pleasesend requested materials to Hannah Brenkert-Smith, [email protected].
Departmental Publications
Çakır, Metin, and William G. Secor. 2018. "Heterogeneous Impacts from a Retail Grocery Acquisition: DoNational and Store Brand Prices Respond Differently?" Agribusiness 34 (3): 524-41.https://doi.org/10.1002/agr.21545.
Runge, Carlisle Ford. 2018. "Trump's Policies Bite Farming Country in Two Ways." Star Tribune, July 22,2018, Sunday edition, sec. Opinion. Available at http://startribune.com/trump-s-policies-bite-farming-country-in-two-ways/488771391/. Accessed July 23, 2018.
Swenson, Rebecca; Roiger, Brandon; and Murillo, Alexis (2018) "Safely through the Gate: Exploring MediaCoverage and Journalists Decisions on the Flow of Farm Safety Stories," Journal of AppliedCommunications: Vol. 102: Iss. 2. https://doi.org/10.4148/1051-0834.1840
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Marginal Memos Volume 60, Number 27; July 30, 2018
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AnnouncementsMike Boland had an invited paper and presentation, "The Business of Merit for Trade," to the FederalReserve Bank of Kansas City's annual Agricultural Symposium on July 17-18, 2018. Details of theprogram can be found online.
JobsAssistant Executive Director
The Maryland Public Service Commission ("Commission") is seeking an Assistant Executive Director toassist in the supervision and coordination of the Technical Staff ("Staff") of the Commission, as well asother duties the Commission prescribes. The Maryland Public Service Commission regulates publicservice companies and is charged with ensuring a safe, adequate supply of utility services at just andreasonable rates. The categories of regulated Public Service Companies and other regulated or licensedentities include: electric utilities; gas utilities; electric suppliers; gas suppliers; telecommunicationscompanies; water and sewage (privately owned) companies; bay and docking pilots and certainpassenger for-hire motor vehicle carriers. The Assistant Executive Director will help facilitate thedevelopment of Technical Staff's strategic energy policy and rate-making recommendations to theCommission. This position participates in the management and oversight of a diverse professional staffacross a broad array of economic, financial, engineering, accounting, managerial, and public policydisciplines. Read more and apply online.
Assistant Executive Director
The Maryland Public Service Commission ("Commission") is seeking an Assistant Executive Director toassist in the supervision and coordination of the Technical Staff ("Staff") of the Commission, as well asother duties the Commission prescribes. The Maryland Public Service Commission regulates publicservice companies and is charged with ensuring a safe, adequate supply of utility services at just andreasonable rates .The Assistant Executive Director manages the coordination, preparation andsubmission of Technical Staff policy recommendations submitted through an Administrative Hearingprocess to ensure that the Commission has logical, fact-based, comprehensive, analyses of all mattersthat come before it. Technical Staff's administrative recommendations, referred to as " Bucksheets" areformal written reports that (1) describe utility filings and related requests, (2) provide relevant legal,technical and regulatory background information, (3) analyze the issues relative to Commissionprecedent, competitive impact and public interests and (4) recommend specific Commission action to betaken with timelines, if applicable. The Assistant Executive Director, with approval from the ExecutiveDirector, establishes overall bucksheet process goals, standards and controls to ensure compliance withAgency requirements. Bucksheets are the primary method by which Technical Staff conveysrecommendations to the Commission. Read more and apply online.
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Marginal Memos Volume 60, Number 28; August 30, 2018
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JobsAssistant/Associate Professor
The Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics (ACE) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign seeks to fill a position for an Assistant or Associate Professor in International Trade andFood Security. Duties of the position include: developing a nationally prominent research program withpublications in leading peer-reviewed scientific journals and extramural funding, contributing to thedepartment's undergraduate and graduate teaching programs through teaching and student advising andcollaborating with colleagues to address societal problems that require complex, multidisciplinaryapproaches. Apply online and upload cover letter, CV, a sample of written work, a research statement, ateaching statement and three letters of reference.
Postdoc
The University of Glasgow is seeking a new post doc with a mix of quantitative skills and an interest inworking on the project, "Supporting a National Action Plan for Antimicrobial resistance in Tanzania." Theposition will mainly involve work on modelling antimicrobial use within the agricultural sector in Tanzania,working with partners. The successful candidate will contribute to the consortium working with a diverseteam of highly interdisciplinary scientists. Focusing on three livestock production systems (pastoralist,agro-pastoralist and smallholder) of Northern Tanzania. The project aims to deliver an in-depthunderstanding of social, cultural and economic drivers of behaviors around antimicrobial use in healthfacilities and communities, and an epidemiological analysis of the sources of antimicrobial resistance.Read more and apply online using job code 022094.
Economist
RTI International is currently seeking a master's level environmental economist to join the center forEnvironmental, Technology, and Energy Economics located in Durham, NC. Candidates will demonstrateinterest and experience in environmental economics with proven quantitative analysis skills includingprogramming skills in GAMS and a statistical software packages such as Stata and/or R. See full detailsand apply online.
Postdoc Research Fellows (3)
Nuffield College, Oxford is seeking to fill three postdoc positions for three years in their ClimateEconometrics Group. The three positions are in Climate Science, Econometrics, and Climate Policy.More information on each of these positions can be found by clicking on their respective links.
Departmental Publications
Bellemare, Marc F., Kenn Chua, Julieth Santamaria, and Khoa Vu. "Tenurial security and agriculturalinvestment." (2018). Available online. Boland, Michael, and Metin Cakir. 2018. "Agribusiness Economics and Management." In The RoutledgeHandbook of Agricultural Economics, edited by Gail L. Cramer, Krishna P. Paudel, and Andrew Schmitz.Routledge.
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Roe, Terry L., and Munisamy Gopinath. 2018. "Models of Economic Growth: Application to Agricultureand Structural Transformation." In The Routledge Handbook of Agricultural Economics, edited by Gail L.Cramer, Krishna P. Paudel, and Andrew Schmitz. Routledge.
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Marginal Memos Volume 60, Number 29; August 20, 2018
Editor: Sadie Brendalen, [email protected]
AnnouncementsBixuan Sun dissertation defense
Bixuan is scheduled to defend her PhD thesis next Monday, August 27 at 9:00 a.m. in 230 Ruttan Hall.The title of her dissertation is, "How Markets, Policies and Consumers Influence the Transition to CleanEnergy," and will feature three chapters: 1. Market Power and the Transition to Clean Technology, 2.Heterogeneous Direct Rebound Effect: Theory and Evidence from the Energy Star Program and 3.Heterogeneous Impacts of Residential Solar Rebate Programs in the U.S. We hope you are able toattend!
JobsEconomist
The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE), based in Washington, DC are seekinga qualified economist to join their team. Through a combination of research and outreach, the SeniorEconomist serves as the organization's leading voice on economic issues. The Senior Economist mayalso assist with ACEEE's work on financing and corporate energy efficiency efforts, depending oninterest and expertise in these areas. The Senior Economist works closely with ACEEE's executive teamand other ACEEE programs to ensure high-quality research that advances ACEEE's mission. He/She willbe responsible for leading, managing and growing ACEEE's Economics Program. The Senior Economistwill work with researchers across the organization and will have the opportunity to hire additional staff tosupport new funded work. Read more and apply online.
Assistant Professor
The Department of Resource Economics at UMass Amherst invites applications for a tenure-trackassistant professor with an applied microeconomics and econometrics research focus, specifically in thearea of health economics. Under exceptional circumstances, highly qualified candidates at other ranksmay receive consideration. Teaching responsibilities will include undergraduate and graduate courses inmicroeconomics, econometrics, managerial economics, and/or health economics. The successfulcandidate will be expected to develop a nationally recognized research agenda. A wide range ofinterdisciplinary research opportunities are available across the University of Massachusetts Amherstcampus, including through the Computational Social Sciences Initiative and the Institute for SocialScience Research. Read more about this position and apply online.
Assistant Professor
The Department of Resource Economics at UMass Amherst invites applications for a tenure-trackassistant professor with an applied microeconomics and econometrics research focus, specifically in thearea of health economics. Under exceptional circumstances, highly qualified candidates at other ranksmay receive consideration. Teaching responsibilities will include undergraduate and graduate courses inmicroeconomics, econometrics, managerial economics, and/or health economics. The successfulcandidate will be expected to develop a nationally recognized research agenda. A wide range ofinterdisciplinary research opportunities are available across the University of Massachusetts Amherstcampus, including through the Computational Social Sciences Initiative and the Institute for SocialScience Research. Read more and apply online.
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Marginal Memos Volume 60, Number 28; August 30, 2018
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JobsAssistant/Associate Professor
The Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics (ACE) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign seeks to fill a position for an Assistant or Associate Professor in International Trade andFood Security. Duties of the position include: developing a nationally prominent research program withpublications in leading peer-reviewed scientific journals and extramural funding, contributing to thedepartment's undergraduate and graduate teaching programs through teaching and student advising andcollaborating with colleagues to address societal problems that require complex, multidisciplinaryapproaches. Apply online and upload cover letter, CV, a sample of written work, a research statement, ateaching statement and three letters of reference.
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The University of Glasgow is seeking a new post doc with a mix of quantitative skills and an interest inworking on the project, "Supporting a National Action Plan for Antimicrobial resistance in Tanzania." Theposition will mainly involve work on modelling antimicrobial use within the agricultural sector in Tanzania,working with partners. The successful candidate will contribute to the consortium working with a diverseteam of highly interdisciplinary scientists. Focusing on three livestock production systems (pastoralist,agro-pastoralist and smallholder) of Northern Tanzania. The project aims to deliver an in-depthunderstanding of social, cultural and economic drivers of behaviors around antimicrobial use in healthfacilities and communities, and an epidemiological analysis of the sources of antimicrobial resistance.Read more and apply online using job code 022094.
Economist
RTI International is currently seeking a master's level environmental economist to join the center forEnvironmental, Technology, and Energy Economics located in Durham, NC. Candidates will demonstrateinterest and experience in environmental economics with proven quantitative analysis skills includingprogramming skills in GAMS and a statistical software packages such as Stata and/or R. See full detailsand apply online.
Postdoc Research Fellows (3)
Nuffield College, Oxford is seeking to fill three postdoc positions for three years in their ClimateEconometrics Group. The three positions are in Climate Science, Econometrics, and Climate Policy.More information on each of these positions can be found by clicking on their respective links.
Departmental Publications
Bellemare, Marc F., Kenn Chua, Julieth Santamaria, and Khoa Vu. "Tenurial security and agriculturalinvestment." (2018). Available online. Boland, Michael, and Metin Cakir. 2018. "Agribusiness Economics and Management." In The RoutledgeHandbook of Agricultural Economics, edited by Gail L. Cramer, Krishna P. Paudel, and Andrew Schmitz.Routledge.
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Marginal Memos Volume 60, Number 30; September 3, 2018
Editor: Sadie Brendalen, [email protected]
AnnouncementsTFIC Luncheon Series
Join us on Thursday, September 13 at 11:30 a.m. for the first 2018 school year TFIC Luncheon Series.This first luncheon features Lorna Riggs and Lisa McCann, Managers of Midwest Dairy Association whowill be discussing, "Myth Busters: Get the Real Scoop on Dairy and Why it Matters." Please RSVP bySeptember 1.
Congratulations to our TA Award Winners!
The department recognizes our three outstanding TA award winners for the 2017-18 year: TomokoUtsumi (1000 level classes); Soomin Lee (3000/4000 level classes) and Julieth Santamaria (5000/8000).Join us as we celebrate their contributions to the department at our 2018 outstanding alumni awardevent.
Call for Papers
The 2nd Winter Workshop on Behavioral and Experimental Economics of Food Consumption will takeplace in Aussois, France from January 29-February 1, 2019. The aim of the workshop is to uniteresearchers to integrate new insights from behavioral economics into the toolkit used to address foodconsumption issues. The focus is on heuristics and choice processes in food decision making.
The workshop will be organized with no parallel sessions, with plenty of time to present and discuss, andhosted in a snowy family-size ski resort in the French Alps. The workshop welcomes two keynote talks ofleading researchers in the area. Rodolfo M. Nayga, Jr. is an eminent professor in food economicsfocusing on consumer demand, food policy and health issues. Ralph Hertwig is a pioneer in thepsychology of human judgment and decision-making with important interdisciplinary research oncognitive search and adaptive heuristics. Submit an extended abstract or full paper online.
JobsEconomist
ECONorthwest seeks a lead economist, functioning as a project manager within the firm. The successfulcandidate will collaborate with existing office leadership to extend client networks, attract project work,and further establish the firm as a respected source of independent, rigorous analysis.Depending on the qualifications of the successful candidate, the position could have the followingresponsibilities: Conduct research and lead research teams to execute project work that strengthensclients' policy and investment decisions in housing, transportation, and public programs; Collaborate withoffice leadership and firm's owners to update and execute a regional growth strategy; Conduct andmanage project work, including analysis and / or overseeing the work of a team completing analysis,managing scopes and budgets, and creating or overseeing the creation of final deliverables; Presentstudy findings to project teams and clients, as well as to legislative bodies, investors, corporate boards,and other high-level stakeholders; Market the firm's capabilities to a wide range of public and privatesector clients. Apply online.
Research Intern
The Minnesota Office of Higher Education (OHE) is looking for qualified candidates to fill two paid internpositions/up to 20 hours a week during the school year. Starting September 2018 through May 2019, witha possible extension through August 2019. Work hours could increase during the summer months.These positions will provide support and assistance to the research staff working across numerousareas, including: accountability, retention/completion, K-12/postsecondary alignment, workforce
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development, higher education finance, and state policy. Candidates for internship positions must receiveacademic credit for the experience from their postsecondary institution. Intern(s) job duties include, butare not limited to:Perform literature reviews, environmental scans, and synthesize information; Assist with development ofOHE research products for print and online reports; Assist with the collection, management, cleaning,and analysis of data; Assist with the Statewide Longitudinal Education Data System (SLEDS); Performadministrative tasks as required; Respond to ad hoc data requests. Apply online.
