AAEA

Awokuse, Capps, Deller, Goodhue, Marsh, and Weersink Named Class of 2024 AAEA Fellows

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Tuesday, January 2, 2024
Recognition, Vision, Research, Economics, Teaching, Private sector, AAEA

MILWAUKEE, Jan. 2, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Recognition as an AAEA Fellow is AAEA's most prestigious honor. The main consideration for selecting Fellows is continuous contribution to the advancement of agricultural or applied economics as defined by the Vision Statement. Achievements may be in research, teaching, extension, administration, and/or other contributions to public or private sector decision-making.

Key Points: 
  • MILWAUKEE, Jan. 2, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Recognition as an AAEA Fellow is AAEA's most prestigious honor.
  • The main consideration for selecting Fellows is continuous contribution to the advancement of agricultural or applied economics as defined by the Vision Statement.
  • The 2024 AAEA Fellows Class will receive their award at the 2024 AAEA Annual Meeting in New Orleans.
  • In alphabetical order the class is as follows:
    The AAEA Business Office would like to be the first to formally congratulate our upcoming Fellows.

AAEA Featured Session: Research Frontiers in Agricultural Trade and Policy

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Tuesday, December 12, 2023
Consumer, Anti-boycott, Standby, Research Frontiers, CST, AAEA, ASSA, Policy

MILWAUKEE, Dec. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- AAEA invites media to attend their sessions at the ASSA 2024 Annual Meeting in San Antonio, TX.

Key Points: 
  • MILWAUKEE, Dec. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- AAEA invites media to attend their sessions at the ASSA 2024 Annual Meeting in San Antonio, TX.
  • On Sunday, January 7, 2024 at 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm (CST) at the Grand Hyatt, four AAEA members will speak at the session "Research Frontiers in Agricultural Trade and Policy."
  • Expanding the Phytosanitary Exclusion Zone: Impacts on U.S.-Mexico Avocado Trade
    A Three-Country Study on Consumer Responses to Political Conflicts: Boycott, Buycott, or Standby
    View all of the AAEA sessions taking place at the 2024 ASSA Meeting on the AAEA website: https://www.aaea.org/meetings/aaea-at-assa-annual-meeting/aaea-at-2024-a...
    If you are interested in attending the session in person, please contact Allison Ware in the AAEA Business Office.

Integrated Assessment Models (IAMs) for Navigating the Intersections of Agriculture, Climate Change, Trade and Water Quality

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Friday, December 8, 2023
ASSA, Water quality, Climate change, Integrated assessment modelling, AAEA, Biophysical environment, Iams, CST, Intersection, Agriculture

MILWAUKEE, Dec. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- AAEA invites media to attend their sessions at the ASSA 2024 Annual Meeting in San Antonio, TX.

Key Points: 
  • MILWAUKEE, Dec. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- AAEA invites media to attend their sessions at the ASSA 2024 Annual Meeting in San Antonio, TX.
  • On Saturday, January 6, 2024 at 10:15 am – 12:15 pm (CST) at the Grand Hyatt, three AAEA members will speak at the session "Integrated Assessment Models (IAMs) for Navigating the Intersections of Agriculture, Climate Change, Trade and Water Quality."
  • U.S.-China Agricultural Trade and Environmental Outcomes: The Case of Nutrient Runoff to the Gulf of Mexico
    View all of the AAEA sessions taking place at the 2024 ASSA Meeting on the AAEA website: https://www.aaea.org/meetings/aaea-at-assa-annual-meeting/aaea-at-2024-a...
    If you are interested in attending the session in person, please contact Allison Ware in the AAEA Business Office.

Do Consumers Support Farms with Beginning and Female Farmers?

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Wednesday, December 6, 2023
Texas A&M University, Policy, Farmer, Journal, Male, Farm, Interview, AAEA, Ageing, University, Female, Agriculture, Economics

MILWAUKEE, Dec. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Between 2013 and 2017, farms managed by beginning farmers in the U.S. only accounted for 17 percent of all farms and 8 percent of total agricultural production, those numbers keep decreasing, unfortunately. The average net worth of beginning farm households is about half the size of established operations, and the average farm size of women-operated farms is half that of their male counterparts.

