Ag Econ-O-Gram

Vol. 10, No. 11
July 3, 2008

CHAUDHURI RECEIVES JOHNSON FELLOWSHIP
Malika Chaudhuri has been awarded a Glenn and Sandy Johnson Dissertation Enhancement Award.  She plans to use the funds to expand her analysis of consumer response to the introduction of ethanol into transport fuel.

PUBLICATIONS
Horan, R.D., Bulte, E.H., and J.F. Shogren, “Coevolution of Human Speech and Trade,” Journal of Economic Growth, available Online  First at http://www.springerlink.com/content/1381-4338.

Horan, R.D., C.A. Wolf, E.P. Fenichel, and K.H. Mathews, Jr., “Joint Management of Wildlife and Livestock Disease”, Environmental and Resource Economics, available Online First at http://www.springerlink.com/content/0924-6460.

Horan, R.D., J.F. Shogren, and B. Gramig. 2008.  “Wildlife Conservation Payments to Address Habitat Fragmentation and Disease Risks,” Environment and Development Economics, 13: 415-439.

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
EPA  (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) grants for  Cost-Effective Approaches to Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions through Energy Efficiency, Clean Energy and Corporate Greenhouse Gas Management.  Deadline: August 6, 2008.
www.epa.gov/air/grants/08-04cppd.pdf

Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) -Phase I.  Deadline: September 4, 2008.  Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture      
www07.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=LrCMJ1FLkSW
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READING LIST
According to Google Scholar, people are reading Ahn, T.K., E. Ostrom, D. Schmidt, R. Shupp and J. Walker (2001), “Dilemma Games: Game Parameters and Matching Protocols.” Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 46 (4): 357-377.

JOB OPPORTUNITIES (Details available from Pat Neumann for 30 days)

THE KRESGE FOUNDATION, (Troy, MI) is looking for a program officer for their Environment program to assist in the design and implementation of a grant making program addressing the critical challenge of climate change. Deadline:  June 30, 2008.  For more info, go to:
Michigan Land Use Job Opportunities for this and other jobs.

MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY-EXTENSION
P.O ID #1623 - Extension Educator, Agriculture & Natural Resources, Fruit AoE, Berrien County; located in Benton Harbor, MI.  Apply by July 15, 2008.

P.O. ID #1626 - Regional Director, Central Region, located in Grand Rapids, MI.  Apply by July 14, 2008.

P.O. ID #1628 - American Indian Liaison, located at Michigan State University Extension, E. Lansing.  Deadline:  Aug. 15, 2008.

Apply at:  http://www.msue.msu.edu/jobs

WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE is looking to recruit a senior Marketiing Specialist to focus on agroforestry tree products and enterprises and a Senior Agro-Ecologist to co-lead its Global Research Project on improving on-farm productivity of trees and agroforestry systems, based in Nairobi, Kenya.  www.worldagroforestrycentre.org.