ERS Joins AAEA’s 2022 Annual Meeting
USDA’s Economic Research Service looks forward to joining the 2022 Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA) Annual Meeting July 31 to August 2, 2022.
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Featured Presentations:
Exploring Careers in Academia, Industry, and Government
Monday, August 1
10:00 - 11:30 a.m. PT
Speaker: Elizabeth Dobis, Research Agricultural Economist, Resource and Rural Economics Division
Getting to Know USDA Crop, Livestock and Economic Data
Tuesday, August 2
10:00 - 11:30 a.m. PT
Panelist: Kelly Maguire, Assistant Administrator
ERS Strategic Data Assets: Overview, Access, and Opportunities to Collaborate
Tuesday, August 2
1:00 - 2:30 p.m. PT
Moderator: Kelly Maguire, Assistant Administrator
Moderator: Spiro Stefanou, Administrator
Panelist: Brent Hueth, Supervisory Agricultural Economist, Resource and Rural Economics Division
Panelist: Mark Prell, Economist, Food Economics Division
Panelist: Sara Scott, Agricultural Economist, Market and Trade Economics Division
Panelist: Mark Denbaly, Agricultural Economist, Food Economics Division
Leadership at the Economic Research Service: Meet the Team
Tuesday, August 2
4:45 - 6:15 p.m. PT
Panelist: Spiro Stefanou, Administrator
Panelist: Jay Variyam, Director, Food Economics Division
Panelist: Shida Henneberry, Director, Market and Trade Economics Division
Panelist: Thomas Worth, Director, Resource and Rural Economics Division
Pre-Conference Sessions:
Successful Leadership in Good Time and Bad & Skills, Competencies, and Confidence
Saturday, July 30th
9:00 a.m. PT
Moderator: Anne Effland, Economic Research Service
Panel: Needed Skills and Experience for Staffing Leadership
Saturday, July 30th
1:00 p.m. PT
Moderator: Spiro Stefanou, Administrator, Economic Research Service
Panelist: Shida Henneberry, Director, Market and Trade Economics Division
MONDAY, AUGUST 1, 2022
TRACK SESSION PRESENTATIONS:
Rural Health Care Availability: Impacts on Communities, Economies, and Health Outcomes
10:00 - 11:30 a.m. PT
Moderator: John Pender, Economist, Resource and Rural Economics Division
Presentation: Kelsey Conley, Agricultural Economist, Resource and Rural Economics Division - Growing rural health disadvantage: Increase in natural cause, mid-life mortality
Exploring Careers in Academia, Industry, and Government
10:00 - 11:30 a.m. PT
Speaker: Elizabeth Dobis, Research Agricultural Economist, Resource and Rural Economics Division
Examining Grant and Funding Disparities Between 1862, 1890, and Minority Serving Institutions
1:00 - 2:30 p.m. PT
Moderator: Christopher Davis, Research Agricultural Economist, Market and Trade Economics Division
Measuring Demand and Supply of Private Food Assistance in the U.S.
1:00 - 2:30 p.m. PT
Presentation: Anne Byrne, Research Agricultural Economist, Food Economics Division - Food assistance use over the life cycle in the United States
Heterogeneous Impacts of Rural Broadband and Broadband Programs
1:00 - 2:30 p.m. PT
Presentation: John Pender, Economist, Resource and Rural Economics Division - Impacts of the Broadband Initiatives Program (BIP) on broadband adoption, employment, telework, and wages by race and ethnicity
Presentation: Kelsey Conley, Agricultural Economist, Resource and Rural Economics Division - Impacts of the Broadband Initiatives Program (BIP) on minority-owned and women-owned businesses
Climate Change, Food Security, and Alternatives for Adaptation
2:45 - 4:15 p.m. PT
Presentation: Anne Byrne, Research Agricultural Economist, Food Economics Division - The relationship between Medicaid coverage and food pantry use
Revising Determinants of Fruit and Vegetable Consumption
2:45 - 4:15 p.m. PT
Presentation: Steven Zahniser, Research Agricultural Economist, Market and Trade Economics Division - How do the determinants of U.S. fruit and vegetable demand differ between imports and domestically grown produce?