Several postdoc positions at ERS
ERS anticipates several openings for Postdoctoral positions to build a program of research and datadevelopment in the following areas: · Agricultural trade and policy expertise focused on Asian countries, especially those in the criticallyimportant South and Southeast Asia regions. The position will explore opportunities for expanding tradewith these regions based on in-depth assessments of their domestic supply and demand, trade anddomestic policies, and food security needs. · Emerging agricultural trade issues in the context of high-income countries such as the EU, Japanand Korea. The implications of new trade agreements among these countries and regions for U.S.agriculture will be a critical focus of the position. · Development and management of food expenditures data and research. The Food ExpendituresSeries (FES) is one of ERS's premiere data products, with an expanding policy presence for foodindustry groups, academic researchers, and with close linkages to other Federal statistical agencies. Theposition involves updating and managing the FES as well as conducting research on food markets,prices, and industrial organization issues relating to food industries. The researcher will also participate ina new project to develop state-level estimates of food at home and food away from home. · Economic impacts of rural broadband investment. The researcher will develop a program ofresearch on the benefits of broadband investment in rural areas, including analysis of how broadbandaccess related to USDA programs affects economic indicators such as rural small-business startups,growth, and survival, and commercial, agricultural and residential property values. The researcher willplay a key role collaborating with extramural partners to create and exploit "Big Data" systems for thisproject. · Development and implementation of a new Survey of Irrigation Organizations being developed byERS. The survey will provide the first updated dataset of local water management entities since the 1978Census of Irrigation Organizations. The researcher would be involved in all aspects of the surveyapproach, questionnaire design, and stakeholder outreach; and in related research examining the role ofinstitutions in drought resilience and farm management decisions.
To apply, please send the following information to the address below and indicate the position(s) forwhich you are applying:
Curriculum vitae that includes education and work experience; list of publications, presentations,and honor/awards; exact date or expected date (month/year) of completion of all Ph.D. degreerequirements; and a list of three references. Graduates of foreign universities must include proofthat their Ph.D. degree is equivalent to one granted by an accredited U.S. college or university.Writing sample, preferably from your dissertation.Copy of your graduate and undergraduate transcripts. (An unofficial transcript is sufficient for theinitial application, although you are required to submit official transcripts prior to employment.)Cover letter describing your interests and reasons for applying to specific positions. The lettershould include how you meet the special requirements of the position(s), including informationconcerning pertinent courses, publications, and accomplishments.
Send all materials bye email to Cathi T. Ferguson USDA - ERS/HR.
Departmental SeminarsEnvironmental and Resource Economics
TBD Steve Polasky, Regents Professor, ApEc
Monday, September 10 12:00 p.m., 230 Ruttan
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Agricultural and Applied Economics TBD
Alessandro Bonanno, Associate Professor, Colorado State University Wednesday, September 19
1:30 p.m., 119 Ruttan
Trade and Development TBD
Anant Nyshadham, Assistant Professor, Boston College Friday, October 5
10:30 a.m., 119 Ruttan
Seminars in other departmentsFederal Bag Lunch
TBD Ivan Werning, MIT
Tuesday, September 4 Research Conference Room
"Making Big Changes: The Impact of Moves on Marriage among U.S. Army Personnel"
Abigail Wozniak, Notre Dame Friday, September 7
12:00 p.m. Research Conference Room
Finance Department Seminar
"Household Debt Revaluation and the Real Economy: Evidence from a Foreign Currency Debt Crisis" Emil Verner, MIT
Friday, September 7 10:30 a.m., CSOM 2-233
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Departmental PublicationsBellemare, Marc F., Johanna Fajardo-Gonzalez, and Seth R. Gitter. 2018. "Foods and Fads: The WelfareImpacts of Rising Quinoa Prices in Peru." World Development 112 (December): 163-79.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2018.07.012. De Pellegrin Llorente, Irene, Howard Hoganson, Marcella Windmuller-Campione, and Steve Miller. 2018."Using a Marginal Value Approach to Integrate Ecological and Economic Objectives across theMinnesota Landscape." Forests 9 (7): 434. https://doi.org/10.3390/f9070434. Lewis, David J., and Stephen Polasky. 2018. "An Auction Mechanism for the Optimal Provision ofEcosystem Services under Climate Change."http://www.science.oregonstate.edu/~lewisda/Lewis_Polasky_2018.pdf.
Luby, Ian H., Stephen Polasky, and Deborah L. Swackhamer. 2018. "U.S. Urban Water Prices: CheaperWhen Drier." Water Resources Research, August 24. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018WR023258. Smith, Pamela J., Bolormaa Jamiyansuren, Akinori Kitsuki, Jooyoung Yang, and Jaeseok Lee. 2018."Determinants of Comparative Advantage in GMO Intensive Industries." World Trade Review 17 (03):427-49. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1474745617000180.
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Marginal Memos Volume 60, Number 31; September 10, 2018
Editor: Sadie Brendalen, [email protected]
Announcements2018 Outstanding Alumni Award and Forum Draws Nearer
In just a few short weeks, the department will recognize our 2018 Outstanding Alumni Award winners. Aforum entitled, "U.S. Agriculture and the World Economy," featuring some of the award winners, faculty,as well as other leaders, will begin at 2 p.m., with the ceremony to follow. All are welcome to attend theforum, the ceremony, or both. Use this link to RSVP and contact Sadie Brendalen if you need moreinformation.
TFIC Luncheon Series
Join us on Thursday, September 13 at 11:30 a.m. for the first 2018 school year TFIC Luncheon Series.This first luncheon features Lorna Riggs and Lisa McCann, Managers of Midwest Dairy Association whowill be discussing, "Myth Busters: Get the Real Scoop on Dairy and Why it Matters." Please RSVP bySeptember 1.
Kellog Conference on Development Economics
The Kellogg Conference on Development Economics is only four weeks away. If you have not yetregistered, we still have the capacity and hope you will be able to join us. Programming for theconference is scheduled to begin at 10:00 am on Friday and conclude at 2:00 pm on Saturday. Moreconference details can be found on the website.
83rd Annual Meeting of the Midwest Economics Association
The MEA Annual Conference will be held March 15-17, 2019 at the Hyatt Regency St. Louis at the Archlocated in St. Louis, Missouri. The MEA invites papers and organized sessions in all areas of economics- theoretical, quantitative, institutional, or policy oriented - to be considered as part of the program. Thedeadline for abstract submissions is October 8, 2018. There will be two keynote lectures at the conference. Dr. Kerwin Charles (Edwin A. and Betty L. BergmanDistinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy) will give thePresidential Address, and Dr. William N. Evans (Keough-Hesburgh Professor of Economics andDepartment Chair at the University of Notre Dame) will give the C. Woody Thompson Lecture. In additionto general research sessions, we anticipate organized sessions sponsored by the Association ofEnvironmental and Resource Economists (AERE) and the Society of Labor Economists (SOLE) as wellas career development panels sponsored by the Committee on the Status of Women in the EconomicsProfession (CSWEP). More information can be found online.
JobsDirector
The Global FoodBanking Network (GFN), is seeking an Impact Assessment and Research Director tolead, conduct and report data for the Programs area of GFN. Projects include the periodic developmentand reporting of original research in the area of the food bank model of hunger relief intervention;develop a results framework that objectively measures the impact of GFN's engagement with food banks;administer the annual Global Network Activity report and other network surveys; and conduct analysis ofexternal research which impacts the work of food banks and food insecure populations. Read more onthis position and apply online.
Assistant Professor
Mississippi State University currently seeks an Assistant Professor of Agricultural Marketing, Farm
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Management, and Production Economics. You will be expected to provide aggressive leadership in thedevelopment and implementation of a nationally recognized Extension education, information andoutreach program pertaining to agricultural marketing, agribusiness management, farm management,and/or production economics. The objective is to provide producers, professional farm managers,agribusiness professionals, and policymakers with objective, research-based information on theeconomic use and impact of agricultural markets, risk management and profitability of various farmenterprises. The successful candidate will develop and assist in developing educational and appliedresearch programs related to agricultural marketing, agricultural finance, and/or production economics.Interest in major field crop commodities grown in Mississippi (e.g. soybeans, cotton, corn, wheat, etc.) isdesired. S/he will be expected to actively engage with subject matter specialists from related disciplinesto appropriately develop an effective applied research and extension program. The successful candidatewill also develop an effective classroom teaching program for a course related to agricultural marketing,agribusiness management, and/or production economics. This position includes a 12.5% teachingappointment which is consistent with teaching one course per year. Applicants should submit a letter ofinterest, a curriculum vitae, official transcripts of all college and university work,and have threeprofessional letters of reference sent to Mrs. Debra Price, Department of Agricultural Economics, Box5187, Mississippi State, MS 39762. Applicants must complete the Personal Data Information formfound online. (Search postings for PARF#497567 ).
Economist
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has a unique opportunity to serve as agency expert oneconomic issues for Oregon's fish, wildlife, and habitats. Located at headquarters in Salem, provideresearch and analysis to Oregon Fish & Wildlife Commission and department divisions on various areas,including: fiscal/economic impacts of state and department policy decision making, agency revenueprojections, social science surveys of staff and user groups, commercial fishing, participation anddemographic trends in angling, hunting, and other wildlife-related activities. Read more and apply online.
Assistant Professor
Oklahoma State University, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Economics is currentlyseeking an Assistant Professor. The successful candidate will be expected to develop a strong researchand teaching program in the area of natural resource economics, with an emphasis on issues related toOklahoma resources, develop multidisciplinary working relationships with faculty, explore opportunitiesfor external funding, teach courses, serve as an advisor, and additional duties. Read more about thisopportunity and apply online.
Departmental Seminars
Environmental and Resource Economics "Gross Ecosystem Product for Sustainable Development"
Steve Polasky, Regents Professor, ApEc Monday, September 10
12:00 p.m., 230 Ruttan
Agricultural and Applied Economics TBD
Alessandro Bonanno, Associate Professor, Colorado State University Wednesday, September 19
1:30 p.m., 119 Ruttan
Trade and Development TBD
Anant Nyshadham, Assistant Professor, Boston College Friday, October 5
10:30 a.m., 119 Ruttan
Seminars in other departmentsMicro-Macro Seminar
"New Evidence from Administrative Payroll Data" Erik Hurst, Chicago-Booth
Wednesday, September 12 12:00 p.m., CSOM 2-233
Minnesota Economics Seminar
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Costas Arkolakis, Yale Thursday, September 13
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Finance Department Seminar TBA
Sheridan Titman, UT Friday, September 14 10:30 a.m., CSOM 2-233
MPC Seminar
"What Explains Vietnam's Exceptional Performance in Education Relative to Other Countries? Analysisof the 2012 and 2015 PISA Data"
Paul Glewwe, ApEc Monday, September 17
12:!5 p.m., 50 Willey Hall
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Departmental PublicationsBellemare, Marc F., and Jeffrey R. Bloem. 2018. "Does Contract Farming Improve Welfare? A Review."World Development 112 (December): 259-71. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2018.08.018. Bellemare, Marc F, and Sunghun Lim. 2018. "In All Shapes and Colors: Varieties of Contract Farming."Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy 40 (3): 379-401. https://doi.org/10.1093/aepp/ppy019.
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Marginal Memos Volume 60, Number 32; September 18, 2018
Editor: Sadie Brendalen, [email protected]
Announcements2018 Outstanding Alumni Award and Forum
In just a few short weeks, the department will recognize our 2018 Outstanding Alumni Award winners. Aforum entitled, "U.S. Agriculture and the World Economy," featuring some of the award winners, faculty,as well as other leaders, will begin at 2 p.m., with the ceremony to follow. All are welcome to attend theforum, the ceremony, or both. Use this link to RSVP and contact Sadie Brendalen if you need moreinformation.
CFANS and CSOM Food Industry Panel
Join CFANS and CSOM as they come together to feature a panel of leaders in the food industry. CindySorenson, CEO of The Grocery Group, Ellen Siebenborn Forsyth, Vice President of US Grocery, andStacy Vossberg, Vice President of Innovation at Insignia Systems, Inc. will be presenting Wednesday,October 10 at 4:00 p.m. at the Carlson School of Management. Light refreshments will be served. PleaseRSVP by October 8.
Earth Institute Postdoctoral Research Program
The Earth Institute at Columbia University in New York, NY, seeks applications from innovative, doctoralcandidates or recent Ph.D., M.D., J.D., or Sc.D. recipients (within 5 years of degree receipt) interested ina broad range of issues in sustainable development. The Earth Institute Postdoctoral Research programprovides scholars with the opportunity to acquire and apply the cross-disciplinary expertise needed toaddress critical issues of sustainable development such as food security, energy systems, climatechange impacts, poverty reduction, disease, and environmental degradation. Candidates who havedeveloped cross-disciplinary approaches during their graduate studies will find numerous, uniqueopportunities to engage in programs at the leading edge of sustainable development research. Candidates must complete the online application and submit a proposal for research that wouldcontribute to global, sustainable development. Candidates may suggest contributing to or expanding onexisting Earth Institute programs or developing new projects that integrate the breadth of expertise of theEarth Institute. Candidates are strongly encouraged to identify and contact a mentor prior to submittingan application. Learn more about the program online.
JobsPost-doc
IFAD'sResearch and Impact Assessment Division is looking for two post-docs to start as soon aspossible. Successful candidates will be based in Rome at IFAD for a two year's appointment as UNTemporary Professional Officer and will work with RIA's Team on Impact Assessment Projects usingquasi-experimental or non-experimental approaches. The positions will focus on empirical analysis ofmicroeconomic agriculture data from developing countries-impact evaluation data and LSMS/householdlevel data. Post-docs will be involved in all the project cycle of the Impact Assessment Studies (Planning,Implementation, and Assessment). Prior field work experience is extremely desirable as is the ability towork in French, Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, Russian, Hindi, or Urdu. Interested candidates shouldapply by filling out an online form by September 23, 2018.
