You may register for a pre- or post-conference workshop while registering for the annual meeting or by calling the AAEA Business Office at (414) 918-3190. The last day to register for ALL workshops is July 5, 2017. If you are registering only for a pre- or post-conference workshop or would like to add a workshop or luncheon after you register, please download the registration form and submit with payment to info@aaea.org or fax the form to the AAEA Business Office (414) 276-3349.
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Pre-conference Workshop
Saturday, July 29, 2017
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
7:30 am Registration
Cost: $78
Description of Workshop: The workshop will provide an overview of the rapidly developing field of computational economics. The workshop will focus on practical applications of numerical methods to the formulation, solution, and analysis of stochastic dynamic models in economics and finance, with emphasis on nonlinear dynamic optimization models.
It will be based on the award-winning graduate course currently taught by Professor Miranda at The Ohio State University and will cover material presented in his textbook with Paul W. Fackler, “Applied Computational Economics and Finance”, MIT Press, 2002
Presenters:
Attendees will be required to bring their own laptop AND will need MATLAB on their laptops. A 30-day full feature trial version is available upon request.
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| 7:30 am | Registration |
| 8:00 am | Session 1 Linear and nonlinear equations, numerical integration and simulation |
| 9:45 am | Break |
| 10:00 am | Session 2 Function approximation methods and intro to collocation |
| 12:00 pm | Lunch (On your own) |
| 1:00 pm | Session 3 Dynamic programming theory, economic applications 1 (practical session) |
| 3:00 pm | Break |
| 3:15 pm | Session 4 Economic applications 2 (practical session) |
Introduction to Model Selection, Regularization, and Post-Model Selection Inference
Pre-conference Workshop
Saturday, July 29, 2017 at 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Networking Reception at 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Registration: 7:30 am
Student Cost: $15
Professional Cost: $40
Description of Workshop: As in many other fields, economists are increasingly making use of high-dimensional models – models with many unknown parameters that need to be inferred from the data. Such models arise naturally in modern data sets that include rich information for each unit of observation (a type of “big data”) and in nonparametric applications where researchers wish to learn, rather than impose, functional forms. High-dimensional models provide a vehicle for modeling and analyzing complex phenomena and for incorporating rich sources of confounding information into economic models.
Speaker:
Christian B. Hansen studies applied and theoretical econometrics, the uses of high-dimensional statistical methods in economic applications, estimation of panel data models, quantile regression, and weak instruments. In 2008, Hansen was named a Neubauer Family Faculty Fellow, and he was named the Wallace W. Booth professorship in 2014.
Hansen's recent research has focused on the uses of high-dimensional data and methods in economics applications. The papers “Sparse Models and Methods for Optimal Instruments with an Application to Eminent Domain” with A. Belloni, D. Chen, and V. Chernzhukov (Econometrica, 2012) and “Inference on Treatment Effects after Selection amongst High-Dimensional Controls” with A. Belloni and V. Chernozhukov (Review of Economic Studies, 2014) present approaches to estimating structural or treatment effects from economic data in canonical instrumental variables and treatment effects models.
These papers are extended in “Valid Post-Selection and Post-Regularization Inference: An Elementary, General Approach” with V. Chernozhukov and M. Spindler (Annual Review of Economics, 2015) and the forthcoming papers “Inference in High Dimensional Panel Models with an Application to Gun Control” with A. Belloni, V. Chernozhukov, and D. Kozbur (Journal of Business and Economic Statistics) and “Program Evaluation with High-Dimensional Data” with A. Belloni, V. Chernozhukov, and I. Fernández-Val (Econometrica).
Hansen has published articles regarding identification and estimation in panel data models, inference with data that may be spatially and temporally dependent, quantile regression, and instrumental variables models with weak or many instruments. His published work has appeared in several journals including Econometrica, the Journal of Business and Economic Statistics, the Journal of Econometrics, and the Review of Economics and Statistics.
Hansen graduated from Brigham Young University with a bachelor's degree in economics in 2000. In 2004, he received a PhD in economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he was a graduate research fellow of the National Science Foundation. He joined the Chicago Booth faculty in 2004.
Outline:
Pre-conference Workshop
Saturday, July 29, 2017
7:30 am – 2:00 pm
Registration opens at 7:00 am
Cost: $66
Thanks to the AAEA Trust we were able to provide the first 20 registered graduate students or early career professionals with $150 travel grant!
Travel grant limit reached and not available to new registrations.
Description of Workshop:
This workshop aims to strengthen the core grant writing skills of early career professionals, offering them the opportunity to learn more about the differentiated perspectives of several major funding organizations by engaging directly with donor representatives. The event will provide a hands-on learning experience and also facilitate networking among Early Career Professionals.
Speakers:
Intended Audience: Early career AAEA members, including students and recent graduates (within 4 years of PhD completion).
This workshop is co-sponsored by the International, Senior and Africa Sections of AAEA and C-FARE, with generous support from the AAEA trust. Attendees should bring a laptop. Grants available for first 20 participants through funding from the AAEA Trust.
