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Calendar of Events:
Feb.
5
Feb. 11
Feb. 20
Apr. 8
Apr. 22
Mar. 13
Mar. 22
May 3
May 8
May 15
May 16
May 17-June 11
May 17-Aug 6
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Seminar:
Mariah Tanner Ehmke: "European Food Retailing and
Consumer Trends", KRAN 661, Noon, Brown Bag Lunch
Seminar: Channing Arndt: "Has the Growth Trickled
Down: Poverty Evolution in Mozambique", KRAN 661,
3 pm
Seminar: Will Masters: Research Prizes: A New Way to
Reward Innovation in African Agriculture, KRAN 661,
3 pm
Seminar: Matt Holt: "El Nino and His Primos Segundos:
Their Impact on World Primary Commodity Prices Viewed
Through a Rolling Window", KRAN 661, 3 pm
Seminar: Dr. Mario J. Mirands, The Ohio State University:
Credit, Savings, Insurance, and Market Contracts in Long-Term
Agricultural Risk, KRAN 661, 3 pm
Spring Break begins
Spring Break ends
Final exams begin
Semester ends
Commencement 9:30 am and 2:30 pm
Commencement 9:30 am and 2:30 pm
Maymester
Summer Session 2004
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Congratulations and Names in the News:
Departmental Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation for 2003
was awarded to Jeffrey Reimer for his PhD dissertation “Traded
Intermediate Goods, Non-Homothetic Consumer Demands, and
the Factor Content of Trade”. Dr. Thomas Hertel served
as major advisor.
Congratulations to the following PhD students who passed
the Microeconomic Theory Prelim: Yuliya Bolotova, Kathryn
Boys, Anetra Harbor and Rafael Uaiene.
Congratulations to the following PhD student who passed
the Ag Econ Core Prelim Exam:
Joshua Detre, Sika Gbegbelegbe, Alla Golub, Chowdury Mahmoud,
and Michael Wilcox.
Thought You Would Like To Know:
Indiana Council for Economic Education (ICEE) News:
Two Indiana teachers have received awards from the National
Council on Economic Education/NASDAQ National Teaching Awards
Competition.
Kokomo teacher, Lisa Herman Ellison was named a Regional
Winner for her portfolio “The United States in the
Global Economy”. Teachers from over 40 states participated
in the competition. Lisa has been an outstanding proponent
of economic education in Central Indiana and serves as an
advocate for the Indiana Council, mentoring and encouraging
other teachers to use ICEE resources to enrich their classroom
teaching methods. Lisa will be honored in April 2004, receiving
a cash award of $10,000 at a gala at the Plaza Hotel in
New York. During this all-expense paid trip, she will participate
in opening the NASDAQ Stock Market on April 20th and has
the potential of being named Grand National Award Winner,
receiving an additional $15,000.
Goshen teacher, Dana Mehl, has been named a Regional Semi-Finalist
with her portfolio “Be An Entrepreneur”. Dana
has been an outstanding teacher, involving her students
in mentoring elementary students in the Indiana Stock Market
Simulation, coaching Economics Challenge teams, and promoting
economic education throughout her school system and the
northern Indiana area. She will be presented with a plaque
and a check for $1,000 for her achievement from the NCEE
on the Indiana Council on February 12th at the Goshen Chamber
of Commerce event, Wake Up Goshen.
The New Ventures Team launched their website which contains
helpful resources and information on value-added agriculture.
www.agecon.purdue.edu/newventures
Travel, Speeches and Presented Papers:
Joan Fulton was an invited speaker at the Farm Credit Council
Annual meeting on Miami Florida on January 20, 2004.
Scott Downey, Joan Fulton, Bobby Martens, and Tomas Nilsson
worked with the Mid America Cooperative Council to develop
and deliver two one-day Cooperative Director Training workshops.
The workshops were held in Sandusky, Ohio on January 6,
2004 and in Indianapolis IN on January 8, 2004
Publications:
Hertel, Thomas W., Maros Ivanic, Paul V. Preckel, John
Cranfield and Will Martin, 2003. “Short-run vs. Long-run
Implications of Trade Liberalization for Poverty in Three
Developing Countries”, American Journal of Agricultural
Economics 85(5):1299-1306.
Hertel, Thomas W., David Hummels, Maros Ivanic, and Roman
Keeney, 2004. “How Confident Can we be in CGE-based
Analysis of Free Trade Agreements”, Paper presented
at the Woodrow Wilson Center Conference on Empirical Trade
Analysis, Washington, DC, January 23-34.
Knight, T.O., K.H. Coble, G.F. Patrick and A.E. Baquet.
“Risk Management Education: An Examination of Crop
Producers’ Participation in Recent Programs and Their
Desire for Additional Training,” Journal of Agricultural
and Applied Economics, 35:3 (December 2003) 571-588.
Hall, D.C., T.O. Knight, K.H. Coble, A.E. Baquet and G.F.
Patrick. “Analysis of Beef Producers’ Risk Management
Perceptions and Desire for Further Risk Management Education,”
Review of Agricultural Economics, 25:2 (Fall/Winter 2003)
430-448.
Job Announcements:
North Dakota State University: Assist/Assoc Prof in Agribusiness
and Applied Economics
University of Guelph: Assist/Assoc Prof – two positions
Rutgers: Assist Prof – Food Industry Management Operations
and Supply Chain Management
North Carolina Ag and Technical State University, Greensboro:
Extension – Community/Econ Dev
Purdue Extension Service: see website listed below
Career and Job Sites on the Internet:
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