Post-doc
The Earth and Environmental Systems Institute (EESI) at Penn State seeks outstanding applicants fortwo postdoctoral scholar positions focusing onanalysis of strategies to manage climate risks. Successfulcandidates will join a transdisciplinary research team that analyzes two main questions: (i) How can
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paleoclimatic and instrumental records improve our mechanistic understanding of the Earth system andinform hazard assessments? (ii) How can this scientific information be used to improve the design ofclimate-risk management strategies? The ideal candidate would have a strong background in a field suchas Earth system science (e.g., atmospheric science, geosciences, oceanography), Bayesian statistics,operations research, decision analysis, or applied mathematics. The postdoctoral scholar will haveconsiderable freedom to collaboratively design the research within the scope of the broad questionsoutlined above. Possible example projects include uncertainty analysis of climate projections, decisionanalysis of climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies, and risk analysis of proposedgeoengineering strategies. Apply online.
Post-doc
The Earth and Environmental Systems Institute (EESI) at Penn State seeks outstanding applicants for apostdoctoral scholar position focusing on the development of new climate data products targeted at theanalysis of climate impacts and for use in decision support applications. The successful candidate willjoin a transdisciplinary research team working with support from multiple federal awards, broadly focusedon issues of climate risk management. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in a field suchas Earth system science (e.g., meteorology/atmospheric science, geosciences, oceanography), civil andenvironmental engineering, statistics, or applied mathematics. The postdoctoral scholar will haveconsiderable freedom to collaboratively design the research within the scope of projects relevant to theteam's current efforts. Possible example projects include empirical/statistical downscaling of globalclimate model output, development of high resolution gridded observational data products, developmentof metrics and tools for application-relevant characterization of climate data products, and uncertaintyquantification in regional climate change projections. Apply online.
Assistant Professor
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, School of Freshwater Sciences is seeking a 9-month tenure-track Assistant Professor in Environmental and Resource Economics. The School of FreshwaterSciences (SFS) at UWM is the only graduate school in the nation dedicated solely to the study offreshwater issues. Its interdisciplinary research and education programs link science with action, and areintegrated across four major areas: freshwater system dynamics; human and ecosystem health;freshwater technology; and freshwater economics, policy, and management. It is the school's goal to berecognized world-wide as the source of expert knowledge on water issues and a catalyst for great ideasthat change how people think about and manage water resources. The Assistant Professor ofEnvironmental and Natural Resource Economics will help create an environmental and natural resourceeconomics program that is nationally recognized for excellence in research and teaching, with a focus onwater policy. He or she is expected to closely collaborate with Center for Water Policy personnel andcultivate support from government and private sources. Read more and apply for this position online.
Departmental SeminarsEnvironmental and Resource Economics
"India Has Profitable Alternatives to Crop Burning That Can Help Farmers and Reduce Air Pollution" Nat Springer, Economist, Institute on the Environment
Monday, September 24 12:00 p.m., 230 Ruttan
Agricultural and Applied Economics "Simulating the Effect of the Nutrition Fact Label Revision: Added Sugar and the Demand for Ready-to-
Eat Breakfast Cereals" Alessandro Bonanno, Associate Professor, Colorado State University
Wednesday, September 19 1:30 p.m., 119 Ruttan
Trade and Development
TBD Anant Nyshadham, Assistant Professor, Boston College
Friday, October 5 10:30 a.m., 119 Ruttan
Seminars in other departmentsFederal Bag Lunch
"A Global View of Creative Destruction" Pete Klenow, Stanford
Wednesday, September 19
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Heller Hurwicz Prescott Conference TBA
Friday, September 21 HMH 1-104
Finance Department Seminar
TBA Andrea Eisfeldt, UCLA
Friday, September 21 10:30 a.m., CSOM 2-233
MPC Workshop
"The Effects of Immigration Restriction Laws on Immigrant Segregation in the Early Twentieth CenturyU.S."
Dafeng Xu Friday, September 21
12:15 p.m., 50 Willey Hall
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Marginal Memos Volume 60, Number 33; September 24, 2018
Editor: Sadie Brendalen, [email protected]
AnnouncementsOne week left until the 2018 Outstanding Alumni Award and Forum
Next Friday, October 5th, the department will recognize our 2018 Outstanding Alumni Award winners. Aforum entitled, "U.S. Agriculture and the World Economy," featuring some of the award winners, faculty,as well as other leaders, will begin at 2 p.m., with the ceremony to follow. All are welcome to attend theforum, the ceremony, or both. Use this link to RSVP and contact Sadie Brendalen if you need moreinformation.
Jobs
Research Associate Search Institute is seeking applicants for a position on our highly collaborative Research and
Development team with a shared organizational research and development agenda. Applicants shouldhave a strong background in one or more of our organization's areas of applied research: humandevelopment, education, youth studies, social work, or evaluation. The successful candidate will conductapplied mixed methods research that bridges research and practice, submit funding proposals, andcommunicate research findings for researchers, practitioners, and the public. Read full description andapply online.
Extension Specialist
The Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at UC-Davis, internationally recognized as apremier center of excellence in research, teaching, and extension, is seeking applications for a Specialistin Cooperative Extension (CE) to join the faculty at the Assistant rank in the field of agriculturaleconomics with a specialization in the economics of sustainable agricultural management. This is a fulltime, career-track position. The successful candidate will be expected to conduct original appliedresearch resulting in information that can be applied toward the economics of agricultural productionsystems, including shifts to new technologies and crops, which enhance sustainability and profitability,and to develop an extension education and outreach program that extends information to variousclientele (e.g., farmers, grower/shippers, regulatory organizations, and policymakers) including under-represented groups. Advising and mentoring of graduate students is expected. Apply online.
Economist
CSIRO is actively seeking an economist with a demonstrated record of applied environmental and /orresources economics. The successful applicant will work in a team conducting research into coastal,marine resource and biodiversity management in Australia and internationally. You will be involved inpotentially a wide range of projects. Examples of current work undertaken in the team includebioeconomic modelling, non-market valuation studies, demand and productivity analyses, recreationalfishing, application of incentive-based approaches to coastal and marine management and input intofisheries policy. Read more and apply online.
Multiple positions with WIFIA
WIFIA currently has several job openings for the following positions: Financial analysts, environmentalengineers, interdisciplinary environmental engineers/physical scientists, and attorney advisors. Allpositions are located in the Office of Water, Office of Wastewater Management, Water InfrastructureDivision, in Washington D.C. Click this link to access the WIFIA program and read more about thesepositions.
ARER Editor
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NAREA is currently seeking applications for the next editor (of their 3-editor team) for Agricultural andResource Economics Review (ARER) to begin July 1, 2019. They are seeking well-organized applicantswith an established research record and concern for the success of the journal. Interested applicantsshould send a letter of interest, supporting letter from a department chair (or similar) and current CV toJill Caviglia-Harris by October 1.
Healthcare Analyst
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota is hiring a Healthcare Analyst Senior - Evaluation to support itsMedicare Stars and Enterprise Risk Adjustment Center of Excellence. The position will focus on projectevaluation and exploratory analytics to improve measures of health care quality and health status forBlue Cross' Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, and MNSure (health care exchange) member populations.This position is responsible for contributing to and supporting the strategic needs of the company throughthe application of analytics to diverse business questions and initiatives. The position will work closelywith coworkers and internal business partners to clarify requirements, analyze complex data, andproduce and present meaningful and defensible results, including the identification of success factorsand barriers, improvement opportunities, proposing solutions, and informing strategic decisions. Areas offocus in the department include but are not limited to provider, health management, quality, productdevelopment and client/member analytics. Apply online.
Departmental SeminarsEnvironmental and Resource Economics
TBD Steve Miller, Assistant Professor, ApEc
Monday, October 15 12:00 p.m., 230 Ruttan
Agricultural and Applied Economics
TBD David Pannell, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, School of Agriculture and
Environment, Director, Centre for Environmental Economics & Policy, The University of Western Australia Wednesday, October 3
12:00 p.m., 119 Ruttan
Trade and Development TBD
Anant Nyshadham, Assistant Professor, Boston College Friday, October 5
10:30 a.m., 119 Ruttan
Seminars in other departmentsFederal Bag Lunch
TBA Francois Gourio, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Tuesday, September 25 12:00 p.m., Research Conference Room
Micro-Macro Seminar
"The Emergence of Market Structure" Robert Shimer (Chicago) with Maryam Farboodi and Grego Jarosch
Wednesday, September 26 12:00 p.m., CSOM 2-233
Minnesota Economics Seminar
"Women, Wealth Effects, and Slow Recoveries" Jon Steinsson (UC-Berkeley) with Masao Fukui and Emi Nakamura
Thursday, September 27 12:00 p.m., CSOM 1-123
Institute for Advanced Studies "Making Nature Count: Rewriting Economic and Political Rules so Nature Matters"
Stephen Polasky, ApEc, UMN Thursday, September 27
3:30 p.m., 240 Northrop
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Finance Department Seminar
TBA Leonid Kogan, MIT
Friday, September 28 10:30 a.m., CSOM 2-233
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Departmental PublicationsDavis, Elizabeth E., Won F. Lee, and Aaron Sojourner. 2018. "Family-Centered Measures of Access toEarly Care and Education." Early Childhood Research Quarterly, September.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecresq.2018.08.001.
Levins, Richard. 2018. "Give Farmers a Fighting Chance." Hoard's Dairyman, October 10, 2018.
Lewis, David J., and Stephen Polasky. 2018. "An Auction Mechanism for the Optimal Provision ofEcosystem Services under Climate Change." Journal of Environmental Economics and Management 92(November): 20-34. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeem.2018.08.014.
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Marginal Memos Volume 60, Number 34; October 1, 2018
Editor: Sadie Brendalen, [email protected]
AnnouncementsOutstanding Alumni Award and Forum this Friday
Join us on Friday as the department recognizes our 2018 Outstanding Alumni Award winners. A forumentitled, "U.S. Agriculture and the World Economy," featuring some of the award winners, faculty, as wellas other leaders, begins at 2 p.m., with the ceremony to follow. There is still time to RSVP online . Hopeto see you there!
A 'Thank you' from Sue!
"Thank you so much for the retirement card and generous gift of money, plus the wonderful retirementparty and all the heart-warming comments people shared. I have enjoyed working with all of the talentedand dedicated faculty, staff and graduate students in the department. I will miss everyone, but I'm lookingforward to a long and happy retirement. I plan to keep myself busy with some home improvement andlandscaping projects, plus traveling to visit family and friends, but mostly relaxing. All the best, Sue Pohlod"
JobsAssistant Professor
The University of Delaware is seeking a full-time, tenure-track faculty in resource and environmentaleconomics beginning in fall 2019. The faculty member would be encouraged to collaborate with a varietyof local stakeholders, such as the Biden Institute, the Delaware Environmental Insititute, the State ofDelaware's Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, and the National Center forBehavioral and Experimental Agri-Environmental Research. The candidate is expected to establish andmaintain an active, externally-funded, internationally-recognized research program. Yearly workloadconsists of two undergraduate courses and one other undergraduate or graduate course. To apply,submit a letter of application, CV, a short statement of research and teaching interests job market paper,and arrange for three letters of reference via Interfolio.
Policy Associate
J-PAL is recruiting a Policy Associate with a focus on Education to contribute to its mission of promotingevidence-informed policy. This position is based at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology inCambridge, MA. The Policy & Communications Group plays a key role in translating research by J-PALaffiliates into actionable poverty alleviation policies around the world. Staff connect the dots betweeneconomics and policy and are passionate about working with governments and organizations to informdevelopment policy. The work provides the foundation and direction for J-PAL's growing policy efforts. Asa Policy Associate, primary tasks will involve communication, analysis, and specialization. Read fulldescription and apply online.
Senior Policy Associate
J-PAL is recruiting a Senior Policy Associate with a focus on Education to contribute to its mission ofpromoting evidence-informed policy. This position is based at the Massachusetts Institute of Technologyin Cambridge, MA. The Policy & Communications Group plays a key role in translating research by J-PALaffiliates into actionable poverty alleviation policies around the world. Staff connect the dots betweeneconomics and policy and are passionate about working with governments and organizations to informdevelopment policy. Senior Policy Associate's primary tasks will involve policy analysis andcommunication, with an emphasis on Education literature. Read more and apply online .
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Clearing Corporation Chair in Food and Agricultural Marketing
The Department of Agricultural Economics seeks a candidate to become the first Clearing CorporationChair in Food and Agricultural Marketing. The successful candidate will bring an outstanding record ofresearch and teaching to Purdue, where he or she will have an opportunity to enhance his or herprogram through collaboration with Purdue faculty and students, and access to funds from theendowment. The candidate's research program will focus on food and agricultural marketing, broadlydefined. Relevant topics of investigation include, but are not limited to the following: agriculturalcommodity markets, risk management, consumer demand, food and agricultural systems, industrialorganization, and price analysis. The successful candidate will pursue rigorous, cutting-edge researchand publish in high-quality disciplinary journals, mentor junior faculty and graduate students, andeffectively communicate the implications of his or her research to public and private stakeholders. Thecandidate is expected to obtain external funding support for his or her research program. The candidatewill also contribute to teaching at the graduate and undergraduate level. Apply online.
Associate/Full Professor and Schrader Chair in Farmland Economics
Purdue University's Department of Agricultural Economics is seeking an applied economist for anacademic year appointment at the associate/full professor level. This individual will also assume thenewly established Schrader Chair in Farmland Economics. The successful candidate will develop and/orlead a nationally recognized research, Extension and teaching program in the area of farmlandeconomics. Specific areas of interest include farmland markets, values, returns, appraisals and land use.Furthermore, the person holding this chair will create and disseminate relevant knowledge throughstudent instruction, Extension programming, and applied research. We are particularly interested incandidates with records of accomplishment and prominence in land and agricultural economics,demonstrated ability to communicate to diverse student and stakeholder audiences, a vision for nationaland international prominence in the farmland economics area. The candidate may teach undergraduateand/or graduate level courses and is expected to contribute to graduate student mentorship. Applyonline.
