Track Sessions

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Tracks are a set of multiple sessions submitted by AAEA Sections, scheduled throughout the meeting and devoted to a common interest area or topic. Sessions can be organized by a single Section or by multiple Sections to cover a wider range of topics.

For up-to-date session information please visit the Schedule Page.

Session Title	Organizer(s)	Section(s)
Producer and consumer acceptance of carbon and water management for climate-smart agriculture.	Felipe De Figueiredo Silva & Anastasia Thayer	AEM
The Rise of Agribusiness in South America and its Impacts on the Global Grain Market	Joana Colussi	AEM
Beyond Consumer Demand: Supply Chain Dimensions of Animal Welfare-Friendly Products	Sharon Pailler	AEM, FAMPS
Market Power in the Cattle and Beef Packing Industry	GianCarlo Moschini	AEM, SENIOR
Making Group Projects Feel Less Like Work	Ross Pruitt and Kate Brooks	AEM, TLC
Sustainability, crop diversification, and controlled environment agriculture	Ariana Torres; Kuan-Ming Huang; Tim Woods	AEM, SCE
The impact of geography, information, and markets on enhancing the efficiency of regional, rural, and agricultural lending.	Francisco Albert Scott	AFM, CRENET
Risk in Agricultural Production	Natalie Loduca	AFM, ARA
Commodity Prices: Derivatives Traders vs. Fundamentals	Ian Sheldon, Scott Irwin	AFM, SENIOR
Agricultural market outlook and global information shocks	Joseph Janzen	AFM, EXT
Nutrition and food consumption in Africa	Caitlin Herrington, Mywish Maredia, David Ortega	AFRICA
Seed Systems, Decision-Making in Smallholder Farming, and Resource Concerns	Valerien Pede	AFRICA
The More We Know, the Less We Know? New Research and Evolving Knowledge Gaps on Measurement Error in Farm Household Survey Data	Kibrom Abay; Jordan Chamberlin; Nina Jovanovic	AFRICA, COSBAE
Risk and Resilience in Agri-Food Supply Chains	Jisang Yu	ARA
Frontier Issues for Managing On-farm Revenue Risk	Jesse Tack	ARA
Increasing Access to USDA Risk Management Programs by Underserved Producers	Joe Cooper	ARA, EXT
Industry perspectives on agricultural risk management	Oscar Vergara	ARA
Global challenges facing the agri-food system	Dan Scheitrum	AUS, AARES
InfoGraphics Graduate Student Panel Session	Aaron Staples, Ezgi Cengiz, Mike McCullough	BEER
BEER Research Session	Aaron Staples, Ezgi Cengiz, Mike McCullough	BEER
Withstanding the Maelstrom: Policies for Disaster Recovery and Resilience	Brenna Jungers	CRENET, ENV
Local Communities, Local Markets, and Local Food Policies	Pratyoosh Kashyap, Lei Xu	CRENET, FAMPS
Pathways to Impactful Careers in Rural and Regional Development	Kelsey L. (Conley) Thomas, Roberto F. Koeneke	CRENET, GSS
Exploring Consumer Food Preferences and Environmental Implications through Experimental Methods	Holly Wang	CHINA, EXECON
Human Capital and Integrated Rural-Urban Development in China and Other Develoing Countries	Chengfang Liu	CHINA
Modeling farmers' behaviors and agricultural policies	Hang Xiong	CHINA
Emerging Challenges and Opportunities in Food Economics	Wen Lin	CHINA, IBES
Trade Issues Affecting the Mississippi Delta Region	Christopher G. Davis	COSBAE, INT
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Food Security in the United States	LaPorchia Collins	COSBAE, HES
Race, Gender, and American Agriculture	Andrew Muhammad	COSBAE, CWAE
(Historically) Underserved Agricultural Households	Katherine Lacy, Anil K. Giri, and Dipak Subedi	COSBAE, SENIOR
Consumer Demand for Ethics in Foods?	Maria Kalaizandonakes	COSBAE, EXECON
When Efficiency Matters: Incentivizing Right Agent, Right Behavior, and Right Compensation to Improve Conservation Outcomes	Jing Liu	CWAE, ENV
The Job Market: Applying and Interviewing (Panel Discussion with Student Q&A)	April Athnos	CWAE, GSS
Disparities and challenges faced by underrepresented minority communities in the US food system	Katherine Lacy	CWAE
Perspectives on the Promotion and Tenure Process	Laura McCann	CWAE
Networking for Junior Women in Agricultural and Applied Economics	Katherine Harris-Lagoudakis	CWAE
Using Government and NGO Datasets in Class	Danielle Kaminski and Zheng Li	ECONOMETRICS, TLC
Difference-in-Difference: Recent Methodological Advances and Their Relevance to Empirical Work	Zheng Li	ECONOMETRICS
Theoretical and Econometric Models of Subsidized Crop Insurance	Hongli Feng	ECONOMETRICS
Economics of Precision Conservation	Scott Swinton	ECONOMETRICS, ENV
