Department Seminar Series
2007 - 2008
The Agricultural Economics Department Seminar Series is held every Friday at 3:30pm in CEB 341. The day and time may change in future semesters. Both faculty and graduate students as well as scholars from other institutions will present.
- May 14, 2008
- Melanie Blackwell, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Kentucky. Recreational Demand for Equestrian Trail Riding. NOTE: Date and Time Change -- Wednesday, May 14, 11:00 A.M. - 1:30 P.M..
- May 9, 2008
- Dr. Larry Jones, Dr. Will Snell, and Dr. Steve Isaacs, Department of Agricultural Economics University of Kentucky. Kentucky Agricultural Leadership Program- Structure, Format and Impact. NOTE: Time Change -- 11:00 am - noon.
- May 2, 2008
- Dr. Min-Young Lee, Department of Merchandising, Apparel & Textiles, University of Kentucky. Consumers in Experience Economy. NOTE: Time Change -- 11:00 am - noon and Room Change - CEB 228.
- April 25, 2008
- Jerry Pierce, Program Coordinator, Kentucky Farm Business Management Program A Guided Tour of the KFBM Database. NOTE: Time Change -- 11:00 am - noon.
- April 11, 2008
- Peyton Ferrier, ERS. Cherry Picking: Should Sellers Let Buyers Sort? NOTE: Time Change -- 11:00 am - noon.
- March 28, 2008
- Helen Pushkarskay, Assistant Professor, University of Kentucky. Behavioral Economics and Applied Economics: Can We Teach an Old Dog New Tricks? NOTE: Time Change -- 11:00 am - noon.
- February 22, 2008
- Jerry Pierce, Program Coordinator, Kentucky Farm Business Management Program A Guided Tour of the KFBM Database. NOTE: Time Change -- 11:00 am - noon.
- January 10, 2008
- James Mintert and Kevin Dhuyvetter, Agricultural Economists, Marketing and Management, respectively, Kansas State University Developing Tools for Risk Management in the Feeder Cattle Industry. NOTE: Time and Day Change -- Thursday at 2:30 pm.
- December 14, 2007
- Jerry Skees, Agricultural Economics, University of Kentucky. Climate Change, Adaptation, and Agricultural and Catastrophe Insurance.
- November 30, 2007
- Maria Marshall, Assistant Professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension Specialist in small business at Purdue University. .
- November 16, 2007
- Yanxion Yan, Visiting Scholar. Agriculture in Jilin Province and Development of Chinese Futures Market.
- November 9, 2007
- Fabien Tondel, Ph.D. Candidate, Agricultural Economics, University of Kentucky. Trade Liberalization and the Geographic Location of Industries. NOTE: Time Change -- 3:00 pm.
- November 2, 2007
- David Freshwater, Agricultural Economics, University of Kentucky. Farm Policy and Risk Management: Have Farmers Found a Better Solution?
- October 26, 2007
- Wen You, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Virginia Tech. Household Food Expenditures, Parental Time Allocation, and Childhood Obesity: An Integrated Approach and Empirical Application. NOTE: Time Change -- 1:30pm.
- October 19, 2007
- Michael Reed, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Kentucky. What I Do When I Am "Out."
- October 5, 2007
- Wuyang Hu, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Kentucky. Bayesian Econometrics and Implications for Consumer Marketing.
- September 28, 2007
- Rutherford Johnson, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Kentucky. Response to General Health Information in the Food Industry: A Panel Case Study in the Domestic Cracker Market.
- September 21, 2007
- Helen Pushkarskaya, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Kentucky. Uncertainty: Risk, Ambiguity, Ignorance and Conflict- what is worse for decision making?
- September 14, 2007
- Pat Sirinirund, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Kentucky. Thai Beef Industry: Structure and Challenges.
- August 21, 2007
- Juma S. AL Musalami, Sultan Qabbos University (SQU), College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Studies in Oman, Muscat. Agriculture in Oman. NOTE: Time Change -- 12:00 noon.
- May 25, 2007
- Sharon Alvarez, The Ohio State University. Two Alternative Theories of Entrepreneurship. Also available: Powerpoint Handouts. NOTE: Time and Day Change -- Friday at 10:00 a.m.
- May 8, 2007
- Lee Meyer, Agricultural Economics. Markets Work - Maybe too well! The Beef Industry in Argentina and Uruguay. NOTE: Time Change -- 3:00 p.m.
- May 8, 2007
- V. Eldon Ball, ERS/USDA. Productivity and International Competitiveness in European Union and United States Agriculture. Also available: Powerpoint Handouts. NOTE: Time Change -- 10:30 a.m.
- May 2, 2007
- John A. Roark, Jr., J.D., UK Proposal Development Office. Grant writing seminar. NOTE: Day and Time Change -- Wednesday, May 2nd from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm. Pizza will be provided.
- April 24, 2007
- Dr. Jerry Skees, Agricultural Economics. Challenges in Insuring Against Early Flooding in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam.
- April 17, 2007
- Kimberly Brown, Agricultural Economics. Horses as a Factor in Local Development.
- February 27, 2007
- Dr. Helen Pushkarskaya , Agricultural Economics. Rationality, Bounded rationality. What are we talking about?
- February 13, 2007
- Leigh Maynard, Agricultural Economics. Sabbatical at the University of Alberta: Research Report, Travels, and Life in Edmonton.
- February 20, 2007
- Wuyang Hu, Agricultural Economics. The New Kid on the Block: What Has He Got?
- January 22, 2007
- Derrell S. Peel, Oklahoma State University. The Mexican Cattle and Beef Industry
- November 30, 2006
- Michael Smithson, National University of Australia. . Sample space ignorance: An unknown unknown".
For additional information, please contact Helen Pushkarskaya or the seminar presenter.