Departmental SeminarsEnvironmental and Resource Economics
TBD Steve Miller, Assistant Professor, ApEc
Monday, October 15 12:00 p.m., 230 Ruttan
Agricultural and Applied Economics
"The Design of Effective Agri-Environment Schemes" David Pannell, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, School of Agriculture and
Environment, Director, Centre for Environmental Economics & Policy, The University of Western Australia Wednesday, October 3
12:00 p.m., 119 Ruttan
Trade and Development TBD
Anant Nyshadham, Assistant Professor, Boston College Friday, October 5
10:30 a.m., 119 Ruttan
Seminars in other departmentsMPC
"The Long Run Effects of Tying Cash Transfers to Marital Status on Family Well-Being" Adriana Llera-Muney, UCLA
Monday, October 1 12:15 p.m., 50 Willey Hall
Federal Bag Lunch
"Strategic Complexity" Victoria Vanasco, Stanford GSB
Tuesday, October 2 12:00 p.m., Research Conference Room
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"Collateral Booms and Information Depletion" Vladimir Asriyan, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Wednesday, October 3 12:00 p.m., Research Conference Room
Minnesota Economics Seminar
"Geographic Expansion Mergers and FCC Spectrum Policy: Estimating a Matching Game withExernalities"
Jeremy Fox, Rice Thursday, October 4
12:00 p.m., CSOM 1-123
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Departmental PublicationsSaracoğlu, Dürdane Şirin, and Terry L. Roe. 2018. "Regional Cost-of-Living Differentials, Rural-UrbanMigration, and the Contribution to Economic Growth." Papers in Regional Science, September.https://doi.org/10.1111/pirs.12404.
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AnnouncementsPlease join the Minnesota Council on Economic Education at the Bell Museum Oct 25th forEconFest 2018 Join the Minnesota Council on Economic Education as we celebrate the year in economic and personalfinance education and showcase MCEE's programming, including teachers, students, and communitypartners! The evening will begin with a reception showcase, with beverages and heavy hors-d'oeuvres, featuringour 2018 3M & Thrivent award-winning teachers, our 2018 student competition participants and coaches,and our MCEE Master teachers and community partners, allowing guests to hear directly from teachersand students about the importance of economic and personal finance education. After the showcase, join us as for a program honoring teacher excellence and innovation and featuringremarks from new MCEE Executive Director, Dr. Julie Bunn, and keynote speaker Dr. Kate Brauman ofthe Institute on the Environment. Dr. Brauman will speak on "Ecosystem Services: Nature's Contributionsto People." The reception showcase begins at 6 PM and the awards program at 7 PM. Attendance is free but we ask you to click here to register. Please contact us if you have any questions: [email protected] or 612-625-3727.
Babies, babies, babies!
Our former graduate student, Ana Cuesta, welcomed a baby girl, Elena Jo, on September 18. Elena andmom are both doing well. Congratulations to Ana, Elena and family!
Brittni Lamoreux in the Center for Farm Financial Management and her husband also welcomed a babygirl, Hadley, to their family on September 21st! Brittni and Hadley are healthy and doing well.Congratulations to Brittni and family!
Pronouns and Gender Identity
Students and employees on all campuses are now able to share personal pronouns and/or a genderidentity through the "My Info" tab of MyU. Sharing personal pronouns and/or a gender identity is optional.Students' pronouns will be available in several places where student data is made available to Universityinstructors, advisers, and other employees. Gender identity is not shared with class instructors or othercampus partners, including health services.
Congratulations, Mike Boland!
Congratulations to Mike, for his invited article in the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City EconomicReview. You can see the article online here.
JobsResearch Associate
The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) and partner organizations seek qualified applicantsfor positions as Data Research Associates for projects throughout the JPAL network. These include, but
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are not limited to: agriculture, crime and violence, education, the environment, finance, firms, gender,health, labor, and political economy and governance. These positions offer an opportunity to gain first-hand analysis experience in an organization undertakingcutting-edge development research. These positions are located globally at the offices of our J-PALaffiliated professors. Data Research Associates work hand-in-hand with faculty members clean and analyze data collectedfrom the field. They may also help write project reports, assist in the development of data collectionprotocols, prepare requests for approval to relevant internal review boards (IRB), and help other researchassistant tasks as needed. Read full descriptions and apply online.
Departmental SeminarsEnvironmental and Resource Economics
"Effects of Heat Waves on Economic Growth" Steve Miller, Assistant Professor, ApEc
Monday, October 15 12:00 p.m., 230 Ruttan
Agricultural and Applied Economics
"Chickens, Household Welfare, and Child Health: Evidence from a Randomized Trial in Guatemala" Conner Mullally, Assistant Professor, University of Florida
Wednesday, October 10 12:00 p.m., 119 Ruttan
Trade and Development
"Barriers to Entry and Regional Economic Growth in China" Loren Brandt, Professor, University of Toronto
Friday, October 12 10:30 a.m., 119 Ruttan
Seminars in other departmentsMPC
"The Effects of Changes in Mandatory Retirement Laws on Firm-Provided Incentives" Colleen Manchester, UMN
Monday, October 8 12:15 p.m., 50 Willey Hall
Federal Bag Lunch
TBA Sebastian Heise, New York, Fed
Tuesday, October 9 12:00 p.m., Research Conference Room
TBA
George-Marios Angeletos, MIT Thursday, October 11
12:00 p.m., Research Conference Room
Mincro-Macro Seminar "Scarred Consumption"
Ulrike Malmendier, UC-Berkeley Wednesday, October 10
12:00 p.m., CSOM 2-233
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Departmental PublicationsBoland, Michael A. 2018. "The Business Merits of Agricultural Trade." Economic Review 2018 (SpecialIssue): 27-53. Available online.
Runge, Claire A., Andrew J. Plantinga, Ashley E. Larsen, David E. Naugle, Kate J. Helmstedt, StephenPolasky, J. Patrick Donnelly, et al. 2018. "Unintended Habitat Loss on Private Land from GrazingRestrictions on Public Rangelands." Journal of Applied Ecology, September. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13271.
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AnnouncementsAfrican Studies Initiative Lecture Series
On Wednesday, October 17th, Professor Jason Kerwin will present a talk on his research team'scollaboration with an agricultural employer in Malawi to test alternatives to banking that help localfarmworkers save money and build long-term economic self-sufficiency. This lecture will take place from3:#0-5:00 p.m. in 710 Social Sciences Building.
Call for Papers
The Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will hostthe 16th annual Midwest International Economic Development Conference (MWIEDC) on April 26-27,2019. The conference invites papers and organized sessions on all topics in economic development. Presentations at the conference must be accompanied by completed papers. Each presenter will have a30 minute presentation slot, including a 5 minute commentary by an assigned discussant. Sessions willbegin at 8 am on April 26 and end at lunch on April 27. No more than three sessions will be held at thesame time. The keynote speaker will be Oriana Bandiera, the Sir Anthony Atkinson Chair in Economics in theDepartment of Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science. We invite you to submit a paper or propose a session to present at the conference. The deadline forsubmissions is January 11, 2019. Submissions will be evaluated by a scientific committee andacceptances will be notified by the end of January. More information is available online.
Domestic Violence Awareness Workshop
The Aurora Center is hosting a workshop to assist in learning how to identify red flags in relationships,many of which are overlooked and ignored until it becomes a more serious domestic violence issue. Theworkshop will be held from 10-11 a.m. on Friday, October 19 in the St. Paul Student Theater. ContactConnie Hempstead or the Aurora Center with any questions.
JobsAssistant Professor
Colorado State University's Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics is hiring an AssistantProfessor of Agricultural and Resource Economics with a specialization in Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Management. This position will provide expertise and leadership in research and teachingfocused on agribusiness and/or food industry management. The successful candidate will develop anationally recognized research program with an emphasis on agricultural business including but notlimited to market analysis (e.g., price behavior, industrial organization, quantitative marketing) and/ormanagerial economics (e.g., optimizing a production portfolio, capital and/or labor structure, riskmanagement). Scholarship and publication in peer-reviewed journals appropriate to the individual'sresearch focus is required. Teaching responsibilities will include undergraduate and/or graduate coursesin areas such as agribusiness management, agricultural marketing, and/or agricultural finance. Theposition targets efforts in teaching and research activities though proportions may be negotiable ifdesired and appropriate. Apply online.
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A two-year post-doctoral research associate position is available in the Dept. of Agricultural andConsumer Economics (ACE) at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) to usegeocomputation and econometrics to measure the on-farm benefits and costs of conservation practiceadoption using methods for causal inference and program evaluation. This will entail close collaborationwith the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), and will be conducted in partnershipwith the USDA Economic Research Service (ERS). It is expected that the postdoc will work inWashington, DC with one or both of these agencies for several cumulative weeks over the course of theproject. The postdoc will be under the direct supervision of Professor Ben Gramig at UIUC, and will workwith professors Gary Schnitkey (UIUC) and Seong Yun (Mississippi State University), as well as Dr.Laura Gentry (adjunct faculty UIUC; director of water quality research, Illinois Corn Growers Association). To apply, email the following items to [email protected] with the subject POSTDOC:(i) a cover letter explaining how your experience qualifies you and why you are interested in the position;(ii) your CV including PhD degree date;(iii) names and contact information for three (3) professional references; and (iv) a professional writing sample that illustrates the required/desired qualifications for the position.If you have experience developing and contributing programming codes and/or other related resources toCRAN, GitHub or another online data or software repository, please include this information in your CV orother application materials.
Postdoc
The Institute for Policy Integrity at New York University School of Law (policyintegrity.org) is seeking 1-2postdoctoral research fellows in economics. Policy Integrity is a non-partisan think tank dedicated toimproving the quality of government decisionmaking through advocacy and scholarship in the fields ofadministrative law, economics, and public policy. We work to identify and support economically soundpolicies related to energy, the environment, public health, and safety. Fellows will collaborate with legal and economic researchers to prepare policy reports, briefs, and journalarticles on a variety of issues including energy and climate policy, natural resources management,electricity market design, and benefit-cost analysis. The ideal candidate should have a focus on policy-oriented research in one of the following areas: (1) environmental or resource economics; or (2) utilityregulation, energy economics/policy, and electricity market design/pricing. Programming, big-dataanalytics, and numerical optimization skills are a plus. Apply online.
Associate Lecturer
The School of Geography & Sustainable Development at the University of St. Andrews is seeking a full-time, fixed tern Associate Lecturer with expertise in Environmental/Ecological Economics within theSchool of Geography & Sustainable Development. The post is fixed term for 6 months to start 14 January2019 or as soon as possible thereafter.The role will focus on teaching at the MSc level and involveengaging the interest and motivation of students, and inspiring them to learn by fostering debate anddeveloping their ability to engage in critical discourse and rational thinking. You will work as a member ofthe Sustainable Development team under the overall direction of the School's Director of Teaching,reporting to the Head of School. Apply online.
Departmental SeminarsEnvironmental and Resource Economics
"Effects of Heat Waves on Economic Growth" Steve Miller, Assistant Professor, ApEc
Monday, October 15 12:00 p.m., 230 Ruttan
Agricultural and Applied Economics
"Creating Data Sets for use on Agribusiness Economics Problems Using Public-Private Partnerships" Michael Boland, Professor, ApEc
Wednesday, October 17 12:00 p.m., 230 Ruttan *Note room change
Trade and Development
"Making Entrepreneurs: The Returns to Training Youth in Hard Versus Soft Business Skills" Paul Gertler, Li Ka Shing Professor, Haas School of Business, UC-Berkeley
Friday, October 19 10:30 a.m., 119 Ruttan
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Seminars in other departmentsMPC
"Educational Outcomes of Children of Divorce and in Step-Families: Scandinavia, 1985-2015" Jonas Helgertz, Minnesota
Monday, October 15 12:15 p.m., 50 Willey Hall
Math Economics Seminar
"Better Monitoring...Worse Productivity?" John Yiran Zhu, Wharton
Monday, October 15 3:30 p.m., CSOM L126
Federal Bag Lunch
"Political Distortions and Infrastructure Networks in China: A Quantitative Spatial Equilibrium Analysis" Illenin Kondo, Federal Reserve Board
Tuesday, October 16 12:00 p.m., Research Conference Room
TBA
Eric French, UCL Wednesday, October 17
12:00 p.m., Research Conference Room
Applied Micro Seminar "The Tragedy of the Last Mile: Economic Solutions to Congestion in Broadband Networks"
Aviv Nevo, Northwestern Wednesday, October 17
3:30 p.m., CSOM 1136
Finance Department Seminar TBA
Gilles Chemla, Imperial College Friday, October 19
10:30 a.m., CSOM 2-233
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Departmental PublicationsLybbert, Travis J, Timothy K M Beatty, Terrance M Hurley, and Timothy J Richards. 2018. "AmericanJournal of Agricultural Economics Volume 100: A Century of Publishing the Frontiers of the Profession."American Journal of Agricultural Economics 100 (5): 1253-74. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajae/aay081.
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Marginal Memos Volume 60, Number 37; October 22, 2018
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AnnouncementsASI Faculty Lecture Series
The African Studies Initiative is hosting another seminar this week on Friday, October 26. This lecture willbe led by Dr. Jarad Zimbler of the University of Birmingham and the University of Illinois at Chicago, whohas published extensively on South African novelist J.M. Coetzee on the German writer Stefan Heym;Zimbler will draw brief comparisons between Heym's entry into the U.S. literary field and the similarefforts of African-American writer Richard Wright and the South African writer Peter Abrahams to breakinto new literary environments. This lecture will take place on Friday, October 26 from 4:00-5:30 p.m. in135 Nicholson Hall.
Thank You
The department received a wonderful thank you note from Elaine Reber which reads, "Dept. of AppliedEconomics, I received notification that the department has made a donation to the Alzheimer'sAssociation in memory of my dad. Thank you very much for your contribution! I appreciate everyone'scaring thoughts and sympathies. Thank you again- we are grateful for your donation."