Key Points: 
  • MILWAUKEE, Dec. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Between 2013 and 2017, farms managed by beginning farmers in the U.S. only accounted for 17 percent of all farms and 8 percent of total agricultural production, those numbers keep decreasing, unfortunately.
  • The average net worth of beginning farm households is about half the size of established operations, and the average farm size of women-operated farms is half that of their male counterparts.
  • In the new study " Do Consumers Support Beginning and Female Farmers?
  • Having strong consumer support for beginning farmers could be the catalyst for farming interest, profitability, and competitiveness, especially for new, female, and minority farmers.

Evaluating the Medium- and Longer-Term Health and Economic Impacts of Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxes

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Wednesday, December 6, 2023
CST, Health, AAEA, ASSA, Family, Soft drink

MILWAUKEE, Dec. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- AAEA invites media to attend their sessions at the ASSA 2024 Annual Meeting in San Antonio, TX.

Key Points: 
  • MILWAUKEE, Dec. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- AAEA invites media to attend their sessions at the ASSA 2024 Annual Meeting in San Antonio, TX.
  • On Friday, January 5, 2024 at 12:30 pm – 2:15 pm (CST) at the Grand Hyatt, three AAEA members will speak at the session "Evaluating the Medium- and Longer- Term Health and Economic Impacts of Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxes."
  • Searching for the Long-Term Consequences of Soda Taxes: Changes in Soda and Sugar Purchases for Families with Children
    Impact of U.S. Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxes on Prices and Purchases: Evidence from a Multi-City Synthetic Control Analysis
    View all of the AAEA sessions taking place at ASSA on the AAEA website: https://www.aaea.org/meetings/aaea-at-assa-annual-meeting/aaea-at-2024-a...
    If you are interested in attending the session in person, please contact Allison Ware in the AAEA Business Office.

AAEA Invites You to their 2024 Sessions at this years' ASSA Annual Meetings

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Monday, December 4, 2023
Integrated assessment modelling, Journal of Econometrics, Econometric Theory, MIT, ASSA, International Association, Michigan State University, Saint Andrew's Society, MIT Press, Water quality, Climate change, Journal, Economic statistics, AAEA, Handbook, University, Journal of Applied Econometrics, Panel data, Business, Iams, Econometric Society, Sir, Intersection, Tutoring, Econometrics, Agriculture, Economics

MILWAUKEE, Dec. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA) invites you to attend the 2024 AAEA sessions taking place January 5-7, 2024 in San Antonio, TX. More than 40 experts in the field discuss and present during AAEA's 5 Invited Paper sessions at the Grand Hyatt. Media and press are invited to attend any AAEA session with a complimentary media registration.

Key Points: 
  • MILWAUKEE, Dec. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA) invites you to attend the 2024 AAEA sessions taking place January 5-7, 2024 in San Antonio, TX.
  • More than 40 experts in the field discuss and present during AAEA's 5 Invited Paper sessions at the Grand Hyatt.
  • Media and press are invited to attend any AAEA session with a complimentary media registration.
  • View all of AAEA session on the AAEA webpage: https://www.aaea.org/meetings/aaea-at-assa-annual-meeting/aaea-at-2024-a...
    If you are interested in attending an AAEA session at ASSA, please contact Allison Ware in the AAEA Business Office.

Do Consumers Support Farms with Beginning and Female Farmers?

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Wednesday, August 30, 2023
AAEA, Male, Female, University, Interview, Texas A&M University, Farmer, Policy, Ageing, Economics, Journal, Agriculture, Farm

MILWAUKEE, Aug. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Between 2013 and 2017, farms managed by beginning farmers in the U.S. only accounted for 17 percent of all farms and 8 percent of total agricultural production, those numbers keep decreasing, unfortunately. The average net worth of beginning farm households is about half the size of established operations, and the average farm size of women-operated farms is half that of their male counterparts.

Key Points: 
  • MILWAUKEE, Aug. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Between 2013 and 2017, farms managed by beginning farmers in the U.S. only accounted for 17 percent of all farms and 8 percent of total agricultural production, those numbers keep decreasing, unfortunately.
  • The average net worth of beginning farm households is about half the size of established operations, and the average farm size of women-operated farms is half that of their male counterparts.
  • In the new study " Do Consumers Support Beginning and Female Farmers?
  • Having strong consumer support for beginning farmers could be the catalyst for farming interest, profitability, and competitiveness, especially for new, female, and minority farmers.

