Watch AEPP Editor Ian Sheldon Interview Speakers at the 2011 Annual Meeting

Ian Sheldon speaking with John Quiggin in Pittsburgh.

At the 2011 AAEA Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh, Ian Sheldon, the Featured Articles Editor of AEPP, conducted interviews with three of the most influential economists of our time, discussing critical issues facing applied economists and policy-makers in the 21st Century. You can watch these interviews now on the AEPP website.

Extension/C-FARE Webinar 12/13: Regional Perspectives on Economic Forces Shaping Land Asset Values

While much of U.S. commercial and home real estate values have been slow to recover from the recession, Farmland values have shown increased volatility depending on land asset use and regional location. The AAEA Extension Section and C-FARE are presenting a free webinar titled "Regional Perspectives on Economic Forces Shaping Land Asset Values" that will discuss economic forces affecting land values from different regional perspectives.

Member Profile: Maria I. Marshall

Maria I. Marshall
Associate Professor
Purdue University

AAEA Activities:

• CWAE Board member-at-large 2005-2007
• CWAE Vice-Chair 2007-2009, Chair 2009-2010
• Topic Leader for Teaching, Communication, and Extension 2009-2010 and 2010-2011
• Outreach Task Force 2010

Call for Grant Proposals: Applications of Behavioral Economics in Child Nutrition Programs

The Cornell Center for Behavioral Economics in Child Nutrition Programs (BEN Center) is now accepting grant proposals for 2012. This annual program seeks to support research involving the applications of behavioral economics in child nutrition programs, particularly those focusing on the National School Lunch Program. Grants will be awarded in the amount of
 $5,000–$40,000.

Those who are interested in applying must submit a letter of intent by January 16, 2012. You can find more information about the program, including the full RFP, on the BEN Center website.

Webinar Today: Geographic Distribution of Income Inequality

Michigan State is hosting a webinar today focusing on "some surprising results on the geographic distribution of income inequality." The speaker will be David Peters of Iowa State, and the idea for this webinar came from his recent AEPP article "Place-Based Income Inequality Clusters in the Rural North Central Region, 1979–2009." The webinar will take place today, Thursday, November 17, at 11:00 am EST. You can can access it by visiting http://breeze.msu.edu/ncrcrd/.

Member Profile: Fabio Chaddad

Fabio R. Chaddad
Assistant Professor
Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, University of Missouri

AAEA Activities:

• Chair-elect of AEM (2011-Present)
• Member at large (research) of AEM leadership team (09-11)

Canadian Agriculture Policy Conference: Growing Forward in a Volatile Environment

The second annual Canadian agriculture policy conference will take place on January 11- 13, 2012 in Ottawa, Ontario. The theme for this year's conference is Growing Forward in a Volatile Environment, and according to the organizers it "will provide the premier national policy outlook for the agriculture sector. A blend of presentations from invited speakers, invited agriculture policy research network members and research posters will highlight the issues and potential policy solutions facing the agricultural sector in Canada today." The conference is being organized jointly by the Canadian Agricultural Economics Society and the five "Enabling Research for a Competitive Agriculture" policy research networks.

Call for Papers: IBES Student Paper Competition

AAEA's Institutional and Behavioral Economics Section is sponsoring a new student paper competition. The competition is open to graduate and undergraduate students. Winners will receive a cash prize and will have an award presented to them at the 2012 AAEA Annual Meeting in Seattle, August 12-14. The deadline to submit is January 5, 2012.