Baby News!
Congratulations to Applied Economics grad student Yu Wang on the birth of his second child, Vincent, onOctober 17.
JobsAssistant Professor
The University of Delaware plans to hire a full-time, tenure-track faculty in resource and environmentaleconomics beginning in fall 2019. The position will be a 9-month, academic-year appointment at the rankof Assistant Professor with approximately 60% of time devoted to research and 40% of time devoted toteaching. The faculty member would also be encouraged to collaborate with a variety of localstakeholders, such as the Biden Institute, the Delaware Environmental Institute, the State of Delaware'sDepartment of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, and the National Center for Behavioral andExperimental Agri-Environmental Research (CBEAR) that is co-headquartered at the University ofDelaware. The successful candidate is expected to establish and maintain an active, externally-funded,internationally-recognized research program in resource and environmental economics. Especiallydesired are applicants that can contribute to the scholarship related to land use, water economics,environmental law, energy economics, conservation, or related areas. To apply, submit a letter ofapplication, vitae, a short statement of research and teaching interests, job market paper or anothersample of research, and arrange for three letters of reference via the Interfolio website.
Postdoc
The Institute of Economics (FGN-HSG) at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, invites applicationsfor a postdoctoral research in development/experimental economics. The successful applicant will be akey member of a research team situated at the University of St. Gallen (Prof. Thomas Epper), GhentUniversity (Prof. Ferdinand Vieider) and HEC Paris (Prof. Mohammed Abdellaoui). The primary place ofwork will be St. Gallen. The larger-scale research project (funded for 3.5 years) studies risk, timepreferences and insurance decisions in a development context. It involves a series of laboratory and fieldexperiments in Switzerland and Uganda. We are collaborating with local laboratories. Regular visits toUganda during the study implementation phase are a requirement. Read more and apply online.
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The University of Maryland's Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics seeks a highlymotivated individual to provide legal and environmental analysis and develop extension programs forfarmers, lawyers, and other agriculture professionals, on issues of importance to agriculture and naturalresources in Maryland and the Mid-Atlantic region. This position would work with both the AgricultureLaw Education Initiative (ALEI) and the CONSERVE programs. Read full description and apply online.
Two Assistant Professor Positions
The University of Georgia is searching for two positions, open to candidates with focus in any field ofeconomics with an interest in research, teaching, and outreach that analyzes, helps understand, andgenerates economic knowledge and information about critical issues concerning the interface between(a) agricultural/agribusiness industries and activities and (b) natural resources management andenvironmental conservation, with a preference for one of the positions to focus on water resourceeconomics and management. Both positions will be 9-month, 30% teaching, 70% researchappointments. Each faculty member will be expected to teach 2.5 classes per academic year along withadvising graduate and undergraduate students. Successful candidates will also be expected to develop anationally renowned scholarly program in agricultural and applied economics. Major responsibilities willinclude: (1) developing a nationally recognized, industry-relevant research program partnering withextension to support an effective outreach component, (2) publishing research in major economics,agricultural economics, resource and environmental economics, and/or agribusiness/business journals,(3) teaching undergraduate and graduate courses, (4) advising undergraduate and graduate students,and (5) eventually secure sufficient external funding to support 2-3 graduate students on a consistentbasis as well as to fund any other operational expenses of the research program. Apply online using jobnumber 33858.
Adjunct Professor
The Economics Department at St. Catherine University is looking for adjunct professors to teach in 2017-18. Adjuncts will teach either Principles of Microeconomics or Principles of Macroeconomics. If you areinterested, please contact Department Chair Deep Shikha.
Departmental SeminarsEnvironmental and Resource Economics
"Do Two Electricity Pricing Wrongs Make a Right? Cost Recovery, Externalities, and Efficiency" Severin Borenstein, UC-Berkeley
Tuesday, October 30** 12:00 p.m., 230 Ruttan
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Agricultural and Applied Economics "Bidding & Performance in a Conservation Auction with Joint Bidding: A Laboratory Experiment"
Simanti Banerjee Wednesday, October 24
12:00 p.m., 119 Ruttan
Trade and Development TBD
Jose Casco Guerra, ApEc grad program Friday, October 26
10:30 a.m., 119 Ruttan
Seminars in other departments
Dept. of African American & African Studies "From Pews to Politics: A book talk with Rachel Beatty Riedl"
Rachel Beatty Riedl, UMN Thursday, October 25
11:15 a.m., 609 Social Sciences
MPC "Is the Best Interest of the Child Best for Children? Educational Attainment and Child Custody
Assignment" Trevon Logan, Economics, The Ohio State University
Monday, October 22 12:15 p.m., 50 Willey Hall
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Monday, October 22 3:30 p.m., CSOM L126
Federal Bag Lunch
"The Neo-Fisher Effect: Econometric Evidence from SVAR and NK Models" Martin Uribe, Columbia
Monday, October 22 12:00 p.m., Research Conference Room
Micro- Macro Seminar
"Capitalists in the Twenty-First Century" Owen Zidar, Princeton
Wednesday, October 24 12:00p.m., CSOM 1-123
Minnesota Economics Seminar "Mechanism Design with Limited Commitment: A Revelation Principle"
Vasiliki Skreta, UCL Thursday, October 25
12:00 p.m., CSOM L126
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Departmental PublicationsHanmer, Lucia, Diana J. Arango, Eliana Rubiano, Julieth Santamaria, and Mariana Viollaz. October 18."How Does Poverty Differ Among Refugees? Taking a Gender Lens to the Data on Syrian Refugees inJordan." 8616. Policy Research Working Paper. Washington, D.C.: World Bank Group.http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/374541539781178899/pdf/WPS8616.pdf.
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AnnouncementsImmigration Conference
The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis is hosting a free conference on the topic of immigration onTuesday, November 13, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The conference will feature a breakfast keynote address from United States Senator Ron Johnson ofWisconsin. The keynote session will be followed by presentations on population and labor force trends,and immigration's role in both, from economists in Ninth District states. The event will conclude with apanel discussion of community experts who will offer ground-level perspectives regarding theopportunities and challenges related to immigration in local communities. To register for this free event, go to the conference website.
Save the Date!
The annual Applied Economics and Agricultural Education and Communication luncheon will take placeon Wednesday, December 5 from 11:30a.m.-1:00 p.m. in the Northstar Ballroom. More information isforthcoming.
JobsAssistant/Associate/Full Professor
The Department of Economics at Iowa State University seeks to fill an open rank (tenure-track ortenured) position in agricultural economics and/or environmental and resource economics. Thesuccessful applicant's innovative research program will address key issues in agricultural economicsand/or environmental and resource economics, with emphasis on problems important to Iowa State'smission as a land-grant university. Possible areas of interest in agricultural economics include, but arenot limited to: commodity markets, risk management, food supply chains, contracting, vertical integration,and impacts of new technologies. Possible areas of interest in environmental and resource economicsinclude, but are not limited to: environmental aspects of agricultural production, intertemporal models anddynamic resource management, global climate change, and sustainability. The successful candidate willbe expected to publish regularly in top scholarly outlets, provide high-quality teaching at theundergraduate and graduate levels, supervise graduate student research, and seek external grant andcontract funding. Read more and apply online.
Assistant/Associate/Full Professor
The Department of Economics at Iowa State University seeks to fill an open rank (tenure-track ortenured) position in food economics and policy. The successful applicant's innovative research programwill address key issues in food economics, with emphasis on problems important to Iowa State's missionas a land-grant university. Possible areas of interest include, but are not limited to: drivers of fooddemand and consumer behavior , new food products, labeling and information provision, obesity, povertyand nutrition, food safety, and the analysis of policies related to food and nutrition assistance programs.The successful candidate will be expected to publish regularly in top scholarly outlets, provide high-quality teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels, supervise graduate student research, andseek external grant and contract funding. Read more and apply online.
Assistant Professor
The University of Tennessee, Institute of Agriculture is seeking candidates to fill the position of AssistantProfessor of Agricultural & Resource Economics.The successful candidate will be expected to: 1)
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develop a nationally-recognized research program focusing on food and health economics includingtopics such as food safety, nutrition, and links between human health and labor market outcomes and/orcommunity and economic development; 2) teach undergraduate and graduate courses; 3) publish in highquality disciplinary and multidisciplinary journals; 4) acquire extramural funding; 5) mentor andsupervise undergraduate and graduate students; and 6) participate in service activities of theDepartment, Institute, University, and profession. To apply, please mail or email your current curriculumvita, letter describing your interest in, and qualifications for, the position, and official transcripts, andarrange for three letters of reference to be mailed or e-mailed directly, to:Dr. T. Edward YuDepartment of Agricultural & Resource Economics317 Morgan Hall, 2621 Morgan CircleThe University of TennesseeKnoxville Tennessee 37996-4518Phone: 865-974-7411; Fax: 865-974-9492 Assistant Professor
Wageningen University is a top class university, ranking among the world's leading institutions in thefood, agri and environmental domains. We are currently looking for an enthusiastic and ambitiousmarketing researcher who would like to join our Marketing and Consumer Behaviour group as anassistant professor in a tenure track position. We invite candidates to apply who have the ambition tomake scientific and societal impactful contributions to the field of marketing. Your specialization will bethe organization of marketing to and by agricultural producers. Read more about this position and applyonline.
Economist
An agricultural economist is sought for an exciting and demanding position in USDA's EconomicResearch Service in the Resource and Rural Economics Divisions. A Master's or Ph.D. degree orequivalent experience is required to provide technical and analytic expertise and help to carry out aprogram of work that regularly reports on issues related to the financial well-being of the farm sector,farm businesses, and farm households, as well as land ownership & land tenure in agriculture. FEB'sresearch informs public program and policy decisions on well-being & land issues in agriculture throughreports, data products, and other publications. Individuals will serve as part of a team in developing andimplementing advanced quantitative and analytic methods, acquiring and testing data sources, andformulating objective and authoritative data and findings for presentation and publication to a wideaudience including public and private stakeholders inside and outside the U.S. Department of Agriculture.Apply online. Multiple positions at University of Florida
The Food and Resource Economics Department at the University of Florida has 3 Assistant Professor, 1Associate/Full Professor, and 1 Lecturer positions open:3 Assistant Professor positions, 60%Teaching/40% Research in the following areas (click position title for information and to apply): Economics and Policy
Search Committee Chair: Dr. Xiang Bi ([email protected]) Agribusiness
Search Committee Chair: Dr. Derek Farnsworth ([email protected]) Development EconomicsSearch Committee Chair: Dr. Travis McArthur ([email protected]) Lecturer in Agricultural Economics or AgribusinessSearch Committee Chair: Dr. Mike Olexa ([email protected]) Associate/Full Professor Agricultural and Resource Economics, 70% Extension/30% Research,
Search Committee Chair: Dr. Sanjay Shukla ([email protected])
Departmental SeminarsEnvironmental and Resource Economics"Do Two Electricity Pricing Wrongs Make a Right? Cost Recovery, Externalities, and Efficiency"Severin Borenstein, UC-BerkeleyTuesday, October 30**12:00 p.m., 230 Ruttan**NOTE DATE CHANGE
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"Good Intentions Gone Bad? The Dodd-Frank Act and Conflict in Africa's Great Lakes Region"Jeffrey Bloem, PhD candidateMonday, November 512:00 p.m., 230 Ruttan Hall Agricultural and Applied Economics"Benefitting the Poor but not the Poorest of the Poor"Eva-Marie Meemken, Visiting Research, Applied Economics, UMNWednesday, October 3112:00 p.m., 119 Ruttan Trade and Development"Heterogeneous Farmers' Technology Adoption Decisions: Good on Average is not Good Enough"Jessica Zhu, PhD candidateFriday, November 210:30 a.m., 119 Ruttan
Seminars in other departments
MPC "Race and Life Course Exposure to Death of a Child: Consequences for Health and Mortality Risk"
Debra Umberson, UT-Austin Monday, October 29
12:15 p.m., 50 Willey Hall
Math Economics Seminar TBD
Rafael Roos Guthmann, UMN Monday, October 29
2:30 p.m., Blegen 335
Federal Bag Lunch TBA
Sara Moreira, Northwestern Kellogg Tuesday, October 30
12:00 p.m., Research Conference Room
Finance Department Seminar TBD
Mark Westerfield, University of Washington Friday, November 2
10:30 a.m., CSOM 2-233
Minnesota Lecture "Inequality, Business Cycles, and Monetary-Fiscal Policy"
Mikhail Golosov, Chicago Friday, November 2
4:00 p.m., HMH 1-102
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Departmental PublicationsSwenson, Rebecca, Bradley Greiman, and Randi Nelson. 2018. "Engaging Students with Experiential
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Learning: A Competency Framework for Cross-Curricular Programs." NACTA Journal 62 (3): 260-66. Online access not yet available.
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Marginal Memos Volume 60, Number 39; November 5, 2018
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AnnouncementsSave the Date!
The annual Applied Economics and Agricultural Education and Communication luncheon will take placeon Wednesday, December 5 from 11:30a.m.-1:00 p.m. in the Northstar Ballroom. Hope to see you there!
Sad News
We recently learned that Betty Berg, wife of Sherwood Berg, passed away. You may read more about herhere. Our condolences to the family.
JobsPostdoctoral Fellow
ERS wants to hire a data scientist or an economist with big data training (e.g., SQL and Python or R) toleverage ERS' sensitive and confidential data to make them accessible and useful for the public,researchers and businesses alike. The ultimate objective is to build a variety of user communities withsimilar interests around ERS' consumer food data and information integrated with extant Stateadministrative records and data from other Federal Statistical Agencies. To this end, the incumbent willlead the joint OMB-ERS project established in response to the President's Management Initiative todevelop a Federal Data Policy that leverages data as a strategic asset. Read more and apply online .
