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The Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Fall 2009 Seminar Series


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

Other Seminars

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