October 2024, Issue 21
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AAEA News AAEA Business Office Update After eight years serving as AAEA’s executive director, Kristen McGuire has resigned her position as executive director of AAEA. Her last day was October 16th. Please join us in thanking her for all that she has done for AAEA and wishing her well in her new endeavors. At the same time, we are happy to announce that Jeanne Rhodes (jrhodes@aaea.org) will now be serving as AAEA’s executive director. She looks forward to continuing the good work of AAEA. AAEA Business Office Pre- and Post-conference Workshops The AAEA Executive Board invites proposals for Pre- and Post-conference Workshops at the 2025 AAEA & WAEA Joint Annual Meeting in Denver, CO. The deadline for proposals is December 2. Selections will be finalized at the AAEA Executive Board meeting in early January and organizers will be notified soon thereafter by the AAEA President. Choices Magazine: Article Highlight U.S. Agricultural Trade Challenges Amid Climate and Geopolitical Disruptions We discuss the impact of climate events and geopolitical disruptions on U.S. agricultural trade, highlighting the vulnerabilities to droughts and shipping blockades affecting key transport routes like the Mississippi River and the Panama Canal. We stress the need for adaptive strategies to safeguard global market access. Interested in publishing in Choices? Submit your Individual, Theme, or Data Visualizations here. 2024 AAEA Early Career Professionals Workshop What: AAEA Early Career Professionals Workshop: Supporting Scholars to Thrive in Applied Economics Topics to include: Career goals and motivations; being an ethical applied economist; teaching, advising, and mentorship; Extension, outreach, and policy communication; building the field you want to see through service; generating ideas and scholarly projects; funding and carrying out scholarship; publishing and disseminating scholarship; building a mentorship network; and more! Listening to the Diverse Voices of AAEA In this webinar, we’ll hear from our panelists about their stories—where they are in their career now, how they got there professionally, and what experiences or forces shaped them and their career that might not be evident from their CVs or résumés. When: Friday, November 08, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Central Time)
Moderator: Alicia Rosburg, Department Head & Professor of Economics, University of Northern Iowa (AAEA Mentorship Committee member) Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUqdO2qrz8pGNVpXu8Csi4w4DXW7d6gkA8S#/registration Note that space is limited. If at anytime you find out that you can longer attend the webinar, please email us at info@aaea.org to cancel so we may better accommodate pending registrations. Any pending registrants will be reviewed during the time of the webinar in the event there is room. This webinar series was started in 2020 by the AAEA Mentorship Committee to provide an opportunity for AAEA members to share their diverse experiences, career paths, and backgrounds and for others to learn from their experience. Recordings of previous webinars in this series are available on AAEA’s YouTube channel (search within the channel for “diverse voices”). South Asia Section Virtual Webinar: Seasonal Poverty and Internal Migration: A Research Agenda in Bangladesh and Nepal
This virtual session hosted by AAEA's SAS Section will outline a research agenda and open questions around the causes and consequences of internal (within-country) migration, as well as the opportunities and impediments associated with such movements. Much of that movement in seasonal and circular, in response to seasonal deprivation during pre-harvest lean periods. 2024 Virtual Health Economic Seminar Featuring Noémi Berlin (University Paris Nanterre), and Lyudmyla (Lucy) Kompaniyets (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Noémi and Lyudmyla (Lucy) will present research on the influence of external factors on dietary behaviors and obesity. Below, you will find abstracts for both presentations for your convenience. Date and Time: Friday, November 8th, from 11 AM to 12 PM EST To obtain the Zoom link, please register for the webinar using the link below: AJAE Editorship Applications Editorship appointments for the American Journal of Agricultural Economics are staggered such that two new appointments are made every two years. The AAEA Board now seeks a diverse group of applicants at the full professor level (or equivalent) by the start of the appointment for two co-editors to be appointed to replace current co-editors Jesse Tack and Rudy Nayga for a four-year term beginning in January 2026. Each co-editor handles approximately one-fourth of the submitted manuscripts and makes independent editorial decisions on these submissions. The degree to which candidate’s expertise complements that of continuing editors Nicholas Magnan and Christian Langpap will be considered in the selection process. AERE & AAEA Fall Workshop Online via Zoom • October 24 and 25, 2024 • 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. ET Join AERE and the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA) for an engaging and insightful virtual workshop dedicated to bridging the gap between economic research and policy implementation. This two-day event is designed to provide environmental and resource economists with actionable insights and strategies for influencing policy decisions. Why Attend? Practical Tools and Strategies: Gain practical knowledge on engaging effectively in policy conversations, securing research funding, and developing cutting-edge methodologies. Collaborative Opportunities: Identify potential collaborations and partnerships with federal agencies to enhance the relevance and impact of your research. Focused Sessions on Critical Issues: Benefit from focused discussions on emerging areas, resource allocation, methodological advancements, and inter-agency collaborations, particularly on pressing issues like water quality. View the Agenda here: https://www.aere.org/assets/2024Fall/AERE%20-%20Fall%20Virtual%20Workshop%20%282024%29%20-%20Agenda.pdf This workshop is free to attend. Don't miss this opportunity to enhance your research's policy impact and connect with key policymakers. Register now to secure your spot!: https://aere.memberclicks.net/2024virtualfallworkshop#!/ If you have a question about an upcoming AERE workshop, please contact info@aere.org. Learn more about our past Fall Workshops here. People Section
Other News Gund Institute for Environment The Gund Institute for Environment at the University of Vermont (UVM) seeks exceptional PhD applicants to conduct interdisciplinary research on global environmental challenges beginning in fall 2025. Applications are due January 5, 2025. Call for paper proposals The NCCC-134 Multi-state Research Coordinating Committee on Applied Commodity Price Analysis, Forecasting, and Market Risk Management invites paper proposals for presentation at its upcoming conference to be held April 14-15, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. We are excited to bring this conference back to Chicago, a hub of global commodities trading, for the first time since 2007. |
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