Economist
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has an open economist position in the Air EconomicsGroup (AEG) of the Health and Environmental Impacts Division, in the Office of Air Quality Planning andStandards located in Durham, NC (Research Triangle Park). This position is advertised at the GS-11level under the Economist (0110) job series with promotion potential to GS-13. Position available on theOPM website (announcement number: RTP-OAR-OT-2019-0001). Apply online.
Assistant Professor
The Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison seeks afull-time, tenure-track faculty member at the rank of Assistant Professor with a teaching and researchfocus on the economics of agriculture in the United States. The successful candidate will conductresearch and teach undergraduate and graduate courses (current teaching load is two courses per year),and serve as an advisor to graduate and undergraduate students. We seek an agricultural or appliedeconomist with the quantitative and empirical skills needed to contribute to the Department's coremissions in the economics of agriculture broadly defined. The successful candidate will also have theopportunity to interact with a new college-wide data science initiative. Apply online under job number95879.
Internships
The USDA Foreign Agricultural Service is looking for interns in a variety of embassies. The InternationalAgricultural Internship Program (IAIP) gives current or soon to be graduate students a chance to gainfirst-hand experience working at a Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS/USDA) overseas post in U.S.Embassies and Trade Offices around the world. Possible assignments include, but are not limited to: Berlin, Germany; Brasilia, Brazil; Brussels, Belgium; Bogota, Colombia; Guatemala City, Guatemala;Kyiv, Ukraine; Mexico City, Mexico; Moscow, Russia; San Jose, Costa Rica; Shanghai, China; Seoul,Korea; and Tokyo, Japan. Read more about these amazing opportunities and how to apply to themonline.
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Extension Specialist The Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of California, Davis is
searching for an assistant-level faculty member (cooperative extension specialist) focused on theeconomics of sustainable agricultural management. This is a full time, career-track position. CooperativeExtension Specialists have many of the same career opportunities and rights and privileges as faculty inthe professorial ranks but do not have classroom teaching responsibilities, freeing them to do extensioneducation and applied research with partners throughout California. The successful candidate will beexpected to conduct original applied research resulting in information that can be applied toward theeconomics of agricultural production systems, including shifts to new technologies and crops, whichenhance sustainability and profitability, and to develop an extension education and outreach program thatextends information to various clientele (e.g., farmers, grower/shippers, regulatory organizations, andpolicymakers) including under-represented groups. Advising and mentoring of graduate students isexpected. Apply online.
Assistant Professor
The University of Kentucky College of Agriculture is currently recruiting a full-time, twelve-month, tenure-track position in agricultural production and/or agricultural resource economics. This position will have anapproximate start date of August 1, 2019, with a distribution of effort of approximately 65% research,30% teaching, and 5% service. The candidate should have an interest in conducting policy-relevantresearch related to agricultural production economics, agricultural resource economics, or related fields.The successful candidate is expected to: 1) develop a nationally recognized research program evidencedby publications in leading peer-reviewed scholarly journals; 2) successfully attract external funding tosupport research efforts, including funding of graduate students; 3) demonstrate a commitment toworking with teams of researchers on interdisciplinary research problems; 4) direct MS and PhD studentresearch; 5) contribute to the multi-functional, land-grant mission of the Department through outreachand engagement efforts with community stakeholders; and 6) exhibit excellence in classroom instructionat both the undergraduate and graduate level. Apply online.
Departmental SeminarsEnvironmental and Resource Economics"Good Intentions Gone Bad? The Dodd-Frank Act and Conflict in Africa's Great Lakes Region"Jeffrey Bloem, PhD candidateMonday, November 512:00 p.m., 230 Ruttan
"Estimating Social Cost of Carbon"
Adway De, CLA, UMN Monday, November 12 12:00 p.m., 230 Ruttan
Agricultural and Applied Economics"Machinery Investment: Does it Affect Minnesota Farm Business Expansion Over Time?"Joleen Hadrich, Applied Economics, UMNWednesday, November 712:00 p.m., 119 Ruttan Trade and Development"Can Plot-specific and Community-wide Recommendations Influence Fertilizer Management of Farmers?Experimental Evidence from Bangladesh"Wahed Rahman, PhD candidate, Applied Economics, UMNFriday, November 910:30 a.m., 119 Ruttan
Seminars in other departments
MPC "Global Population Microdata from IPUMS International: Progress and Future Plans"
Laura Cleveland, UMN Monday, November 5
12:15 p.m., 50 Willey Hall
Federal Bag Lunch "Currency Choice in Contracts"
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Andres Drenik, Columbia Tuesday, November 6
12:00 p.m., Research Conference Room
TBA Romain Ranciere, USC
Wednesday, November 7 12:00 p.m., Research Conference Room
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Departmental PublicationsHurley, Terrance, Jawoo Koo, and Kindie Tesfaye. 2018. "Weather Risk: How Does It Change the YieldBenefits of Nitrogen Fertilizer and Improved Maize Varieties in Sub-Saharan Africa?" AgriculturalEconomics 49 (6): 711-23. https://doi.org/10.1111/agec.12454.
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Marginal Memos Volume 60, Number 40; November 12, 2018
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AnnouncementsGive to the Max Day is Thursday, November 15!
Support Applied Economics and Agricultural Education and Communication students by making a gift tothe Undergraduate Professional Opportunity Fund. This fund serves to provide our undergrads withopportunities to travel to conferences and programs for NGA, NAMA and ACT. Read the full descriptionof these opportunities and donate online.
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The annual Applied Economics and Agricultural Education and Communication luncheon will take placeon Wednesday, December 5 from 11:30a.m.-1:00 p.m. in the Northstar Ballroom. See the whole menu onour website .
22nd Annual Conference on Global Economic Analysis
The 22nd Annual Conference on Global Economic Analysis is being jointly organized by the Center forGlobal Trade Analysis, Purdue University and the Faculty of Economic Sciences, University of Warsaw inWarsaw, Poland. The goal of the annual conference is to promote the exchange of ideas amongeconomists conducting quantitative analysis of global economic issues. Particular emphasis will beplaced on applied general equilibrium methods, data, and application. Related theoretical and appliedwork is also welcome. The overall theme of the conference is "Challenges to Global, Social, andEconomic Growth" with sub-themes on:
International trade and trade policy and slowing down globalizationMigrations, demographic change and the labor marketEnvironmental challenges and energy policy
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JobsPostdoctoral Fellow
Resources for the Future (RFF) currently has an opening for a postdoctoral researcher in its PostdoctoralProgram in Energy, Natural Resources and the Environment. The program is designed to provide uniqueopportunities for postdoctoral fellows to contribute to projects underway, pursue new lines of inquiry, andparticipate with RFF fellows and senior fellows in engaging fully with policymakers in Washington, DC.RFF is a nonprofit, nonpartisan research institution focused on independent economic and quantitativepolicy analysis. RFF is interested in candidates working on energy issues, with an emphasis ontransportation issues. Candidates working in other energy areas, such as energy infrastructure andunconventional oil and gas development, will also be considered. Application materials must be in PDFformat and include a cover letter, CV, transcript, and job market paper or equivalent. All applicants shoulduse the online application process online.
Postdoctoral Researcher
The Environmental Market Solutions Lab (emLab ) at UC Santa Barbara seeks 1-2 postdoctoralresearchers to participate in the development and execution of applied and/or academic researchprojects in environmental and resource economics. The successful candidate(s) will gain academicmentorship and research training in one or more of emLab's focus areas in climate solutions, povertyalleviation, land use, and sustainable fisheries. The ideal candidate(s) will have excellent quantitative andmodeling skills and an interest and track record in publishing in top science and economics journals. The
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scholar(s) will have the opportunity to work with emLab principals Christopher Costello, OlivierDeschenes, Kelsey Jack, Kyle Meng, and Andrew Plantinga, and will report directly to the principal whomost closely aligns with their area of research. Under the academic mentorship of the emLab principals,one candidate will gain research training in the analytics for a new emLab project focused on estimatingsupply and demand curves for existing and new marine food sources. Both candidates will have theflexibility to focus on areas of emLab's research portfolio in which they are most interested in obtainingtraining, and they will also be able to allocate a fraction of their time to their own research. Apply online.
Assistant Professor
The University of Delaware plans to hire a full-time, tenure-track faculty in resource and environmentaleconomics beginning in fall 2019. The position will be a 9-month, academic-year appointment at the rankof Assistant Professor with approximately 60% of time devoted to research and 40% of time devoted toteaching. The faculty member would also be encouraged to collaborate with a variety of localstakeholders, such as the Biden Institute, the Delaware Environmental Institute, the State of Delaware'sDepartment of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, and the National Center for Behavioral andExperimental Agri-Environmental Research (CBEAR) that is co-headquartered at the University ofDelaware. Read full description and apply online.
Assistant Professor
As part of an interdisciplinary cluster hire in coastal water sustainability, the University of Delaware (UD)invites applications for a 9-month, tenure-track faculty position in Coupled Human-Natural SystemsModeling beginning in fall 2019 at the rank of Assistant Professor. The college seeks an interdisciplinaryresearcher who is attentive to both high-impact applications and cutting-edge technology and arecommitted to establishing robust, extramurally funded research programs. As a part of the cluster hire,the successful candidate will have opportunities to work on recently funded research related to watersecurity. The position would make connections to UD's current strengths in behavioral and environmentaleconomics, environmental policy, hydrology, and biogeochemistry. The hire will enhance new andexisting degree programs in Applied Economics and Statistics, Environmental Engineering, GeologicalSciences, and/or Geography. The successful candidate will have a primary appointment in anappropriate department, that may include but is not limited to theDepartment of Applied Economics &Statistics in the College of Agricultural and Natural Resources, the Department of Computer andInformation Sciences in the College of Engineering, the School of Marine Science & Policy or theDepartment of Geography in the College of Earth, Ocean, and the Environment. Read full descriptionand apply online .
Education Finance Specialist
The State of Minnesota, Department of Education is seeking an education finance specialist. Thisposition exists to provide education finance specialist work for the education funding team that isresponsible for forecasting and administering the large annual statewide general education andreferendum revenue. Responsibilities include administration of the federal education revenue program;developing projection systems, database, and narratives for budgeting and modeling the program;providing support to state policy-makers and customer service to local program administrators; andconducting education finance research, analysis, and policy development. Apply online using JobID27915.
Postdoctoral Researcher
A 2-year post-doctoral appointment is offered for a researcher with a strong background in quantitativeapproaches to environmental social sciences and economics. The successful candidate will join a teamfunded by the European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant project "CLOCK: Climate Adaptation toShifting Stocks" led by Dr. Elena Ojea at the Future Oceans Lab in the University of Vigo, Spain. Theproject develops theory and empirical analysis over a range of questions regarding sustainable resourcemanagement under climate change, and livelihoods adaptation. The postdoctoral researcher will workwith the Principal Investigator and project team to explore the governance and management conditionsthat drive fisheries resilience. The successful candidate will join an active team of researchers settled inVigo (Spain) and will have the chance to conduct research stays in international cutting edge institutions.This is an active team of researchers in adaptation to climate change in marine systems. Read fulldescription and apply online .
Assistant Professor
Boston University's Department of Earth and Environment is searching for a tenure-track AssistantProfessor-level social scientist interested in the human component of coupled human-natural systems(CHN). The successful candidate will have the opportunity to contribute to research and curricula in Earthand Environment that seek to: (1) understand the connections, feedbacks, and trajectories that occur asa result of interactions between human institutions and decision making and natural systems, (2)understand the relationships between human well-being and the status and use of natural resources and
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ecosystem services, (3) improve understanding of how policy and governance can be used tosimultaneously increase the sustainability of the use of environmental goods and services and improvehuman well-being, and (4) improve our understanding of the ways in which decision-making about theenvironment is structured, at all levels, from individuals to institutions, and how it evolves over time.Examples of key issues of interest include the relationships among society and its food, energy, andwater systems, the effectiveness of environmental and energy policies in affecting physical systems,processes that create resilience and/or vulnerability, and the relationships among environmentalgovernance and environmental and social outcomes. Read full description and apply online.
Research Faculty Position
The Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of Maryland seeks anappointee at the assistant, associate, or full professor level who will develop distinguished research andteaching programs in one or more of the following areas: agricultural economics, environmentaleconomics, resource economics, development economics, applied microeconomics, or related fields.The appointee must have a Ph.D. in economics, environmental economics, agricultural economics, or anequivalent field. The appointee is expected to develop an exemplary research program that serves thepublic interest at the state, national, or international level, and teach in the Department's instructionalprograms at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Apply online.
Extension Faculty Position
The Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics invites applications for a tenured/tenure-trackextension and research faculty position in agricultural or resource economics. The University of MarylandCollege Park is a Land Grant University and, as a department within the College of Agriculture andNatural Resources, we have a responsibility to conduct outreach education and applied policy researchtargeted at a broad array of clientele, including state and local governments, farm businesses, civicgroups, and industry representatives. Examples of issues of current importance to Maryland and ourdepartment include (but are not limited to): agricultural policy, food and nutrition, consumer issues, high-value agriculture, direct marketing and entrepreneurship, agricultural and food industry organization, foodsafety, farm business transition and beginning farmers, risk management, crop insurance, resource-based industries, environmental and conservation policy, climate change, energy, fisheries, water quality,among others. The successful applicant is expected to develop an extension and policy outreachprogram working with federal, regional, state, and local counterparts in these or related areas. Fullposition description and application available online.
Assistant/Associate Professor
The Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics (ACE) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign seeks to fill a position for an Assistant or Associate Professor in International Trade andFood Security. This position is part of an initiative in the College of ACES to contribute to theimprovement of global human and environmental health via the food system. We intend to dramaticallystrengthen and expand our capacity in this arena through a seven-position cluster hire focused on Foodand Agricultural Systems for Global Health. Faculty hired into these positions will lead collegewide effortsin food security and global health, and participate in related campus priorities, including the Nutrition andFood Security theme of the campus strategic plan.To apply, please create a candidate profile athttps://jobs.illinois.edu/ and upload a cover letter, curriculum vitae, a sample of written work, a researchstatement, a teaching statement and three letters of reference.
