February 2025, Issue 3
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President's Message
I had the pleasure of welcoming a group of early career scholars and senior mentors to University of California, Davis in December for the 2024 Early Career Professional Workshop organized by the mentoring committee. I want to thank Zoë Plakias and the mentoring committee for their hard work and dedication to making sure that everyone feels included in the big tent that is AAEA. It was great to have folks here on campus in Davis. Returning smaller AAEA events to our campuses makes for more interesting and lively settings than our usual anonymous conference hotels. It was a great event and left me feeling like the future of the profession is in good hands. AAEA News President-Elect Seeks Volunteers for AAEA Committees Committees drive the direction and impact of the AAEA by influencing its activities and awards. Please consider shaping the AAEA’s future by volunteering for one of the committees listed below. Committee service also offers an excellent opportunity for developing contacts, refining leadership skills, and increasing professional networking. Any AAEA member interested and willing to serve on a committee should contact Jeanne Rhodes at jrhodes@aaea.org or (414) 918-3190 by May 2, 2025. The 2025 Extension Competition for Graduate Students 2025 AAEA & WAEA Joint Annual Meeting The AAEA Extension Competition for Graduate Students provides an opportunity to develop and/or get feedback on programs that communicate research and practical information to Extension (usually non-economist) audiences. Entries can be based upon graduate student research for a thesis, dissertation or other academic work. The competition is sponsored by the Extension and Graduate Student Sections. Defining and Developing a Professional Brand - CWAE Networking Series CWAE is excited to invite you to our upcoming Professional Development & Networking Series event, focusing on "Developing and Designing a Professional Brand.” Event Details:
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Health Economics Section Panel Discussion on Food Is Medicine Featuring Hollie Raynor (University of Tennessee), Michelle Shippy (Indiana Department of Health), and Wen You (University of Virginia) When: Wednesday, March 5, 2025 Call for Volunteers: Senior Discussant for Selected Presentations - Paper Sessions Members wishing to get involved may volunteer for an essential role as a senior-level discussant for Selected Paper Sessions at our 2025 AAEA & WAEA Joint Annual Meeting in Denver, CO, July 27-29, 2025. A discussant will be assigned to a Selected Presentation Paper Session whose topic area correlates with the discussant’s expertise. The discussant would be tasked with reviewing the papers within their session, provide constructive feedback and stimulate discussion. The goal is to make these sessions more impactful and meaningful. Discussants will receive their session assignment and session details in mid to late June. Please click here to volunteer! If you have any questions, please contact the AAEA Business Office at info@aaea.org or (414) 918-3190. 2025 AAEA & WAEA Joint Annual Meeting
Choices Magazine: Article Highlight Who is to Blame for Food Waste? Using a nationally representative survey (N = 1,322), we asked respondents to attribute blame for food waste to six key stakeholders: farmers, food manufacturers, grocery stores, government policies, individuals, and restaurants and food service. Respondents blamed individuals most and farmers least. However, respondents who practiced food waste mitigation strategies blamed individuals less. Interested in publishing in Choices? Submit your Individual, Theme, or Data Visualizations here. AAEA at 2026 ASSA Annual Meeting Call for submissions: AAEA invited paper sessions at the 2026 ASSA Annual Meeting President-Elect Brian Roe is soliciting proposals and suggestions for AAEA invited paper sessions at the 2026 Allied Social Sciences Association (ASSA) Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, PA, January 3-5, 2026. The objective of AAEA sessions at the ASSA Annual Meeting is to share new knowledge of interest to economists. The AAEA encourages sessions that will draw widely from ASSA attendees, including sessions jointly sponsored with other ASSA member associations. All speakers and discussants must be members of AAEA, although the proposal may request a membership waiver under special circumstances. Participants must register for the ASSA meeting. Please send proposals by May 21, 2025, in Word or PDF format to Mary Annen at mannen@aaea.org. Read more>> Government Relations & Washington Update February 2025 Trump Begins Second Term with Numerous Executive Orders Trump has also issued an Executive Order to create a class of federal employees called “Schedule F”. The policy will impact federal workers in positions that are of a confidential, policy-determining, policy-making, or policy advocating character (policy-influencing positions) and filled by individuals not normally subject to replacement or change as a result of a Presidential transition. Such career positions will be rescheduled into Schedule Policy/Career and thereby exempted from the adverse action procedures set forth in chapter 75 of title 5 of the United States Code. OPM has issued guidance on the policy. Other News International Workshop on “Survey Design & Experimental Methods in Applied and Agricultural Economics” We would like to bring the International Workshop on “Survey Design & Experimental Methods in Applied and Agricultural Economics” to your attention. The workshop will cover theoretical and practical knowledge regarding surveys and experimental methods. In addition, delegates will be familiarized with state-of-the-art software, and will design their own practice experiment through hands-on training. KSU Seeking Equitable Pathways to Community Disaster Resilience In this program, students will engage in cutting-edge research, develop valuable skills, and contribute to important societal challenges like:
Call for Posters The Farm Financial Standards Council invites all Students, Instructors, and Industry Professionals to prepare Posters for presentation during the Council’s 2025 Annual Conference which will be held July 23 - 25 in Lexington, KY. Abstract (250 words) submission deadline: March 1, 2025. All materials should be sent directly to: contact@ffsc.org |
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