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AAEA News

• Member Profile: B. Wade Brorsen 
• Call for Applications: Editorship of the American Journal of Agricultural Economics
• Call for Proposals: Pre/Post-Conference Workshops
• Call for Proposals: Invited Paper Sessions
• Call for Proposals: Case Study Invited Paper Sessions
• Call for Proposals: Track Sessions Sponsored by AAEA Sections
• Joint EAAE/AAEA Seminar

Other News

• Read selected papers from the 2013 Agricultural and Applied Economics Association annual meeting
• A Call for Papers on the topic: “The Implications of TTIP and TPP for GM/non-GM Coexistence”
• 18th Annual Conference on Global Economic Analysis: “Information for the Policy Maker: Practical Economic Modelling for Tomorrow”
• 23rd Annual Short Course in Global Trade Analysis: “Introduction to Applied General Equilibrium Analysis in a Multi-Region Framework”
• 2015-2 GTAP 101 Course: “Introduction to Computable General Equilibrium Modeling”

• 2015 Short Course in Dynamic Global Trade Analysis: “Dynamic Modeling and Applications in Global Economic Analysis” 

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 The Potential Economic Cost and Response to Greening in Florida Citrus

Citrus greening is a plant disease that reduces the marketable yield of infected citrus trees and often makes them economically unprofitable. Since its observation in Florida in 2005, greening has spread throughout the state and caused significant economic losses for citrus producers.

Derek Farnsworth, Kelly A. Grogan, Ariena H.C. van Bruggen, and Charles B. Mos

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Registration Open: Social Networks, Social Media and the Economics of Food Joint Symposium

Registration for the Social Networks, Social Media and the Economics of Food Joint Symposium is now open! The 2014 AAEA/EAAE/CAES Joint Symposium will take place at the Hyatt Regency Montreal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada May 29-30.
*March 31, 2014: Early Registration Deadline
*May 15, 2014: Registration and Cancellation Deadline
To register online and for information about hotel reservations, visit the symposium website: http://www.aaea.org/meetings/2014-aaeaeaaecaes-joint-symposium

17th Annual Conference on Global Economic Analysis

“New Challenges in Food Policy, Trade and Economic Vulnerability”

June 18-20, 2014 | Dakar, Senegal

The 17^th Annual Conference on Global Economic Analysis is being jointly organized by the Center for Global Trade Analysis and AGRODEP, facilitated by IFPRI.

The goal of the annual conference is to promote the exchange of ideas among economists conducting quantitative analysis of global economic issues. Particular emphasis will be placed on applied general equilibrium methods, data, and application. Related theoretical and applied work is also welcome.

The overall theme of the conference is "New Challenges in Food Policy, Trade and Economic Vulnerability" with sub-themes on:

· International Trade and Food Security

· International Trade and Finance

· Foreign Direct Investment in Land and Land Markets

· The Impact of Demographic Transition and Population Aging on the World Economy

· Trade, Environment, Natural Resources, and Sustainable Development

· The Impact of the Internet and New Technological Innovations on Global Trade

· The Interaction between Global Trade, Poverty, Income Distribution, Inequality, and Development: The Integration of Africa into the World Trade System

· The Potential for Africa to "Feed the World"

Abstracts and organized session proposals are currently being accepted on the GTAP website through January 15. A number of scholarships will be available for presenters currently residing in Africa. Scholarship recipients will be chosen based on and following the review of their submitted abstract.

Registrations for this event will be accepted from early January through April 30.

For further information or to submit an abstract or session proposal, please visit the conference homepage on the GTAP website at: www.gtap.agecon.purdue.edu/events/conferences/2014/.