Departmental SeminarsEnvironmental and Resource Economics"Pollution and Education: The Effect of Power Plant Closures on Student's Test Scores"Jose Casco Guerra and Julieth Santamaria, PhD candidates, Applied Economics, UMNMonday, November 1912:00 p.m., 230 Ruttan
Agricultural and Applied Economics"Learning While Shopping: An Experimental Investigation into the Effect of Learning on ConsumerSearch"Ben Casner, PhD candidate, Ohio StateWednesday, November 1412:00 p.m., 119 Ruttan Trade and Development"Incomplete Information and Product Quality in Rural Markets: Evidence from an Experimental Auctionfor Maize in Senegal"
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Seminars in other departments
MPC Workshop "Methods Workshop: What are we Weighting For?"
Ragui Assad (Humphrey), Audrey Dorelien (Humphrey) and Paul Glewwe (Applied Economics) Friday, November 16
12:15 p.m., 50 Willey Hall
Math Econ Seminar "Necessary and Sufficient Conditions for Existence and Uniqueness of Recursive Utilities"
Jarda Borovicka, NYU Monday, November 12 3:30, CSOM L126
Applied Micro Seminar
"Targeting In-Kind Transfers Through Market Design: A Revealed Preference Analysis of Public HousingAllocation"
Daniel Waldinger, NYU Wednesday, November 14
3:30 p.m., CSOM 1-127
Minnesota Economics Seminar "Taking Orders and Taking Notes: Dealer Information Sharing in Treasury Auctions"
Laura Veldkamp, Columbia Thursday, November 15
12:00 p.m., CSOM L126
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Departmental PublicationsBellemare, Marc F, and Amelia B Finaret. 2018. "Dietary Carbohydrate Intake and Mortality: Reflectionsand Reactions." The Lancet Public Health 3 (11): e516. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(18)30204-4.
Swenson, Rebecca, Nathan Gilkerson, Fraser Likely, Forrest W. Anderson, and Michael Ziviani. 2018."Insights from Industry Leaders: A Maturity Model for Strengthening Communication Measurement andEvaluation." International Journal of Strategic Communication.https://doi.org/10.1080/1553118X.2018.1533555.
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AnnouncementsSave the Date!
The annual Applied Economics and Agricultural Education and Communication luncheon will take placeon Wednesday, December 5 from 11:30a.m.-1:00 p.m. in the Northstar Ballroom. See the whole menu onour website.
Reminder: PACDEV 2019 submissions due by December 14
Just a reminder to submit your papers for consideration to the 2019 PACDEV conference by December14. The Pacific Development Conference - PacDev - is one of the major annual conferences dedicated todevelopment economics. The event brings together researchers and practitioners to present and discusswork that enhances our understanding of economic development, advances theoretical and empiricalmethods, and improves development interventions and policy. Submit online.
IPID Panel Discussion
Join IPID students on Thursday, December 6th at 5:00 p.m. at the Humphrey Forum for a paneldiscussion entitled, "Cross-Sector Approaches to Combating Climate Change." The event will consist ofa panel discussion between various representatives from differing industry/academic sectors (e.g.government, private, NGO) on collaboration to combat environmental and climate change from adevelopment perspective. Facilitating the event will be Dr. Gabe Chan, Assistant Professor at theHumphrey School of Public Affairs and director of the M.S.-STEP program. The panel discussion will befollowed by a reception, which will include a meal, and an opportunity to network and discuss the panel.
JobsResearch Economist
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is looking to identify and interview Ph. D.-level economiststo work in its Research Department (RES) or other areas of the organization. This call is open to allareas, but they particularly seek a combination of rigorous academic approach and the potential topublish as well as a strong interest on policy issues. In this position the successful candidate will:Conduct economic research, identifying challenges and issues, applying theoretical and/or empiricaleconomic analysis and developing policy recommendations; Contribute to the development of new orrevised tools and methodologies of economic analysis; Present research to academic and non-academicaudiences and refine research papers in the light of comments for eventual publication in refereedjournals; Coordinate and/or review and evaluate the academic work of outside researchers (consultantsand research institutions hired through the Latin American Research Network or otherwise), ensuring thatthey meet the highest standards of quality; Develop networks for disseminating research findings,promoting cooperative research initiatives, and discussing policy issues within and outside theBank; Participate in the conceptualization, production and dissemination of publications such as theannual Latin American and Caribbean Macroeconomic Report and the flagship publication known asDevelopment in the Americas, by leveraging internal and external resources and addressing newresearch issues to encourage policy discussions and enhance the visibility and impact of our work. Applyonline.
Researcher (part-time)
The MN Department of Labor and Industry is hiring a part-time research position, 20 hours/week. Thisposition supports the functions performed by the Research and Statistics unit . The incumbent willprovide assistance to senior researchers on research projects intended to support and advance theDepartment of Labor Industry (DLI) program areas. Responsibilities include: Performing research tasks
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to assist with research projects lead by the Research and Statistics team; Performing assigned duties(data entry, data cleaning, writing, publishing) for the Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illness Injuriesand Illnesses (SOII) and the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI). Apply online using Job ID28200.
Analyst
Blue Cross Blue Shield is seeking a healthcare analyst to provide analytic support to the Medicare Starsand Enterprise Risk Adjustment Center of Excellence, with a focus on the application of evidence-basedpractices and research methods to design and evaluate initiatives to improve the quality of health caredelivery, member health status, and member experience for Blue Cross' Medicare, Medicaid andExchange populations. Specifically, this position is a high-level technical expert responsible for theapplication of analytics, program evaluation, survey and outcomes research methods to improveMedicare Stars quality ratings and risk adjustment accuracy. The position will be expected to lead andmentor junior analysts. Responsibilities include obtaining data from various internal sources, designing and structuring files foranalysis, and performing and interpreting descriptive and bivariate or multivariate analyses. The positionapplies a utilization-focused framework to design, implement, and communicate findings from projectevaluations and exploratory analyses. The position collaborates with stakeholders to define project goals,outcomes, measures, and data sources; develops logic models, evaluation designs, and analysis plansgrounded in program theory; conducts analysis, interprets findings, and makes recommendations forprogram design or improvement; develops audience-appropriate reports and presentations. Applyonline.
Departmental SeminarsEnvironmental and Resource Economics"Pollution and Education: The Effect of Power Plant Closures on Student's Test Scores"Jose Casco Guerra and Julieth Santamaria, PhD candidates, Applied Economics, UMNMonday, November 1912:00 p.m., 230 Ruttan
"Economic Effects of Environmental Crises: Evidence from Flint, Michigan"
David Keiser, Assistant Professor, Iowa State University Monday, November 26
12:00 p.m., 230 Ruttan Agricultural and Applied Economics"Implications of Cumulative Prospect Theory for Design of Government-Subsidized AgriculturalInsurance Programs"Marin Bozic, Assistant Professor, ApEcWednesday, November 2812:00 p.m., 119 Ruttan
Seminars in other departments
MPC Seminar "Where Have All the Women Gone? Occupational Choice Among Women Leaving Computer Science"
Sharon Sassler, Cornell Monday, November 19
12:15 p.m., 50 Willey Hall
Department of Economics Seminar "The Ecological Civilization: Opening Pathways to Green, Inclusive Growth"
Featuring Gretchen C. Daily, Stanford University; Moderated by Stephen Polasky, University ofMinnesota
Thursday, December 6 5:30 p.m., Cowles Auditorium, Humphrey School
Free, but RSVP required
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Marginal Memos Volume 60, Number 42; November 26, 2018
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AnnouncementsREMINDER: RSVP for the annual luncheon!
The annual Applied Economics and Agricultural Education and Communication luncheon will take placeon Wednesday, December 5 from 11:30a.m.-1:00 p.m. in the Northstar Ballroom. See the whole menu onour website.
Jobs
Assistant/Associate Professor Boise State University is currently seeking a tenure-track Assistant/Associate professor in the
Department of Economics. Preferred qualifications include professional experience in the area ofeconomics, ability and experience teaching and doing research across disciplines, and the ability to workacross disciplines and secure funding. Full description and more information are available online.
Fellowships
The School of Marine Science and Policy at the University of Delaware has several Fellowships and RAsavailable for Fall 2019. These are focused on environmental and resource economics with an emphasison marine resources. Students in SMSP design a curriculum around courses in economics, law, decisionanalysis and marine sciences. Individuals with an interest in economics, data analysis, statistics, appliedmathematics and/or physical sciences are encouraged to apply. Read more about this program andapply online.
Departmental SeminarsEnvironmental and Resource Economics"Economic Effects of Environmental Crises: Evidence from Flint, Michigan"
David Keiser, Assistant Professor, Iowa State University Monday, November 26
12:00 p.m., 230 Ruttan
"Co-Benefits of Cap-and-Trade: How are local air pollution and health benefits distributed in California?" Gabriel Chan, Assistant Professor, Humphrey School of Public Affairs
Monday, December 3 12:00 p.m., 230 Ruttan
Agricultural and Applied Economics"Implications of Cumulative Prospect Theory for Design of Government-Subsidized AgriculturalInsurance Programs"Marin Bozic, Assistant Professor, ApEcWednesday, November 2812:00 p.m., 119 Ruttan Trade and Development
"Income Inequality in Egypt and Tunisia: Sources and Streams of Income" Caroline Krafft, Assistant Professor, St. Catherine University
Friday, November 30 10:30 a.m., 119 Ruttan
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Seminars in other departments
MPC Seminar "Empirical Analysis of Stock-outs in Reproductive Health Supply Chains: Operational Drivers and
Interventions for Improvement" Karthink Natarajan, UMN
Monday, November 26 12:15 p.m., 50 Willey Hall
Macro-Micro Seminar
"Connection to Power: Political Connections, Innovation, and Firm Dynamics" Ufuk Akcigit, Chicago
Wednesday, November 28 12"00 p.m., CSOM 2-215
Minnesota Economics Seminar
"Spatial Structural Change" Michael Peters, Yale
Thursday, November 29 12:00 p.m., CSOM L126
Federal Reserve Bank Lunches "The Changing Opportunities and Outcomes of Non-College Educated Americans"
Mariacristina De Nardi, UCL and Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Tuesday, November 27
12:00 p.m., Research Conference Room
TBA Zachary Stangbye, Notre Dame
Friday, November 30 12:00 p.m., Research Conference Room
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Departmental PublicationsGreyling, Jan C., and Philip G. Pardey. "Measuring Maize in South Africa: The Shifting Structure ofProduction During the Twentieth Century, 1904-2015." Agrekon, November 16, 2018, 1-21.https://doi.org/10.1080/03031853.2018.1523017.
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Marginal Memos Volume 60, Number 43; December 3, 2018
Editor: Sadie Brendalen, [email protected]
AnnouncementsAnnual Luncheon on Wednesday!
The annual Applied Economics and Agricultural Education and Communication luncheon will take placethis Wednesday, December 5 from 11:30a.m.-1:00 p.m. in the Northstar Ballroom. Looking forward toseeing everyone there!
Jobs
Assistant Professor The School of Sustainability at Arizona State University invites applications for a tenure-track faculty
appointment at the rank of assistant professor in resource , environmental, or energy economics.Anticipated start date: August 2019. In addition to the development of a strong program of research, theposition entails teaching both undergraduate and graduate courses; performing departmental/school,university, and professional service; and enhancing the prominence of environmental, resource andenergy economics at ASU through engagement in interdisciplinary, sustainability-focused research andeducation ventures across the campus. Read full description and apply online.
Administrator
The Economic Research Service (ERS) is a primary source of economic information and research in theU.S. Department of Agriculture and is currently seeking an Administrator to fulfill the following duties:Policy and Program Formulation; Formulate current, intermediate, and long-range policies and programsrelating to economic and social science research and analysis and other activities for which ERS isresponsible. Executive and Managerial Direction: Produce economic information through a program of research andanalysis on domestic and international agricultural developments that enhance understanding ofdomestic and world agricultural markets. Provide economic research, monitoring, and statistical indicators of food and consumer issues andconcerns including: nutrition education and food assistance; food safety regulation; determinants ofconsumer demand for quality and safety; and food marketing trends and developments. Develop an economic research program to support policy decision making on agricultural resource andenvironmental issues. In particular, provide research, monitoring, and statistical indicator on howagricultural production technologies and policies affect natural resources and the environment.Collaborate with the Office of the Chief Economist to engage other agencies and offices throughout theDepartment to promote the integration of economic research, monitoring and statistical indicators intodecision making. The full description is available online.
Fellowship
A part-time faculty fellow research training opportunity is currently available with the U.S. EnvironmentalProtection Agency's (EPA) Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery (ORCR). ORCR works withstate and regional partners to implement the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). ORCR'smission is to protect human health and the environment by ensuring responsible national management ofhazardous and nonhazardous waste. The selected participant will conduct research on the environmentaland public health benefits associated with RCRA implementation. The selected participant will work withEPA staff on one or more areas related to quantification of RCRA benefits. Analyses conducted by theparticipant may include estimation of reduced environmental exposures and their associated economic
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Postdoctoral Fellow
The Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER) at the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) isseeking a bright creative scholar with interests in natural resource economics and fishery policy designand evaluation to join their research team. The team explores research questions in fishery managementissues important to Alaska and nationwide through econometric analyses, numerical simulations, andprogram evaluation. Preference will be given to candidates with strong training in appliedmicroeconomics and structural econometrics, and interest in policy-relevant questions. Responsibilitiesinclude 1) engaging in high-quality research that informs public policy and that leads to publications in topjournals, and 2) working collaboratively on research projects with members of the Institute of Social andEconomic Research. Read more and apply online.