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| 7:30 am | Continental Breakfast and Welcome Remarks |
| 8:00 am | Presentation and panel discussion followed by Q & A |
| 10:00 am | Coffee Break |
| 10:15 am | Breakout sessions |
| 11:30 am | Prepare small group reports |
| 12:00 pm | Discussion on reports |
| 1:00 pm | Lunch and networking with grant writers and young professionals |
Post-conference Workshop
Wednesday, August 2, 2017
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Registration: 7:30 am
Student Cost: $25
Professional Cost: $55
Description of Workshop: The workshop will involve presentations of completed work and work in process on projects funded by NIFA’s Agricultural and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) competitive research programs in agricultural and resource economics. The three AFRI economics programs include:
The workshop will consist of presented paper sessions, a session of 3-minute flash talks, and poster presentations (in conjunction with the AAEA poster sessions). Project directors will present papers outlining their research endeavors and findings. Projects that are in early stages may present a flash talk or posters outlining their project objectives, methods and anticipated results.
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| 8:45 am - 9:00 am | Welcome Robbin Shoemaker, NIFA |
| 9:00 am - 10:30 am | Economics, Markets, and Trade Presiding – Brian Roe, The Ohio State University
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| 10:30 am - 10:45 am | Break |
| 10:45 am -12:00 pm | Innovation for Rural Entrepreneurs and Communities Presiding – Dawn Thilmany, Colorado State University
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| 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm | Lunch (on your own) |
| 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm | Flash talks- all programs (3-5 minute talks) Presiding – Robbin Shoemaker, NIFA
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| 2:30 pm - 2:45 pm | Break |
| 3:15 pm - 4:45 pm | Environmental and Natural Resource Economics Presiding – William Stewart, University of Illinois
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| 4:45 pm - 5:00 pm | Feedback, Discussion, and Closing Robbin Shoemaker, NIFA |
Post-conference Workshop
Cost: $25.00
Wednesday, August 2, 2017
8:30 am – 12:30 pm
Registration: 8:00 am
Cost: $25
Description of Workshop: A roundup of recent developments in experimental economics as it relates to agricultural and applied economics (AAE). The workshop is designed to inform and help researchers understand how to run experiments using the state-of-the-art techniques. This will support researchers conducting experiments on many applied economics topics. The program includes three speakers who are doing cutting-edge research in this area. These speakers will provide insight into recent developments in experimental economics related to AAE. Topics will include price risk experiments in the lab and field as well as how to include fMRI data in economic experiments.
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| 8:00am | Registration opens |
| 8:30am-9:40am | Lessons Learned from Economic Research Using fMRI Jayson Lusk, Oklahoma State University |
| 9:45am-10:55am | Conducting Lab Experiments in the Field Marc F. Bellemare, University of Minnesota |
| 11:00am-12:10pm | Empirical Strategies for Food and Behavioral Research David Just, Cornell University |
| 12:10pm-12:30pm | Open discussion, networking |
Workshop Stipends
Thanks to the AAEA Trust we are able to provide a number of graduate students and young professionals with $200 travel stipends!
To apply, submit one paragraph (no more than 200 words) explaining why you should be considered for the stipend to Carola Grebitus: carola.grebitus@asu.edu; Subject: “EXECON 2017 Post-Conference Workshop.” Deadline for submissions is May 30, 2017. Please note: in order to be eligible for a stipend you must be registered for and attend the full workshop. The stipend will be sent after the workshop.
Post-conference Workshop
Wednesday, August 2, 2017
8:00 am – 4:30 pm
Cost: $100
The 2017 AAEA Extension Tour includes boarding a luxury coach bus**
Our entire facility runs on cow & pig manure. We transform our farms' waste into energy by way of our anaerobic digesters, we reduce our dependency upon natural gas and electricity during the milk and manufacturing process. This year the use of CNG will reduce the amount of diesel that our milk tanker/trailers use by 2 million gallons. Our barns and plants are also powered by this cutting edge "poo power".
Fair Oaks Farms are a group of like-minded farmers who want to show and educate the public on modern farming practices. Our farms include Dairy Adventure, Pig Adventure and the Crop Adventure where guests can learn about our practices in a transparent experience. We are not only committed to educating the public about modern farming efforts, but also to protecting the environment, caring for our animals and ensuring the highest quality products possible.
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Agenda
All times are approximate depending upon traffic (Subject to change) |
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| 8:00 am - 8:30 am | Depart: Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile in transit |
| 8:30 am – 10:30 am | Wells Fargo Capital Finance Meet with Wells Fargo and Farm Foundation leaders at Wells Fargo Chicago headquarters. |
| 10:30 am - 12:00 pm | Depart: Wells Fargo Capital Finance in transit |
| 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm | Lunch at Fair Oaks Farms in Fair Oaks, Indiana |
| 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm | Tour: Fair Oaks Farms |
| 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm | Depart: Fair Oaks Farms in transit |
| 5:00 pm | Arrive: Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile |
**Luxury Motor Coach
Passenger seating with overhead and underbody luggage storage.
Amenities Include:
