Fall 2009

Michael Cohen, Post Doctoral Fellow, Dept. Of Agricultural & Resource Economics, University of Connecticut
Date/Location: September 18th, W.B. Young, Rm. 333
Time: Session 1 - 9:00 - 12:00 PM; Session 2 - 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Topic: A Workshop on MATLAB

Maoyong Fan, Asst. Professor, Dept. of Economics, Ball State University
Date/Location: September 25th, W.B. Young, Rm. 335
Time: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Topic: A Workshop on Health Economics

Time: 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Topic: Seminar on “Migrant Workers in U.S. Agricultural Labor Market”

Files:
Migrant Workers in U.S. Agricultural Labor Market
Mobility and Wages in U.S. Agricultural Labor Market

**CANCELED**
Gilbert Metcalf, Professor, Dept. of Economics, Tufts University
Date/Location: October 2nd, Monteith Bldg (MONT), Rm. 339
Time: 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Topic: Seminar on “Political Structures in Oil Producing Countries and Supply Volatility”

JunJie Wu, Emery N. Castle Professor, Dept. of Agricultural & Resource Economics, Oregon State University
Date/Location: October 30th, W.B. Young, Rm. 209
Time: 1:30 PM – 2:45 PM
Topic: Seminar on “Payment for Ecosystem Services:Economic Principles and Political Realities”
Workshop – TBA

Rui Huang, Asst. Professor, Dept. of Agricultural & Resource Economics, University of Connecticut
Date/Location: November 6th, W.B. Young, Rm. 335
Time: 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Topic: Seminar on “Exposure to Obesity and Weight Gain Among Adolescents”

Paul Winters, Associate Professor, Dept. of Economics, American University
Date/Location: November 12th & 13th, W.B. Young, Rm. 207/208
Time: November 12th - 1:30 PM – 4:45 PM & November 13th - 8:30 AM – 11:45 AM
Topic: A Workshop on Agricultural Program Evaluation

Alejandro Buschmann, Professor, Universidad de Los Lagos, Chile
Date/Location: December 7th, W.B. Young, Rm. 335
Time: 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM
Topic: Towards Aquaculture Diversification in Chile: Seaweeds for Biofuels and Coastal Bioremediation
Files: Seminar Description

Finding International Comparative Statistics

Time: Monday, November 9th, 12:30-1:30 & Tuesday, November 10th, 12:30-1:30
Location: Homer Babbidge Library, Electronic Classroom 2 (on Level 2)

Description: Looking for comparative data to prove your point? Come to this workshop and learn how to find social and economic indicators; demographic, market and financial statistics at the country level. This hands-on session will cover the following four databases: Global Insight, Global Market Information Database, World Development Indicators, and International Financial Statistics.

Registration: To register, go to: http://www.lib.uconn.edu/instruction/workshop/#81 or email: shikha.sharma@uconn.edu

Spring 2009

Jerry Hausman: MIT
Date: February 6th, 2009
Topic: “A Bayesian Mixed Logit-Probit Model for Multinomial Choice”

Emi Uchida, University of Rhode Island
Date: March 6th, 2009
Location: Room 209, W.B. Young Building
Topic: “The Mature Forests Alone? Impact of Roads on Forests in China”

William Horrace, Syracuse
Date: March 20th, 2009
Location: Room 209, W.B. Young Building
Topic: TBA

Alessandro Bonanno, Pennsylvania State University
Date: April 24th, 10:30-12pm, 2009
Location: Room 209, W.B. Young Building
Topic: “Functional Foods as Differentiated Products”

Fall 2008

October 3rd

Jeffery Cohen: Associate Professor of Economics, University of Hartford
Topic: Agglomeration, Productivity and Regional Growth: Production Theory Approaches
Location: Room 335 W.B. Young
Time: 11:00am

October 31st

Nusser Raajpoot: Associate Professor, Department of Marketing, Central Connecticut State University
Topic: Consumer Green Orientation
Location: Room 209 W. B. Young
Time: 11:00am