Ensuring Food Safety: Perspectives from the U.S. and Low- and Middle-Income Countries
2:45 - 4:15 p.m. PT
Presentation: Gregory Astill, Research Agricultural Economist, Market and Trade Economics Division - Food safety on U.S. post-harvest produce operations
Presentation: Michael Ollinger, Research Agricultural Economist, Food Economics Division - Moral hazard and testing for Salmonella in chicken carcasses: Why the approach matters
Purging Pests and Pulling Weeds: The Economics of Invasive Species Management
2:45 - 4:15 p.m. PT
Moderator: Mariah Ehmke, Research Agricultural Economist, Food Economics Division
ORGANIZED SYMPOSIUM PRESENTATIONS:
Leveraging Business Microdata to Monitor Pandemics and Other Shocks - A Supply Chain Perspective
1:00 - 2:30 p.m. PT
Panelist: Brent Hueth, Supervisory Agricultural Economist, Resource and Rural Economics Division
PAPER PRESENTATIONS:
Conservation Policy
10:00 - 11:30 a.m. PT
Presentation: Andrew Rosenberg, Research Agricultural Economist, Resource and Rural Economics Division - Voluntary conservation programs and cover crop adoption: The roles of funding levels and payment rates
COVID-19, Convenience and Safety
10:00 - 11:30 a.m. PT
Presentation: Yacob Zereyesus, Research Agricultural Economist, Market and Trade Economics Division - Assessing food security in the post-COVID-19 period: Empirical evidence from India
Experimental Methodology in Ag Econ
10:00 - 11:30 a.m. PT
Presentation: Jennifer Kee, Research Agricultural Economist, Market and Trade Economics Division - Information value and self-persuasion
Land Tenure and Property Rights in Agriculture
2:45 - 4:15 p.m. PT
Presentation: Krishna Paudel, Agricultural Economist, Resource and Rural Economics Division - The power of securing property rights: Evidence from China's land titling program
Land Use and Deforestation
2:45 - 4:15 p.m. PT
Presentation: Clark Lundberg, Research Agricultural Economist, Resource and Rural Economics Division - Market access and deforestation
LIGHTNING SESSIONS PRESENTATIONS:
Agricultural Inputs and Productivity
10:00 - 11:30 a.m. PT
Presentation: Richard Nehring, Agricultural Economist, Resource and Rural Economics Division - Economic efficiency of North Carolina and Iowa/Minnesota hog farms: Evidence from 2020
Technology and Distributional Effects
1:00 - 2:30 p.m.. PT
Presentation: LaPorchia Collins, Research Agricultural Economist, Market and Trade Economics Division - Identifying profiles of empowerment: Does the empowerment mix matter for food security
TUESDAY, AUGUST 2, 2022
TRACK SESSION PRESENTATIONS:
A Missing Link: Estimation and Specification of Groundwater Demand for Policy Analysis
10:00 - 11:30 a.m. PT
Presentation: Kent Kovacs, Research Agricultural Economist, Resource and Rural Economics Division - Estimating the demand for in-situ groundwater: A second stage hedonic approach
A Understanding the U.S. Specialty Crop Supply Chains: Production Estimates and Environmental Disruptions
1:00 - 2:30 p.m. PT
Presentation: Adeline Yeh, Research Agricultural Economist, Market and Trade Economics Division - A game theory analysis of postharvest pest control for blueberry production: The case of Spotted Wing Drosophila
Presentation: Wilma Davis, Agricultural Economist, Market and Trade Economics Division - Fill the gaps: Supplementing annual domestic specialty crop production estimates
Regional Rural Development Centers 50th Anniversary: The Past, Present, and Future of Building Rural Communities through Collaboration
1:00 - 2:30 p.m. PT
Speaker: John Pender, Economist, Resource and Rural Economics Division
Paycheck Protection Program: Analysis at the Industry, Lender and Entity levels
1:00 - 2:30 p.m. PT
Presenter: Tia McDonald, Research Agricultural Economist, Resource and Rural Economics Division - Commercial lending relationships and likelihood of applying for PPP
Presenter: Dipak Subedi, Agricultural Economist, Resource and Rural Economics Division - Impact of pandemic related aid on demand for farm lending and financial performance of agricultural lenders
Foodborne Illness in the United States: Causes and Costs
2:45 - 4:15 p.m. PT
Presentation: Sandra Hoffman, Research Agricultural Economist, Food Economics Division - Improving methods for valuing the economic burden of foodborne illness: WTP to reduce chronic kidney disease
Identification in Demand Estimates
2:45-4:15 p.m. PT
Presentation: Noé J. Nava, Research Agricultural Economist, Market and Trade Economics Division - The impact of taxing sugary soft beverages in Mexico: A censored QUAI demand system approach
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) – Considerations for Lowering Non-Tariff Measures and Adopting Climate Change Adaptation Strategies
2:45 - 4:15 p.m. PT
Presentation: Michael Johnson, Research Agricultural Economist, Market and Trade Economics Division - Climate change risks and livestock productivity in Africa
Presentation: Stephen Morgan, Research Agricultural Economist, Market and Trade Economics Division - Estimating non-tariff measures (NTMs) for poultry in Africa
Presentation: Yacob Zereyesus, Research Agricultural Economist, & Jayson Beckman, Agricultural Economist, Market and Trade Economics Division - Potential impact of lowered non-tariff measures and adoption of climate change mitigation strategies on trade, income growth and food security in Africa
