Ag Econ-O-Gram

Vol. 10, No. 16
September 19, 2008

AFRE FACULTY MEETINGS
AFRE faculty meeting for Fall 2008: Oct. 10, Nov. 7, Dec. 12.  All meetings are 1:30 pm, Rm. 75 Ag Hall.

ZHAO WINS HARVARD AWARD
Faculty member Jinhua Zhao and his co-author were winners of the open research paper competition of the Harvard Project on International Climate Agreements. The title of the paper is “A Proposal for the Design of the Successor to the Kyoto Protocol." Read more.

UPCOMING RETIREMENT PARTY
Please join the Department faculty, staff and guests for Pat Neumann’s retirement party, Monday, September 29, 3:00-4:30 pm, in the Agriculture Hall Atrium.  Pat is celebrating 30 years with the university and retires the end of September.

FALL PICNIC
The GSO Fall Picnic is Saturday, September 27th at Lake Lansing Park.  There will be food, games, and general merriment so we hope to see many of you there!   ---Tina Plerhoples, GSO Social Chair

GSO BROWN BAG SCHEDULE.
Sept 24, Wed – Prof. Tom Reardon, "How to write an Academic Journal Article". Time: 2:30 pm-5:30 pm. Place: Natural Resources, Room 150.

Sept. 30, - Kerry Garman¸ VP Human Resources, Kalsec Inc., “Talent Management Strategies for the Global Food Products Corporation.” 

Oct 7, Orientation: Student-Advisor Relationships Panel.

Brown Bags are held in Room 75, Agricultural Hall, at 12pm-1pm.

APPLIED ECONOMICS SEMINARS  
(1:30 – 3:30, Koo Room unless otherwise noted)
Sept. 26 - Yi Zhu (MSU)
Oct. 3 -  Michael Elsby (University of Michigan)
Oct. 9 - John DiNardo (University of Michigan)
Oct. 17 - Soren Anderson (MSU)
Oct. 23 - Jeremy Fox (University of Chicago)
Nov. 7  - Pedro Vicente (Oxford University)
Nov. 13 - Tim Vogelsang (MSU)
Nov. 20 - Amy Finkelstein (MIT, on Thursday @ 3:30)
Dec. 5  - Nathaniel Baum-Snow (Brown University)

OTHER SEMINARS
Sept. 19 –  “Working-Class Women and Feminism in 1970s Brooklyn,” Tamar Carroll, Cornell University at 12:15 pm at MSU Museum. Free.

Sept. 25 – “Japan's Policies on Climate Change,” speaker Tamotsu Shinotsuka, Consul General of Japan in Detroit.  5:00 p.m. in 303-305 International Center.

Sept. 26 – “The Impact of Global Change on Food Productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa,” speaker Jennifer Olson, Telecommunication; 12-1 pm in 303 International Center. 

WORKSHOP – INT’L TRENDS & MARKETS
International Markets Outlook and Michigan Strategic Positioning Workshop will be Oct. 1 in the Kellogg Center. The event is hosted by the Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station, the Department of Agriculture, Food and Resource Economics (AFRE) and the Michigan Agribusiness Association. Read more.

PRODUCT CENTER CONFERENCE
The 2nd Annual MSU Product Center's “Making It In Michigan”Conference at the LANSING CENTER on November 13.   As a new or existing business, or if you are just thinking about starting a venture, the conference is your opportunity to learn, find, talk, and be inspired.
Details: www.makingitinmichigan.msu.edu

READING LIST
According to Google Scholar, people are reading Weatherspoon, Dave, and Thomas Reardon, “The Rise of Supermarkets in Africa: Implications for the Agrifood System and the Rural Poor,” Development Policy Review 21(3): 333-355. 

JOB OPPORTUNITIES

MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY-EXTENSION
P.O. ID #1636 - Extension State Leader for Natural Resource Programs located at MSU, East Lansing, MI; .40 FTE within Extension’s Continuing Employment Status.  Tenure stream appointment considered.  Available:  Jan. 1, 2009.  Deadline:  Oct. 17, 2008.

P.O. ID #1635 - Extension Educator Alternative Energy/Bio-Economy or Natural Resource Based Recreation & Tourism /County Extension Director, Otsego County; located in Gaylord, MI; Full-Time within Extension's Continuing Employment System. Available: Jan. 1, 2009.  Deadline: Oct. 3, 2008.