AJAE Award-Winning Papers Available Online

Several award winning papers from our publication, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, are available free online for a limited time:

The 2013 AAEA Quality of Research Discovery Award has been announced: Estimating Market Power of  U.S. Dairy Cooperatives in the Fluid Milk Market 

Metin Cakir and Joseph V. Balagtas

The 2012 EAAE Quality of Research Discovery Award has been announced: Honey Bee Pollination Markets and the Internalization of Reciprocal Benefits 

Randal R. Rucker, Walter N. Thurman and Michael Burgett

The 2012 EAAE Quality of Policy Contribution Award has been announced: Agricultural Trade and the GATT/WTO: Does Membership Make a Difference? 

Jason H. Grant and Kathryn A. Boys
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Expect to See More of The Exchange!

The Exchange is changing to bi-weekly distribution beginning this month. The increased frequency will keep our members up to date with the latest AAEA news, updates, announcements, and job opportunities while features such as the President’s Column and the People Section will continue to be published on an approximately bi-monthly schedule. AAEA Staff is coordinating with the Executive Board, committees, Sections and all of our publication editors to provide content that is both timely and relevant. If you would like to submit information for The Exchange, please email the AAEA Business Office at info@aaea.org.

Call for Applications: Two Editors of AJAE

The AAEA Board now accepting applications for two editors of AJAE. Those selected will be appointed for a four-year term, beginning in January 2014. Applications should be sent electronically to AAEA by September 28, 2012.

Call for Applications: Editor of Choices

AAEA is currently taking application for the next Choices editor. The new editor will be appointed to a four-year term, which will run 2013-2016. The degree to the expertise of those who apply complement that of the continuing editor, James Novak, will be considered in the selection process. Applications are Friday, June 4, 2012.

AEPP Call: Special Issue on Lifestyles, Obesity, and Nutrition

AEPP is publishing a special issue titled "The Economics of Lifestyles, Obesity and Nutrition" and is looking for paper submissions. The deadline to submit a paper for consideration is March 15, 2012.

An increasingly important share of health care expenditure and demand is determined by individual choices. Lifestyle choices associated with food, smoking and drinking can explain an increasing role of health systems activity. However, more needs to be known to inform policy making about the economics grounded policy regarding health related lifestyles more generally, and obesity and nutrition more specifically.

AEPP Call: Special Issue on Long-Term Care

AEPP is publishing a special issue titled "New Developments in the Economics of Long-Term Care" and is looking for paper submissions. This issue will attempt to address questions regarding the role of market forces in providing and funding long-term care, the ways to overcome market failures and information asymmetries, incentives to expand the provision of long term care as well as financing schemes to balance out efficiency, access, and quality goals. The deadline to submit a paper is August 31, 2011.

Member Profiles: Brian E. Roe

Brian E. Roe
McCormick Professor of Agricultural Policy and Marketing
Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics, The Ohio State University

AAEA Activities:

• Incoming AJAE Editor
• AJAE Associate Editor
• AEPP Editorial Board
• Galbraith Forum and Award Committe
• Nominating Committee
• Best Dissertation Award Committee
• Extension Section Board of Directors
• Annual Meeting Selected Paper Topic Leader in Production Economics and Behavioral Economics

Call for Submissions AEPP Special Issue: New Developments in the Economics of Long-Term Care

AEPP will be publishing a special issue in 2012 titled "New Developments in the Economics of Long-Term Care". According to the editors, the special issue "attempts to address questions regarding the role of market forces in providing and funding long-term care, the ways to overcome market failures and information asymmetries, incentives to expand the provision of long term care as well as financing schemes to balance out efficiency, access, and quality goals." Papers should be submitted by August 31, 2011.

AEPP Accepting Applications for New Editor

Interested in adding something more to your CV, or connecting with the latest research designed for a broader economic audience? Applied Economics Perspectives and Policy (AEPP) is looking for a new Featured Articles Editor for 2012 through 2014. Applications are due on May 16, 2011.

Choices Webinar: The Low-Down on Local Foods

C-FARE has partnered with the International Food Information Council Foundation to host a free webinar in two weeks discussing the definition of "local" foods; the nutritional, economic and social tradeoffs of local versus other foods; and consumer insights regarding local foods.

AgEcon Search Receives Innovation Award

The American Library Association has announced that AgEcon Search has received an award recognizing innovation in science and technology librarianship. "AgEcon Search is the trusted national and international repository for open access to agricultural economic research valued by disciplinary researchers the world over," said award co-chairs, Marianne Stowell Bracke of Purdue University and Lutishoor Salisbury at the University of Arkansas.

AEPP Podcast: Index Funds, Financialization, and Commodity Futures Markets

One of the hot topics in the media currently is the rise of food prices and the effect its having around the world. But what's causing those rising prices? A new article in AEPP finds that the recent rise of prices in commodities, including food prices, was not caused by an increase in speculative investments, as some have suggested.

"There simply isn’t compelling evidence" that the rise in prices was caused by index fund investment, says Scott Irwin of University of Illinois, lead author on the article. "It is not surprising that a debate has ensued about the role of index funds in commodity futures markets," he says. "Very limited traces of linkage between the two are visible, however. To date, no ‘smoking gun’ has been found."

In the latest AEPP podcast, you can hear Irwin discuss these findings, including the possible policy implications, as new limits on speculation in these markets are being discussed. If you'd like to read the full text of the article, AAEA members can login to the My Account section and click on the link for AEPP.

AEPP Podcast: The Power and Pitfalls of Experiments in Development Economics

Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are an integral part of modern science, but what role should they play in economics? Development economics research in particular has relied on RCTs recently as a tool to measure the impact of a particular program. However, a new article in AEPP challenges that assumption.

Authors Christopher Barrett and Michael Carter argue that RCTs suffer from "important and underappreciated pitfalls". They stress the need for researchers to to integrate RCTs with other research methods, particularly behavioral field experiments.

In the latest AEPP podcast, you can hear Barrett and Carter discuss the findings in their article. If you'd like to read the full text of the article, AAEA members can login to the My Account section and click on the link for AEPP.

3 Ways to Get More Involved with AAEA

Have you ever wanted to play a more active role with AAEA? Currently, there are three great ways for you to get involved with the association, which will allow you to help shape the direction of the association, as well as the implementation of new products and services.

The Exchange to Become E-Newsletter

Starting with the May/June issue, AAEA's newsletter The Exchange will be published as an e-newsletter. This means that printed versions of the newsletter will no longer be mailed to AAEA members. Instead, an interactive e-mail will be sent to each member containing links to each of the stories in that particular issue.

AEPP Looking for New Editor

Applied Economic Perspective and Policy (AEPP), AAEA's newest journal, is looking for a new editor for the volumes published in 2012 through 2014. This position is for a Submitted Articles editor who will work with an editorial team comprised of another Submitted Articles editor and a Featured Articles editor to manage the manuscript review process. Applications for the position should be submitted by June 4, 2010.

Special Issue of AJAE Published

A special issue of AJAE celebrating AAEA’s centennial has just been released online and can be accessed in the My Account section of the AAEA website.