ORGANIZED SYMPOSIUM PRESENTATIONS:
Getting to Know USDA Crop, Livestock and Economic Data
10:00 - 11:30 a.m. PT
Panelist: Kelly Maguire, Assistant Administrator
Carbon Markets: Learning from Experience and Visioning for the Future
10:00 - 11:30 a.m. PT
Presenter: Anne Effland - Carbon markets: Learning from experience and visioning for the future
ERS Strategic Data Assets: Overview, Access, and Opportunities to Collaborate
1:00 - 2:30 p.m. PT
Moderator: Kelly Maguire, Assistant Administrator
Moderator: Spiro Stefanou, Administrator
Panelist: Brent Hueth, Supervisory Agricultural Economist, Resource and Rural Economics Division
Panelist: Mark Prell, Economist, Food Economics Division
Panelist: Sara Scott, Agricultural Economist, Market and Trade Economics Division
Panelist: Mark Denbaly, Agricultural Economist, Food Economics Division
Leadership at the Economic Research Service: Meet the Team
4:45 - 6:15 p.m. PT
Panelist: Spiro Stefanou, Administrator
Panelist: Jayachandran Variyam, Director, Food Economics Division
Panelist: Shida Henneberry, Director, Market and Trade Economics Division
Panelist: Thomas Worth, Director, Resource and Rural Economics Division
PAPER PRESENTATIONS:
Technology Adoption and Learning
10:00 - 11:30 a.m. PT
Presentation: Jeffrey Bloem, Research Agricultural Economist, Market and Trade Economics Division - Private sector promotion of climate-smart technologies: Experimental evidence from Nigeria
Farmland Leasing
1:00 - 2:30 p.m. PT
Presentation: Daniel Szmurlo, Research Agricultural Economist, Resource and Rural Economics Division - Land tenure and conservation adoption: An analysis of contracts and incentives
Agricultural Production Risk Management
1:00 - 2:30 p.m. PT
Presentation: Samantha Padilla, Research Agricultural Economist, Market and Trade Economics Division - The Resiliency of pork processing plants during the COVID-19 pandemic
Trade and Investment Policies
2:45 - 4:15 p.m. PT
Presentation: Daniel Szmurlo, Research Agricultural Economist, Resource and Rural Economics Division - Trade, emissions, and environmental spillovers: Issue linkages in regional trade agreements
LIGHTNING SESSIONS PRESENTATIONS:
U.S. Farm Sector: Technology, Management and Performance
2:45 - 4:15 p.m. PT
Presentation: Ryan Olver, Research Agricultural Economist, Research and Rural Economics Division - Climate change, technology adoption, and field crop farm productivity in the United States: Short-term vs. long-term
Climate Change in Agriculture – Lightning Session 1
4:45 - 6:15 p.m. PT
Presentation: Kent Kovacs, Research Agricultural Economist, Resource and Rural Economics Division - Evidence of the social cost of agricultural greenhouse gas mitigation with second best policies: A national optimization model of United States crop and livestock production
INVITED PAPER PRESENTATIONS:
Food Inflation During the Pandemic: Dissecting Supply Chains and Scanner Data
1:00 - 2:30 p.m. PT
Presentation: Patrick McLaughlin, Research Agricultural Economist, Food Economics Division - Stocking up and stocking out: food retail stock-outs, consumer demand, and prices during the pandemic
VIRTUAL PAPERS:
Agricultural Policy and Agricultural Finance and Management Virtual Session
Thursday, August 4
7:00 - 8:30 a.m. PT
Presentation: Krishna Paudel, Agricultural Economist, Resource and Rural Economics Division - The power of securing property rights: Evidence from China's land titling program
Environmental Economics and Policy Virtual Session
Monday, August 8
7:00 - 8:30 a.m. PT
Presentation: Ryan Olver, Research Agricultural Economist, Research and Rural Economics Division - Climate change, technology adoption, and field crop farm productivity in the United States: Short-term vs. long-term
Household and Labor Economics and Rural/Community Development Virtual Session
Tuesday, August 9 & Friday, August 12
7:00 - 8:30 a.m. PT
Presentation: Sharon Raszap, Research Agricultural Economist, Resource and Rural Economics Division - The Economics of plant-based milk
Post-Conference Sessions:
Linking Data for Research in Public Health and Nutrition Research
Tuesday, August 23rd
9:00 - 10:30 a.m. PT
Panelist: Andrea Carlson, Research Agricultural Economist, Food Economics Division
Panelist: Christopher Lowe, Agricultural Economist, Food Economic Division
Panelist: Alana Rhone, Agricultural Economist, Food Economics Division
Agricultural Productivity and Innovation
Thursday, August 25th
8:00 - 9:30 a.m. PT
Panelist: Sun Ling Wang, Agricultural Economist, Resource and Rural Economics Division
Panelist: Kelly Nelson, Research Agricultural Economist, Resource and Rural Economic Division
Panelist: James Macdonald, Agricultural Economist, Resource and Rural Economic Division
Food Safety Innovation in Low Income Countries
Thursday, September 15th
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. PT
Panelist: Sandra Hoffman, Research Agricultural Economist, Food Economics Division
Food Price and Nutrition: What Least-Cost Diets Reveal About Access to a Healthy Diet in U.S. and Worldwide
Monday, September 26th
7:00 - 8:30 a.m. PT
Panelist: Andrea Carlson, Research Agricultural Economist, Food Economics Division
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