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As part of the Applied Economics Seminar Series, Professor Eric Zou, Economics, University of Oregon, will present “The Environmental Effects of Economic Production: Evidence from Ecological Observations” on Friday May 5, 2023 from 2:30 - 4:00 PM in person in Ballard 219.

As part of the Applied Economics Seminar Series, Professor Eyal Frank, University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy, will present “The Value of Disaster Prevention: The Desert Locust” on Friday April 28, 2023 from 2:30 - 4:00 PM in person in Ballard 219.⠀⁠

As part of the Applied Economics Seminar Series, Professor Akhil Rao, Economics, Middlebury College, will present “Close Encounters of the LEO Kind: Spillovers and Resilience in Partially-Automated Traffic Systems” on Friday April 14 from 2:30 - 4:00 PM in person in Ballard 219.

AEC PhD Candidate Charles Thompson will present "Social Preference and Voluntary Donation to Climate Mitigation" on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. The talk is a hybrid format: Charlie will be presenting in-person in Ballard 219 and the talk is also available on Zoom.⁠

AEC PhD Candidate Alejandro Abarca will present "Do Police Interventions Reduce Crime? Evidence from Costa Rica" on Wednesday, March 8 at noon. The talk is a hybrid format: Alejandro will be presenting in-person in Ballard 219 and the talk is also available on Zoom.⁠ ⁠

As part of the Applied Economics Seminar Series, Professor Melissa LaPalo, Economics, Montana State University, will present “The Willingness to Pay for a Cooler Day: Evidence from 50 Years of Major League Baseball Games” on March 3 from 2:30 - 4:00 PM in person in Ballard 219.⠀

AEC PhD Candidate Emma Gjerdseth will present "Storms, Mangroves, and Local Livelihoods" on Wednesday, February 22 at noon. The talk is a hybrid format: Emma will be presenting in-person in Ballard 219 and the talk is also available on Zoom.⁠

Applied Economics is co-sponsoring (with the School of Public Policy) a seminar next Monday (2/20) at 7 pm in the LaSells Stewart Center. Professor Chris Blattman will present "Why We Fight: The Roots of War and the Paths to Peace."

AEC Assistant Professor Dan Bigelow will present "Does Use-Value Assessment Actually Constrain Land Development?" on Wednesday, February 8 at noon. The talk is a hybrid format: Professor Bigelow will be presenting in-person in Ballard 219 and the talk is also available on Zoom.⁠

AEC Associate Prof. Steve Dundas will present "The Effect of Managed Retreat on Coastal Property Markets: Evidence from the NY Rising Buyout & Acquisition Program" on 1/25 at noon. The talk is a hybrid: Professor Dundas will be in Ballard 219 and also available on Zoom.⁠

AEC PhD Candidate Thamanna Vasan will present "The Role of Accident Hazards in Commercial Fishing Vessel Decision Making" on Wednesday, December 7 at noon. The talk is a hybrid format: Thamanna will be presenting in-person in Ballard 219 and the talk is also available on Zoom.⁠

AEC PhD Candidate Russel Dame will present "Jointly Estimating Site-Choice and Trip Length for Non-Market Valuation" on Wednesday, November 30 at noon. ⁠ See the full fall schedule on our website!⁠ We have one more seminar this fall - on 12/7.

Sorry, but this Friday's seminar with Professor Boomhower is postponed until a later date. Stay tuned for updates!

As part of the Applied Economics Seminar Series, Professor Judson Boomhower, Economics, University of California San Diego, will present “Mandated vs. Voluntary Adaptation to Natural Disasters: The Case of U.S. Wildfires” on 11/18 from 2:30 - 4:00 PM in Ballard 219.⠀⁠ ⁠

AEC PhD Candidate Zichu Zhao will present "Examining the Effectiveness of Nonprofit Groups’ Expenditures on Species Recovery: The Case of Pacific Salmon and Steelhead" on Wednesday, 10/26 at noon. Zichu will be presenting in-person in Ballard 219 and also on Zoom.⁠

The College of Agricultural Sciences named Dr. Jeff Reimer as the interim department head for Applied Economics, effective 9/1. Jeff is replacing Dr. Jen Alix-Garcia who recently announced her decision to step down as department head in order to focus on other priorities at OSU.

AEC PhD Candidate Yuhan Wang will present "Recent Climate Change has Lowered the Economic Value of Natural Resources: Evidence from Drought Stress, Fires, and Western U.S. Timberland" on Wednesday, October 12 at noon in Ballard 219 and on Zoom.⁠

"The effect of carbon fertilization on naturally regenerated and planted US forests," from OSU Applied Econ Professor Dave Lewis (and others) was recently published in the journal Nature Communications. ⁠ ⁠ecowatch.com/trees-bigger-c…