Director
Conservation International (CI) helps societies sustainably care for nature, our global biodiversity, for thebenefit of humanity. To advance this mission, CI seeks a Director of Social Science to serve as an expertadvisor and to build upon current successes by leading development and implementation of a strategicportfolio of social science activities. This position requires a broad knowledge of social science theoryand methods in the context of biodiversity conservation; experience with application of social sciencetheories and methods to the study and practice of conservation; and expertise in quantitative analysis,innovation, and communication of policy-relevant social science insights. This is a high-profile positionwithin an organization that values innovation and that grounds strategy and implementation in science;the Director of Social Science thus regularly represents CI externally, contributes to shaping andimplementation of CI strategy through interaction with CI Leadership and CI programs, and advocates forsocial science within the institution. The Director of Social Science collaborates closely with other staff inthe Moore Center for Science, with other CI programs around the world, and with CI partners. The Director of Social Science will require breadth of knowledge and experience in a range of socialscience theories and methods; fundraising and communications prowess; and the ability and desire towork in a highly collaborative organization focused on innovation and impact. The Director leads theMoore Center's Social Science team, as well as its impact evaluation initiative; accordingly, the Directorwill have experience and expertise in quantitative impact evaluation methods. In these roles, the Directorwill further CI's mission through development and implementation of a targeted portfolio of social scienceresearch, technical assistance, and capacity-building activities. Apply online.
Departmental SeminarsEnvironmental and Resource Economics"Co-Benefits of Cap-and-Trade: How are local air pollution and health benefits distributed in California?"
Gabriel Chan, Assistant Professor, Humphrey School of Public Affairs Monday, December 3
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Agricultural and Applied Economics"How to Best Promote Healthy Food: Evaluating the Impact of Policy Mechanisms on Low IncomeHouseholds"Dominique Rolando, PhD Candidate, ApEcWednesday, December 1212:00 p.m., 119 Ruttan Trade and Development
TBA Natalia Ordaz Reynoso, PhD Candidate, ApEc
Friday, December 14 10:30 a.m., 119 Ruttan
Seminars in other departments
MPC Seminar "Does an Evidence-based Early Childhood Program Reduce Adult Obesity? Findings from the Chicago
Longitudinal Study" Arthur Reynolds, UMN
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Finance Department Seminar TBA
Elisabeth Kempf, Chicago-Booth Friday, December 7
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Federal Reserve Bank Lunches "International Evidence in Long Run Money Demand"
Juan Pablo Nicolini, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Wednesday, December 5
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Departmental PublicationsBurnett, Richard, Hong Chen, Mieczysław Szyszkowicz, Neal Fann, Bryan Hubbell, C. Arden Pope,Joshua S. Apte, et al. "Global Estimates of Mortality Associated with Long-Term Exposure to OutdoorFine Particulate Matter." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 115, no. 38 (September 18,2018): 9592-97. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1803222115.
Coggins, Jay S., Andrew L. Goodkind, Jason Nguyen, and Zhiyu Wang. "Price Effects, InefficientEnvironmental Policy, and Windfall Profits." Environmental and Resource Economics, January 17,2018. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10640-018-0217-0.
Gilkerson, Nathan, Betsy Anderson, and Rebecca Swenson. "Work-Life Balance 2.0? An Examination ofSocial Media Management Practice and Agency Employee Coping Strategies in a 24/7 Social World."Public Relations Journal 12, no. 2 (November 2018). Available online.
Glewwe, Paul, Kristine L. West, and Jongwook Lee. "The Impact of Providing Vision Screening and FreeEyeglasses on Academic Outcomes: Evidence from a Randomized Trial in Title I Elementary Schools inFlorida: Impact of Providing Vision Screening and Eyeglasses on Academic Outcomes." Journal of PolicyAnalysis and Management 37, no. 2 (March 2018): 265-300. https://doi.org/10.1002/pam.22043.
Qiu, Shangzhi (Charles), Liping Cai, Xinran Lehto, Zhuowei (Joy) Huang, Susan Gordon, and WilliamGartner. "Reliving Self-Presentational Concerns in Rural Tourism." Annals of Tourism Research 74(January 2019): 56-67. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2018.10.005.
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Marginal Memos Volume 60, Number 44; December 10, 2018
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AnnouncementsTFIC Luncheon
The next Food Industry Center Luncheon will take place Monday, January 28th in room 202 of the St.Paul Student Center. Speaker Nicholas Dorsey, Blue Buffalo-source capability lead with General MillsInc. will present "What do you need to do to get in ." Nick has been with GMI for a year and a half afterhaving graduated from CFANS with an Applied Economics degree. Nick is in his second role in theorganization working as the Blue Buffalo capability lead for Sourcing. RSVP online.
Jobs
Director World Resources Institute India (WRI India) is hiring a Director of Science & Research to foster a culture
of research excellence and ensure high-quality research across WRI India's offices in Delhi, Mumbai, andBengaluru. Working closely with our Global Science and Research (S&R) team, the Director will lead thepeer review process for our knowledge products in India, as well as mentoring staff, developing andproviding training, and ensuring that our strategies are evidence-based and contribute to achieving ourgoals. The position may be based in Delhi, Mumbai, or Bengaluru, with a preference for Delhi. Applyonline.
Postdoctoral Researcher
The Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at LSE is seeking apostdoctoral researcher in Environmental/Behavioral Economics. The appointee will be expected to playan active intellectual role in the life of the Institute, including collaborating with other researchprogrammes, such as the ESRC Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy, and with staff atother universities. Apply online.
Departmental SeminarsAgricultural and Applied Economics"How to Best Promote Healthy Food: Evaluating the Impact of Policy Mechanisms on Low IncomeHouseholds"Dominique Rolando, PhD Candidate, ApEcWednesday, December 1212:00 p.m., 119 Ruttan Trade and Development
"Indigenous Languages, Prejudice, and Learning in Peru" Natalia Ordaz Reynoso, PhD Candidate, ApEc
Friday, December 14 10:30 a.m., 119 Ruttan
Seminars in other departments
Federal Reserve Bank Lunches "Global Firms in Large Devaluations"
Joaquin Blaum, Brown Tuesday, December 11 12:00 p.m., Research Conference Room
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Abdoulaye Ndiaye, Chicago Fed Wednesday, December 12
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TBA Larry Christiano, Northwestern
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Departmental PublicationsDusoruth, Vaneesha, Hikaru Hanawa Peterson, and Jennifer Schmitt. "Estimating a Local Food WasteBaseline." Journal of Food Products Marketing 24, no. 5 (July 4, 2018): 654-80.https://doi.org/10.1080/10454446.2018.1472698. Li, Xianghong, Hikaru Hanawa Peterson, and Tian Xia. "Demand for Organic Fluid Milk across MarketingChannels." Agricultural and Resource Economics Review 47, no. 3 (December 2018): 505-32.https://doi.org/10.1017/age.2017.33. Hanawa Peterson, Hikaru, and David Procter. "A Case Study of Independent Grocers in the U.S. RuralMidwest." Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition, February 28, 2018, 1-24.https://doi.org/10.1080/19320248.2018.1434096.
Timothy A. Delbridge, Robert P. King, (2018) "How important is the transitional yield (t-yield)? An analysisof reforms to organic crop insurance", Agricultural Finance Review, https://doi.org/10.1108/AFR-03-2017-0022 Yao, Becatien, Aleksan Shanoyan, Hikaru Hanawa Peterson, Cheryl Boyer, and Lauri Baker. "The Use ofNew-Media Marketing in the Green Industry: Analysis of Social Media Use and Impact on Sales,"Agribusiness, October 28, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1002/agr.21581.
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Marginal Memos Volume 60, Number 45; December 17, 2018
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AnnouncementsTFIC Luncheon
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Due to the winter holidays, Marginals will take a brief two-week break and resume again on Monday,January 7. See you next year!
JobsAssistant Professor
The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management (NREM) in the College ofTropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR) at the University of Hawaii Manoa has a vision tointegrate natural and social science disciplines to better solve applied problems and achievesustainability and resiliency. They are seeking a colleague with applied economics training. The selected candidate will apply cutting-edge modeling and statistical techniques as part of a novel,integrative research program that is relevant to Hawaii's and Pacific Islands' sustainability and resiliency(e.g., food security, forestry, island food systems, coastal systems, energy systems, adaptation). Theywill be expected to contribute knowledge and tools that complement and strengthen the department,college, and university (e.g., data science, systems modeling, policy analysis). The person will be excitedto support undergraduate and graduate research and employment preparation by teaching analyticalstudy designs (e.g., quasi-experimental techniques), statistical approaches (e.g., mixed effects models),and system modeling approaches (e.g. system's behavior and structure modeling). Apply online.
Postdoc
The Department of Economics at the University of Gothenberg is recruiting a postdoc in environmentaleconomics within the framework of a research project: " Restoration of contaminated areas after anuclear accident: Societal problems and how best combinations of long-term measures can be chosen toprotect residents from radiation". The tasks include collaboration with physicists, medical professionalsand other experts, where your role will be to explain and perform certain calculations, such asdiscounting of future costs, calculations of "Value of Statistical Life", etc. Own research may apply todiscounting mechanisms, willingness to pay to avoid radiation damage (and how it compares with thewillingness to avoid other types of harm), or (hedonic) analysis of property price changes in areasaffected by radioactive radiation. Read more and apply online.
Multiple Economist Positions
USDA's Economic Research Service (ERS) is hiring Economists at the GS-12 level. These positions arelocated in the Rural and Resource Economics Division. ERS's mission is to inform and enhance publicand private decision making on economic and policy issues related to agriculture, food, the environment,and rural development. ERS is a primary source of economic information and research in the USDA.ERS economists conduct timely, policy-relevant research on such issues as childhood obesity,international markets and trade, Asian markets, health and nutrition, prices and industrial organization offood and commodity markets, farming risk and resilience, climate change, rural poverty, bioenergy, big
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data and behavioral economics. Positions include: Water Resources, Drought Resiliency andIrrigation; Industrial Organization of Agriculture; Rural Population and Prosperity; LandValues; Conservation Program Performance and Ecosystem Services; Agricultural productivity; EvidenceBased Decision Making; Agricultural Research and Innovation; Agricultural Finance, including FarmManagement Strategies to Address Business Risk; Rural Business Dynamics and FinancialCapital; Economic Representation of Complex Farms. View these open positions and apply online.
Assistant Professor
The University of Saskatchewan is looking for a quantitative social scientist researching water resourcesto join the Global Institute for Water Security as an Assistant Professor. Global Water Futures aims tostrengthen capability for quantitative social science at the interface between water policy and society, forexample, in the analysis of the forces that drive water insecurity; of policy instruments, human responseand efficacy; in the engagement of user communities in model framing and development; and in thedevelopment of tools for water decision making under uncertainty. The successful candidate will have aPh.D. or equivalent degree in a field of social science that deals with decision-making (e.g. economics,political science, psychology, sociology), or in associated fields such as computational science, networkscience, systems analysis, and/or mathematical/computational modelling, where the interplay betweenhumans and water resources is the focus. This will be coupled with demonstrable experience ofinterdisciplinary research on water management, conservation, sustainability, policy, or ecosystemservices, either for water bodies or river basins. The successful candidate will lead a program of researchthat improves our understanding of human-water interactions, policy and decision making, and thedynamic feedbacks between hydrological and social processes. Apply online.
Fellowships
Every summer, the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), hosts up to 50 doctoralstudents from around the world in its Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP), near Vienna,Austria.Each YSSP participant works on a topic related to his or her PhD thesis and to IIASA's researchagenda, the goal being to write a publishable paper on the summer project. All YSSP participants arepersonally mentored by IIASA senior scientists. Details about application and programs are availableonline.
Assistant Professor
The Division of Resource Economics and Management in the Davis College of Agriculture, NaturalResources and Design at West Virginia University invites applications for the position of AssistantProfessor with a focus on natural resource economics. The successful candidate will develop a high-quality teaching and research program in support of undergraduate and graduate programs in the REMDivision, and as allied with other programs in the College and University. Teaching areas of emphasisinclude natural resource and/or environmental economics; energy economics; and project/riskassessment. The expected annual teaching assignment is four courses, or its equivalent includingadvising and mentoring, with delivery as in-class or online, as determined in consultation with the unitdirector. Teaching assignments for this position will be coordinated with the College's Division of Forestryand Natural Resources' Energy Land Management (ELM) program in order to provide teaching ofcourses to meet program needs in both REM and ELM. The position also will require service activities toadvance that mission of the University as well. This position will be expected to develop an internationallyrecognized, externally funded research program and conduct research on a broad range of issues inrenewable and non-renewable natural resources in West Virginia and collaborate with faculty in theDivision of Forestry and Natural Resources and the Institute of Water Scarcity and Science. Apply onlineusing job code 10414.
Assistant Professor
The Division of Resource Economics and Management in the Davis College of Agriculture, NaturalResources and Design at West Virginia University @ Morgantown, WV invites applications for theposition of Assistant Professor with a focus on agribusiness, entrepreneurship, and/or rural development.The successful candidate will develop a high-quality teaching and research program in support ofundergraduate and graduate programs in the REM Division, and as allied with other programs in theCollege and University. Teaching areas of emphasis include rural enterprise development andentrepreneurship; agribusiness management, finance, or accounting; natural resource, and/or energyenterprises; and rural/regional development strategies. The expected annual teaching assignment is fourcourses, or its equivalent including advising and mentoring, with delivery as in-class or online, asdetermined in consultation with the unit director. This position will be expected to develop aninternationally recognized, externally funded research program focused on agribusiness,entrepreneurship, and/or rural development issues. The position also will require service activities to advance that mission of the University as well. Thisposition will be expected to work with faculty members in the Division as well as Davis College, WVU
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Departmental SeminarsDepartmental seminars will resume in Spring 2019.
Seminars in other departments
Federal Reserve Bank Lunches "Health Spending: Necessity or Luxury? Health Expenditures, Health Capital and Production of Health in
the United States." Keyvan Eslami, Minnesota
Tuesday, December 18 12:00 p.m., Research Conference Room
"Medicare for All: The Macroeconomic and Welfare Consequences of Public Health Insurance Reform."
Kurt See, Minnesota Wednesday, December 19
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