Fall 2007

Sept 14th

Jay Shimshack: Assistant Professor, Tufts University
Topic: "Mercury Advisories and Household Health Trade-Offs"
Location: Room 209 W.B. Young
Time: 11:00am

Sept 21st

Kelly Brownell: Professor of Psychology, Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale University
Topic: "Is It At All Possible to Prevent Obesity? Real Change Requires Real Change."
Location: Room 207-208 W. B. Young
Time: 12:00pm
Related Materials:
"Effects of Soft Drink Consumption on Nutrition and Health: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis"
"The Battle of the Bulge"
"Put Calories on the Menu"
"The Sweet and Lowdown on Sugar"
"Choose to Remove Trans Fats"
"Epidemiologic and Economic Consequences of the Global Epidemics of Obesity and Diabetes"
"Obesity Expert: Blame Policies"

Oct 13th

Sheila Olmstead: Assistant Professor, Environmental Economics, School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Yale University
Topic:TBA
Location:TBA
Time:TBA

Spring 2007

Feb 16th:

Ariel Rubinstein, Professor, Department of Economics, Tel Aviv University and New York University
Topic: “John Nash, a Beautiful Mind, and Game Theory”
Location: Konover Auditorium
Time: 11:00am
*With support from the Departments of Agriculture Economics, Economics, Finance, Mathematics, Statistics, and CLAS

Feb 16th:

Christian Rojas, Assistant Professor, Department of Resource Economics, University of Massachusetts
Topic: “Price Competition in US Brewing”
Location: W. B. Young 335
Time: 1:00pm

Feb 23rd:

Avi Goldfarb, Assistant Professor, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
Topic: "Measuring Brand Value in an Equilibrium Framework"
Location: School of Business 226
Time: 1:00pm
*Co-sponsored with the Marketing Department

Mar 23rd:

Gary Yohe, Professor, Department of Economics, Wesleyan University
Topic: “Stern Review of the Economics of Climate Change”
Location: W. B. Young 209
Time: 1:00pm
Related Links:
Some thoughts on the damage estimates presented in the Stern Review—An Editorial
A Review of the Stern Review
On Setting Near-term Climate Policy while the Dust Begins to Settle: The Legacy of the Stern Review
The Stern Review: Implications for Climate Change

April 10th & 11th:

John Cranfield, Associate Professor Department of Food, Agricultural, and Resource Economics, University of Guelph

Workshop:
Date: April 10th
Topic: “Demand Estimation Workshop”
Location: W. B. Young 335
Time: 8:30am

Seminar:
Date: April 11th
Topic: TBD
Location: W. B. Young 209
Time: 3:00pm

April 13th:

Robert Pomeroy, Associate Professor, Department of Agriculture and Resource Economics, University of Connecticut
Topic: TBD
Location: W. B. Young 209
Time: TBD

Fall 2006

Oct 19th:

William Nordhaus, Sterling Professor of Economics and Professor School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Yale University
Topic: “Carbon Taxes to Slow Global Warming”
Location: Konover Auditorium
Time: 4:00pm

Oct 23rd:

August Schumacher, Jr., Former Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, USDA
Topic: “New Farm Policy: Ensuring the Long-term Competitiveness of the U.S. Agricultural Sector”
Location: Dodd Center
Time: 3:30pm

Nov 3rd:

Bruce Larson, Associate Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Connecticut
Topic: “The Impact of Antiretroviral Therapy on Labor Productivity: Preliminary Results for a Cohort of Kenyan Agricultural Workers”
Location: W. B. Young 209
Time: 11:00am

*Nov 17th:

Junfu Zhang, Assistant Professor of Economics, Clark University
Topic: “The Effects of Wal-Mart on Local Labor Markets”
Location: Monteith 339
Time: 3:30pm

Dec 1st:

John Kwoka, Finnegan Professor of Economics, Northeastern University
Topic: “Mergers in Electricity”
Location: W. B. Young 207-8
Time: 1:00pm

Dec 8th:

Xenia Matschke, Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Connecticut
Topic: “Costly Revenue-Raising and the Case for Favoring Import-Competing Industries”
Location: W. B. Young 209

Time: 10:30am