NEWS

Alumni Story: Greg Pell (Email me other alumni/students to feature!) Agribusiness Management and Food Industry Management alumnus Greg Pell gives back to AFRE after finding success and opportunity in the department.  READ THE ARTICLE

Undergrad Story: Katie Forro Agribusiness Management senior Katie Forro has taken advantage of the many opportunities available at MSU, and has created the ultimate undergraduate experience.  READ THE ARTICLE

Update from the Chair In case you missed it in our quarterly newsletter, here's a recap of the year and some thoughts from our Chairperson. READ THE ARTICLE

EVENTS

AFRE Holiday Party December 15, 12:00-1:30 PM | Atrium Help us celebrate the holidays with our annual party in the atrium. Click here to RSVP and indicate what you'll be bringing for the potluck! AFRE Seminar: Yuki Higuchi Dec 5, 3:30-5:00 PM | 75 Ag Hall Yuki Higuchi is an assistant professor at Nagoya City University, Japan, and will speak on "Management skill, entrepreneurial motivation, and enterprise survival: Evidence from randomized experiments and repeated surveys in Vietnam."

PUBLICATIONS (Journal articles, books, book chapters)

Caputo, V., Sacchi, G., & Lagoudakis, A. (2018). Traditional Food  Products and Consumer Choices: A Review. In Case Studies in the Traditional Food Sector (pp. 47-87). https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B978008101007500004X Caputo, V., Lusk, L., Nayga, R. (2017) Choice Experiments are Not Conducted in a Vacuum: The Effects of External Price Information on Choice Behavior. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization. In press, online 26 November 2017. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2017.11.018 Oliver, J. and Robison, L. (2017) Rationalizing Inconsistent Definitions of Commodification: A Social Exchange Perspective.  Modern Economy, 8, 1314-1327. doi:  10.4236/me.2017.811088 . Sanou, A., Liverpool-Tasie, L.S., & Shupp, R. (2018) Eliciting Risk Attitudes in the Field: Surveys or Experimental Methods? An Empirical Comparison in Rural Niger. The Journal of Development Studies. http://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/5kZvSzV7uwXQwruHR2Hk/full

OTHER NEWS

Center for Economic Analysis Annual Economic Forecast Take a look at CANR and the CEA's economic forecast and online report. LEARN MORE

Ben Belton, Tom Reardon: New aquaculture economy emerged on rising fish demand Featured in the AAEA Member News section, Reardon and Belton were written about in the Myanmar Times, based on their article “The emerging quiet revolution in Myanmar’s aquaculture value chain."   Read the entire article in the Myanmar Times.

The Future of Work: An Interagency Development Economics Seminar Tom Reardon spoke at this seminar on 11/15 during a panel discussion, focusing on the potential for commercial agriculture and agro-business to fuel employment, growth, and poverty reduction in developing countries (Reardon starts speaking at 1'18" in this webinar link).

OPPORTUNITIES

Agriculture-Nutrition-Health linkages: Research in the African context Webinar Series Early career researchers working at the intersection of agriculture, nutrition and health are invited to join webinars on December 12 and December 14. Pass along this great postdoc opportunity.

JOBS

Assistant Professor: Mississippi State The Department of Agricultural Economics at Mississippi State University is looking for an Assistant Professor, tenure track, for a 9-month research and teaching appointment. LEARN MORE (Search for postings for PARF# 496453)

Agricultural Economist: USDA The USDA Foreign Agricultural Service has four job vacancies for Agricultural Economists, all in Washington D.C. These positions are located in the Foreign Agricultural Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Global Analysis.  LEARN MORE

Updates go out every other Tuesday — e mail your updates to Samantha Ward, AFRE Communications Manager, at wardsam2@msu.edu no later than Friday at 12:00 PM.