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AAEA News
The AAEA Business office would like to wish each of you a happy and healthy holiday season! We would like to share our sincere gratitude for your support of the Association and profession. Thank you to everyone that participated in the 2022 AAEA Annual Meeting, track sessions, organized symposia and other sessions. These activities continue to connect all of us and move the profession forward – thank you!
We look forward to providing continued support as you make positive differences within the Agricultural and Applied Economic fields. Your membership and involvement makes AAEA what it is, and we appreciate the dedication of your time and talents to our field and the Association.
We are grateful for your contributions and hope you will continue to add value to AAEA through your partnership with us. If you would like to become more involved in AAEA, please reach out by email to info@aaea.org or by calling (414) 918-3190.
From all of us at the AAEA Business Office, we wish you a happy, healthy and safe holiday season, and a joyous New Year!
Sincerely,
The AAEA Staff:
Dave Baumann, Kristen McGuire, Allison Ware, Mary Annen, Jessica Weister,Michael Storey, and Austin Sparbel
(AAEA Staff will be out of the office starting December 23, 2022,and will be returning to the office on Tuesday, January 3, 2023.)
Open Calls for the 2023 AAEA Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.
January 17
February 8
AETR Call for Papers
Special Issue on Educational Materials About Industry and Market Developments
Applied Economics and Teaching Resources is calling for manuscripts that fit into Extension Education, Case Studies, and Interdisciplinary Narratives relating to innovative and impactful ways of:
- Communicating industry and market developments,
- Evaluating government and private programmatic impacts and delivery, and
- Training and learning methodologies in industry and non-governmental organizations.
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Government Relations & Washington Update
December 2022
Senate Agriculture Committee Holds Farm Bill Hearing on Agriculture Research
On December 6th, the Senate Agriculture Committee held a hearing entitled: Farm Bill 2023: Research Programs. The hearing is part of the committee’s ongoing process to prepare for the next Farm Bill. Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Ranking Member John Boozman (R-AR) gave opening statements, both of which highlighted the importance of agriculture research as critical to future success. Multiple Senators and witnesses remarked that the United States is falling behind countries like China in relation to federal investment in agriculture research. It is encouraging that bipartisan support for agricultural research was expressed throughout the hearing. There was also recognition by witnesses of the significant need to invest in research infrastructure. Work by the Economic Research Service was cited numerous times, reinforcing the importance of economic research. Another key theme was the need for new innovations to help producers feed a growing global population in a sustainable and economically feasible way.
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Other News
AEA/CSWEP Panel at ASSA 2023: Sexual Harassment in the Economics Profession: Lessons Learned and the Way Forward
We write to inform you of an important panel CSWEP is co-hosting with the American Economic Association at the 2023 ASSA meeting in New Orleans on sexual harassment in the economics profession. The panel will be on Friday, January 6, 2023, from 10:15 AM – 12:15 PM CST in Grand Salon A, Sections 3 and 6 at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside. It will also be live-streamed.
Moderator:
Judith Chevalier, former CSWEP Chair
Panelists:
Christina Romer, AEA President and Chair of the Ethics Committee
Ben Bernanke, former AEA President and former Chair of the AEA Ethics Committee
Leto Copeley, AEA Ombudsperson
Audrey Anderson, Bass, Berry & Sims PLC and Title IX expert
Billy Williams, Senior Vice President for Ethics, Diversity, and Inclusion at American Geophysical Union
Additional information for this event can be found in the online program.
Workshop in “Survey Design & Experimental Methods in Applied and Agricultural Economics”
https://fab-lab.wpcarey.asu.edu/international-school
The workshop will cover theoretical and practical knowledge regarding surveys and experimental methods. In addition, delegates will be familiarized with state-of-the-art software, and will design their own practice experiment through hands-on training.
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