Explorations in the Value of Water and Irrigation Management	Qiuqiong Huang	ENV
Structuring Biofuels Policy to Promote Climate-Smart Practices	Jeffrey O'Hara	ENV, FAMPS
Hemp Production, Management, and Environment	Yunsun Park	ENV, SCE
Examining Varied Sustainable Agricultural Practices Across Regions and Value Chain Phases	Luis Peña-Lévano and Emiliano Lopez Barrera	ENV, INT
Recent Development in Experimental and Behavioral Economics -- 2024 Edition	Carola Grebitus	EXECON, IBES
Exploring the link between consumer perceptions and preferences, and the role of experimental economics in correcting misperceptions	Glory Orivri & Meri Hambaryan	EXECON, IBES
AI's Impact on Agribusiness and the Labor Market	Alan Xu	EXECON, IBES
GSS-EXT Competition Winners	Curtis Mahnken	EXT, GSS
Washington Policy Outlook	Bart Fisher and Steven Klose	EXT
Carbon credits....untapped potential or overhyped solution?	Jordan Shockley	EXT
Trends in Local and Regional Food Systems	Mackenzie Gill	EXT, FAMPS
Communicating Research to Non-Academic Audiences	Mariah Beverly, UMN	CHAIRS, EXT
Cover Crops and Carbon – What’s money got to do with it?	Katherine Wilts Johnson, UMN	EXT
Research Developments in Food-Away-From-Home: A look at methods, data, and consumer choice	Keenan Marchesi	FAMPS, HES
SNAP Benefit Cycles, the EBT Authorized Retail Landscape and Dietary Quality	Katherine Harris-Lagoudakis	FAMPS, FSN
Utilizing web scraping to understand the behavior and preferences of consumers and supply chain actors	Valerie Kilders	FAMPS, IBES
Navigating the Modern Food Market: Insights into Consumer Behavior and Retailer Strategies	Jianqiang (Jason) Zhao	FAMPS, GSS
U.S. Nutrition Assistance Policy, Operations, and Outcomes	Jordan Jones	FSN, HES
The Economics of Nutrition: Policy Impact, Consumer Behavior, and Health Outcomes	Angelos Lagoudakis	FSN, GSS
Using food scanner data to examine the relationship between healthy food purchases, cost, and diseases.	Andrea Carlson, Sean Cash	FSN, HES
Empirical Methods to Estimate the Effects of Interventions/Events on Diet And Food Choices	Susan E. Chen	FSN, HES
Strategies for Reducing Food Waste	Carola Grebitus, Ekaterina Stoliarova	FSN
Diabetes & Food Choices	Rebecca Cleary	FSN, HES
Exploring Careers in Academia, Industry, and Government (Panel Discussion with Student Q&A)	Meri Hambaryan	GSS
Teaching Tips from Award-winning Teachers	Danielle Kaminski	TLC, GSS
Frontiers in Structural Gravity Analysis: New Insights into Agricultural Trade and Policy	Carlos Zurita	INT
Geospatial Impact Evaluation in International Agriculture	Chun Song	INT
Building resilience and promoting productivity among farmers in Latin America	Jorge Carlos Martinez-Palomares	LAS, INT
Agri-Food Trade: Is There A Role for Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanisms (CBAMs)?	Ian Sheldon and Jeremy Jelliffe	Senior, INT
Model Validation and Recent Shocks to Global Food Systems: How Do QuantitativeTrade Models Stack Up?	Jason Grant, Shawn Arita and Wyatt Thompson	INT
Case Studies in Undergraduate Recruitment for Agribusiness	Jerrod Penn	TLC, CHAIRS
Food, Water, Energy, and Trade in South Asia	Aditya Khanal	SAS
Will Labor-Saving Automation Save Western Agriculture?	Bryan Lohmar	SCE
The Trojan Horse of Agricultural Economics: Mathematics & History	Hannah E Shear	TLC, SS-AAEA
Assistive Classroom Technology, AI, & LTIs	Jamille Lasanta and Hannah E Shear	TLC, SS-AAEA
Climate Adaptation: Accounting for Heterogeneity in Land-Based Carbon Policies	Elena Irwin	AERE
The Energy Transition in Rural America	Justin Winikoff	AERE
Virtual Only
Track	Date/Time	Zoom
Research and Educational Needs in Agricultural Economics in the Latin American Coffee Sector (LAS) - Carlos Carpio & Luis Sandoval	August 14 11:00 am - 12:45 pm CST	https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAtf--tqzgvG9Zvut82QfiTfJj68pp0DTXa
Groundwater irrigation for sustainable development in South Asia (INT) - Kashi Kafle	September 4 11:00 am - 12:30 pm EST	https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUtduGoqDopHNSMRgwJQor6F4-tc6TFzSQH

Important Dates

Past Deadlines:

Pre & Post-conference Workshops (11/30)
Invited Papers (12/3)
Track Sessions (12/3)
Case Studies (12/3)
Organized Symposia (1/19)
Selected Presentations: Papers and Posters (1/19)
Awards (2/4)
Travel Grant Applications - Domestic (5/24)
Travel Grant Applications - International (5/24)