C-SPAN Program Seeks to Share Federal Statistics with the American People

Each Friday, C-SPAN's Washington Journal airs a recurring segment called "America by the Numbers" that seeks to share federal statistics with the American People. The series features each of the 14 federal agencies that produce statistical data and have a principal mission to provide that data to the public. This list of 14 agencies includes quite a few that are relevant to AAEA, such as USDA-Economic Research Service, USDA-National Agricultural Statistics Service, the Bureau of Economic Analysis, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Segments aired so far include:

• Women in the Workforce
• Crime in America
• Mortality Rates in America
• Health Uninsured in America
• Unemployment Rates in America
• What We Produce
• Measuring America’s Educational Statistics
• Winter Energy Outlook
• Measuring America’s Economy
• Agriculture by the Numbers
• Changing American Households

Member Profile: Kym Anderson

Kym Anderson
Professor of Economics
University of Adelaide and Australian National University

AAEA Activities:

• Chair, T.W. Schultz Lecture Selection Committee, 2012-14
• Member, AAEA Selection Committee for the Bruce Gardner Memorial Prize for Applied Policy Analysis, 2011-13
• Member, AAEA Fellows Selection Committee, 2006-08
• Co-author of the trade paper covering One Hundred Years of Contributions by Agricultural Economists (AJAE 92(2): 424-46, April 2010)

Member Profile: Jeff Reimer

Jeff Reimer
Associate Professor
Oregon State University

AAEA Activities:

• Associate Editor, American Journal of Agricultural Economics
• Chair, Selected Presentations Committee
• Topic Leader and Reviewer, International Trade Selected Presentations

Choices Webinar: Creating Rural Wealth

On June 12, from 2:00-3:00 EST, C-FARE, in cooperation with Montana State University, will host a webinar called Creating Rural Wealth, based on a recent issue of Choices..

Encouraging rural communities to achieve sustainable prosperity requires creating and maintaining wealth. The one hour event will encourage dialog from policy makers, development funders, researchers and practitioners on the topic of how to create, maintain, and improve rural livelihoods. This webinar complements a theme from the 1st Quarter 2012 issue of Choices.