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Calendar of Events:
March 12
March 21
May 2
May 7
May 13-15
June 6-7
June 9-11
June 11
June 18-24
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Spring Break begins
Spring Break ends
Final Exams begin
Semester ends
Commencement
GTAP Board Meeting, Lübeck, Germany
8th Annual Conference on Global Economic Analysis
Dynamic Learning Session, Lübeck, Germany
13th Annual Short Course in Global Trade Analysis University of Crete, Heraklion, Crete, Greece |
Congratulations and Names in the News:
Alexia Brunet has accepted a Postdoc at the University of Southern California , in a joint appointment between the Viterbi School of Engineering and the USC School of Policy, Planning and Development. She will be working in the Homeland Security Center for Risk and Economic Analysis of Terrorism Events.
Wally Tyner received a Purdue University “Seed for Success” award for participating as a co-PI in a grant of over $1 million.
Thought You Would Like To Know:
FROM ICEE:
Econ Challenge coming up April 12th. Three sites: Mishawaka , Indianapolis and New Albany . High School Economics students compete in a statewide competition for the opportunity to represent Indiana in a regional event. In 2002 and 2003 Indiana had entries in the national competition, and in 2003 the Carmel High School teams placed first and second in the nation!
Mariah Tanner Emke gave a poster presentation at the Sigma Xi poster contest on February 17 th entitled: “Consumers Demand for Meat before and after Fat Content Education,” with Paul Preckel and Everett Peterson.
G. Edward Schuh, BS '52, honorary doctorate '92, Lake Elmo , Minn. , was honored July 25 by the Brazilian Society of Agricultural Economics with a new award, Legendary Member of the Society, in recognition of his lifetime contributions to the profession. The honor was bestowed during the annual meeting of the society in Cuiaba , in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso. Schuh served on the faculty of the Department and was involved with Purdue's extension project work at Vicosa University in Brazil .
Travel, Speeches and Presented Papers:
Raymond Florax will attend the conference of the Western Regional Science Association (WRSA) in San Diego, February 23-26, and present a paper entitled “Space and Growth: A Survey of Empirical Evidence and Methods.” The paper is joint work with Maria Abreu and Henri L.F. de Groot.
Jennifer Dennis: March 10th at the Northwest Indiana Floriculture Association- "How to keep customers happy: factors determining repeat patronage" in Hobart , IN.
Jennifer Dennis: March 11th at the Southwest Melon and Vegetable Grower Association - "Understanding Today's Vegetable Consumer" in Vincennes , IN.
Otto Doering will be presenting a paper March 16th at a research and policy workshop "The Next Farm Bill: Links Among Agriculture, Energy, Trade and Poverty In a Globalizing World" that is sponsored by USDA's Chief Economists Office and the National Center for Food and Agricultural Policy.
Joe Balatas will be presenting a paper at the Spring 2005 NEC-63 Conference, March 17-18 in San Diego , CA . The theme of the conference is "The Economics of Commodity Promotion Programs: Lessons from California ". He will present a paper titled "Returns to the Dairy-check off Investment in Research for New Uses for Whey".
John M. Connor and Yuliya Bolotova. “A Meta-Analysis of Cartel Overcharges,” presentation at a workshop meeting of the International Journal of Industrial Organization, Amsterdam , Netherlands , April 1-2, 2005.
Yuliya Bolotova, John M. Connor, and Douglas Miller. “ The Impact of Collusion on Price Behavior: Empirical Results from Two Recent Cases,” International Industrial Organization Conference 3, Atlanta , Georgia , April 8-9, 2005.
Yuliya Bolotova, John M. Connor, and Douglas Miller. “Factors Influencing the Magnitude of Cartel Overcharges: An Empirical Analysis,” International Industrial Organization Conference 3, Atlanta , Georgia , April 8-9, 2005.
Jeffrey Zimmerman and John M. Connor. “Determinants of Cartel Duration: A Cross-sectional Study of Private International Cartels, 1990-2003,” address at the International Industrial Organization Conference 3, Atlanta , Georgia , April 8-9, 2005.
Alla Golub, Joshua Detre, and John M. Connor. “The Profitability of price Fixing: Have Stronger Antitrust Sanctions Deterred?” International Industrial Organization Conference 3, Atlanta , Georgia , April 8-9, 2005.
John M. Connor, “International Cartel Overcharges: Focus on Europe,” ENCORE Network Conference, Amsterdam , Netherlands , April 14, 2005.
Publications:
Cain, Zachary and Stephen Lovejoy, “History and Outlook for Farm Bill Conservation Programs,” CHOICES: The Magazine of Food, Farm, and Resource Issues. 4 th Quarter, 2004.
Dennis, Jennifer H., B.K.Behe, R.T. Fernandez, R. Shutzki, T.J. Page, and R.A. Spreng, “Do Plant Guarantees Matter? The Role of Satisfaction and Regret When Guarantees Are Present,” HortScience, 40 (February, 2005): 142-145.
Xu, Pei and Dr. Mark Herrmann, Journal of Food Products Marketing, “Rating Alaska Salmon
Powder Concentrate in China ," Volume 12-2.
Visit the AICC (Agricultural Innovation and Commercialization Center ) website for information on business planning: www.agecon.purdue.edu/planner .
Job Announcements:
http://www.fao.org/VA/vac_en.htm Commodity Specialist – FAO – Rome
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: Assist Prof, Consumer Finance
Washington State University : Extension position, MS required
Indiana State Budget Agency
International Water Management Institute: Post-Doc – Sri Lanka
Purdue Extension Service: see website listed below
Career and Job Sites on the Internet:
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