OUP via AJAE releases Virtual Issue: Domestic Rural Economic Development

AJAE Editor’s Note:

In this virtual edition of the American Journal of Agricultural Economics we highlight the long and rich tradition on research and policy discussions related to rural community development in AJAE. This was an undertaking of the Community and Regional Economics Network (CRENET) within the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association. In addition to a celebration of this long and rich tradition we had three objectives in organizing this virtual issue. First, we wanted to highlight some of the classic pieces in rural development that remain relevant today. Reviewing these older classics helps us to better understand not only the foundations of our work today but also highlights has our thinking has evolved over time. Second, we aimed to emphasize the importance of direct policy relevance to the work. While some of the pieces included here could be considered “theoretical” most of the work attempts to inform policy discussions at the federal, state and local levels. Third, over time the complexity of rural community development becomes clearer. Notions that a healthy farm economy lead to a healthy rural economy gave way to a better understanding of the heterogeneity of rural areas. Given this heterogeneity some questioned what role federal policy could or should play and if policy be aimed at nurturing grassroots efforts. As the complexity of rural community development became clearer the nature of the work equally evolved over time.
Steven C. Deller
Editor

See all articles part of this issue HERE

Call for Papers: Applications of Behavioural & Experimental Economics to Decision-Making in the Agricultural, Food and Resource Sectors

Editors: Jill E. Hobbs University of Saskatchewan & Siân Mooney, Boise State University 

Motivation:  Tools and insights from behavioural and experimental economics are increasingly important to problems faced by the agricultural, food and resource management sectors. The 2016 special issue of the Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics (CJAE) will be dedicated to showcasing advances in and applications of behavioural and experimental economics as they apply to the agricultural, food and resource sectors. We are currently encouraging submissions with a strong behavioural or experimental economics grounding for consideration in this special issue. Possible topic areas include, but are not limited to:

•          Food consumption decisions and health
•          The influence of social media/social networks
•          Attitudes toward the environment and the management of natural resources
•          Decision-making at the firm (including farm) level
•          Risk aversion and decision-making
•          Applications to innovation, science and technology

The intent is to publish the special issue as the December 2016 issue of the CJAE.

How to Participate:  Authors submitting to the special issue should note the following:

•          Abstracts should be between 500-800 words
•          Papers submitted will be subject to a double-blind peer review process
•          Authors agree to pay normal page charges for the CJAE (currently C$75 per page)
•          Authors will abide by the copyright agreement of the CJAE
•          Authors will submit an original research paper that has not previously been published
•          At least one author will be a member of the Canadian Agricultural Economics Society

The following deadlines will be strictly adhered to:

•          March 15, 2015, abstracts due.
•          April 30, 2015, authors informed of selection decision for full papers.
•          September 1, 2015, first draft of papers due.
•          October 31, 2015, first round of reviews due.
•          February 1, 2016, revised papers due.
•          April 1, 2016, second round of reviews due.
•          May 31, 2016, FINAL PAPER DUE.

Abstracts should be submitted to cjae@uvic.ca by March 15, 2015 with an e-mail subject line indicating “submission for special issue 2016”.

Call for Abstracts: The Economics of Beer & Brewing

Seattle, WA

September 8-9, 2015

Host Institution

IMPACT Center

School of Economic Sciences

College of Agricultural, Human, & Natural Resource Sciences

Washington State University            

The Economics of Beer & Brewing

The BEERONOMICS Conference provides a forum to exchange ideas and present high-quality economic research related to the economics of beer, brewing and related activities.

The 2015 Beeronomics conference will encompass a wide array of topics including the economics of production, international and interregional trade, industrial organization, marketing, consumption, policy and regulation, economic history, law and economics, and macroeconomics.

Join us in Seattle for this exciting conference opportunity. A tour of the hop industry will be available given sufficient interest.

Submit one page Abstracts by April 15, 2015 to beeronomics2015@gmail.com.

Hotel and Registration

The conference will be held in downtown Seattle at the Sheraton Hotel. A block of rooms with a special rate has been set aside: https://www.starwoodmeeting.com/Book/Beeronomics.

Check for registration information on the Beeronomics 2015 website: http://www.beeronomics2015.org/.

For more information, please contact Charli Hochsprung, Event Coordinator, at beeronomics2015@gmail.com, 1-509-335-5555.

Member Blog: Rural America’s Pace of Recovery

Lorin Kusmin, Economic Research Service

Lorin Kusmin, Economic Research Service

Lorin Kusmin, Economic Research Service

Lorin Kusmin, Economic Research Service

Lorin Kusmin, Economic Research Service

Lorin Kusmin, Economic Research Service

In the aftermath of the 2007-09 recession, the economic picture in rural areas has been mixed, according to a recent Economic Research Service report. This post is part of the Science Tuesday,  feature series on the USDA blog. Check back each week as we showcase stories and news from USDA’s rich science and research portfolio. In the recession of 2007-09 and its aftermath, some areas of the United States fared better than others. In rural America as a whole, the pace of economic recovery has bee...

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