Moving Policies Toward Racial and Ethnic Equality: The Case of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

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Monday, May 22, 2023
AAEA, Duke University, Food, University, Interview, Prevalence, University of Oklahoma, SNAP, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Agricultural economics, Person, Journal of Agricultural Economics, Syracuse University, American Journal, USDA, Bottled water, Birth control, Black, White

MILWAUKEE, May 22, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- A new study published in the American Journal of Agricultural Economics finds that a hypothetical 20% increase in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits would reduce the financial disparity in the resources needed to meet basic food needs by 6% for Black and 3% for Hispanic households, relative to White households. While SNAP helps all households meet their food needs, current SNAP support levels leave Black ($92.85) and Hispanic households ($58.57) with a higher weekly food resource gap than White households.

Key Points: 
  • While SNAP helps all households meet their food needs, current SNAP support levels leave Black ($92.85) and Hispanic households ($58.57) with a higher weekly food resource gap than White households.
  • In the new article " Moving Policies Toward Racial and Ethnic Equality: The Case of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ," the authors Alfonso Flores-Lagunes and Hugo Jales (Syracuse University), along with Judith Liu (University of Oklahoma) and the AAEA President Norbert Wilson (Duke University), explored whether adjusting the generosity, eligibility, and participation rates of the SNAP could reduce the existing inequality in the food resource gap.
  • The authors say, "For all SNAP participants, the program helps to close the financial resource gap so that households can better meet their basic food needs.
  • If you are interested in setting up an interview, please contact Allison Ware in the AAEA Business Office.

Bellemare, Fuglie, Irwin, Pannell, Thilmany, and Wang Named Class of 2023 AAEA Fellows

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Tuesday, January 3, 2023
Organization, AAEA, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Vision, Agricultural & Applied Economics Association, Environment, Health, Choice, Vision statement, Recognition, Agriculture, Education, Private sector, Food, Economics, Fellows, DC, Agricultural economics, Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, American Journal, Research, Management, Policy

MILWAUKEE, Jan. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Recognition as an AAEA Fellow is AAEA's most prestigious honor. The main consideration for selecting Fellows is continuous contribution to the advancement of agricultural or applied economics as defined by the Vision Statement. Achievements may be in research, teaching, extension, administration, and/or other contributions to public or private sector decision-making.

Key Points: 
  • The main consideration for selecting Fellows is continuous contribution to the advancement of agricultural or applied economics as defined by the Vision Statement.
  • The 2023 AAEA Fellows Class will receive their award at the 2023 AAEA Annual Meeting in Washington, DC.
  • In alphabetical order the class is as follows:
    The AAEA Business Office would like to be the first to formally congratulate our upcoming Fellows.
  • ABOUT AAEA: Established in 1910, the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA) is the leading professional association for agricultural and applied economists, with 2,500 members in more than 60 countries.

Overcoming Barriers to Women's Employment and Enterprise Development in Developing Countries

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Thursday, December 15, 2022
American Journal, Food, Education, Environment, Agricultural & Applied Economics Association, Agriculture, Employment, Research, Female, Choice, Vocation, Student, Journal, Economics, AAEA, Health, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, Agricultural economics, Organization, Medicine, Policy

MILWAUKEE, Dec. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- AAEA invites media to attend their sessions at the ASSA 2023 Annual Meeting in New Orleans.

Key Points: 
  • Informational Barriers to Female Employment in India: Experimental Evidence from Vocational Training Students
    If you are interested in attending the session in person, please contact Allison Ware in the AAEA Business Office.
  • ABOUT AAEA: Established in 1910, the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA) is the leading professional association for agricultural and applied economists, with 2,500 members in more than 60 countries.
  • Members of the AAEA work in academic or government institutions as well as in industry and not-for-profit organizations, and engage in a variety of research, teaching, and outreach activities in the areas of agriculture, the environment, food, health, and international development.
  • The AAEA publishes three journals, the Journal of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (an open access journal), the American Journal of Agricultural Economics and Applied Economic Perspectives & Policy, as well as the online magazine Choices and the online open access publication series Applied Economics Teaching Resources.