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Keeping Track
SEPTEMBER 2006
Calendar of Events:
September 5
September 8
September 18
September 29
October 6
October 23
October 25
October 27
December 1
Seminar - 10:30, KRAN 661: Dr. Massoud Karshenas “Global Poverty Estimates and the
Millennium Goals: Towards a Unified Framework”
Seminar – 3:30 pm, KRAN 661: Dr. Scherr “Select Colossal Changes Impacting the
Global Economy, the U.S. and American Agriculture” Reception to follow.
Last day to drop/add a class (course not recorded)
Seminar: 3:45, KRAN 661: Dr. David Bessler “On Observational Data, Algorithms of
Inductive Causation and Economics”
Seminar: 3:45, KRAN 661: Dr. Finn Tarp, University of Copenhagen, “Development and
Aid”
Seminar: 3:45, KRAN 661: Dr. Aaron Smith, UC, Davis, “Volatility Dynamics of NYMEX
Natural Gas Futures Prices”
Last day to drop/add – Advisor and Instructor signature required
Brown Bag Lunch/Seminar, Noon, KRAN 661: Rick Brock, Brock and Associates, “The
Past, Present, and Future of Ag Marketing”
Seminar: 3:45, KRAN 661: Dr. Elena Irwin, The Ohio State University, TBA
Congratulations and Names in the News:
Welcome to the new Graduate Students:
Master of Science
Ben Arjomandi
Katherine Baldwin
Amelie Belanger
Sarah Brechbill
Vanessa DeVeau
Morgan Easton
Liesel Grauberger
Quintrell Hollis
Brandon Hollas
Todd Hubbs
Chewe Nkonde
Anthony Oliver
Jong Won Park
Micah Pope
Justin Quear
Della Serna
Mahesh Srinivasan
Monika Verma
Purdue University
American University
Laval University
Georgetown University
University of Florida
Lincoln University, New Zealand
Colorado State University
Alabama A&T University
Texas A&M University
Southwest Missouri State University
University of Zambia
California State – Chico
Seoul National University
University of Illinois
Purdue University
Texas A&M University
Iowa State University
University of Delhi
Doctor of Philosophy
Syam Ambadipudi
Jason Brown
Metin Cakir
Csilla Lakatos
University of Hyderabad
Purdue University
Turkey/University of Maine
Romania/Mediterranean Agronomic Institute

Kosuke Tamura
David Perkis
Harold Valera
Zhijun Yang
Japan/Ohio University
Purdue University
University of the Philippines
China/Mississippi State University
Thought you would like to know:
Otto Doering will be facilitating the Purdue APLS policy program September 11-15 in Washington, D.C. and
also will be speaking at the Ohio State Farm Science Review Sept. 19 th .
Janet Ayres participated in the International Community Development Society conference held in St. Louis, MO,
June 25-28, 2006. Dr. Ayres received the organization’s Achievement Award for her work.
Raymond Florax was recently named External Fellow of the Mansholt Graduate School at Wageningen
Agricultural University, Wageningen, The Netherlands (http://www.sls.wau.nl/mi/mgs/index.htm). Dr. Florax as
also appointed as member of the Internal Executive Committee of the Center for the Environment at Purdue
University.
The Center for Global Trade Analysis:
Is hosting a visitor from CEPII, Paris France: Christophe Gouell
Judy Conner retired as Administrative Assistant to the Center for Global Trade Analysis Center after 15 years at
Purdue University. Judy returned to Iowa to be close to family and friends.
Travel, Speeches and Presented Papers:
Dr. Florax presented at the following conferences:
“Technological Leadership, Human Capital and Economic Growth: A Spatial Econometric Analysis for US
Counties, 1969–2003”, with Valerien O. Pede and Henri L.F. de Groot, paper presented at International
Workshop on Spatial Econometrics and Statistics held in Rome, Italy, 25–27 May 2006, and the Mid-
Continental Regional Science Association 37th Annual Conference held in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, 8–10
June 2006.
“Geographical and Institutional Determinants of Economic Growth: A Spatio-Temporal Simultaneous Equation
Approach” with Guyslain K. Ngeleza and William A. Masters, paper presented at International Workshop on
Spatial Econometrics and Statistics held in Rome, Italy, 25–27 May 2006.
“Spatial Statistics and Econometrics: The Interface Between GIS/RS and Spatial Modeling”, keynote lecture at
Dag voor Statistiek en Besliskunde, Nederlands Genootschap voor Besliskunde, Den Haag, The Netherlands,
14 June 2006.
“Economic Valuation of Flood Risk: A Spatial Hedonic Property Value Model of the 1993 Meuse River Flooding
in The Netherlands” with Vanessa E. Daniel and Piet Rietveld, paper presented at: Seminar Betrouwbaarheid
van Infrastructuren, Transport Research Stimulation (TRS) Programme, Delft, The Netherlands, 22 June 2006.
“Improving Farm Management Decision Making: Experiences From Spatial Analysis Of Yield Monitor Data
From Field-Scale On-Farm Trials” with T.W. Griffin and J.M. Lowenberg-DeBoer, paper presented at: Eighth
International Conference on Precision Agriculture and other Precision Resources Management, Minneapolis,
23–26 July 2006 and “Use Of Cross Regression To Model Local Spatial Autocorrelation In Precision
Agriculture” with T.W. Griffin and J.M. Lowenberg-DeBoer.

Wubeneh, N. and S. Ehui, 2006. Measurement and Sources of Technical Efficiency of Smallholder Dairy
Farmers in the Central Ethiopian Highlands. Poster presented at the 26 th conference of the International
Association of Agricultural Economists, Gold Coast, Australia, 12-18 August 2006.
Raymond Florax will give the keynote address on “Modeling knowledge externalities and technological
leadership in regional economic growth models’ at the ADRES International Conference, Networks of
Innovation and Spatial analysis of Knowledge Diffusion, Jean Monnet University, Saint-Etienne, France,
September 14-15, 2006.
Grant, J.H., Hertel, T. W. and T.F. Rutherford. “Extending GE Analysis to the Tarif Line: Analyzing the Impacts
Reforming Dairy Trade”, presented to the 9 th Annual Conference on Global Economic Analysis, Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia, June 15, 2006.
Grant, J.H., Hertel, T. W. and T.F. Rutherford. “Extending GE Analysis to the Tariff Line: Analyzing the Impacts
Reforming Dairy Trade”, presented to the Australian Productivity Commission, Melbourne, Australia, August 11,
2006.
Grant, J.H., Hertel, T. W. and T.F. Rutherford. “Extending GE Analysis to the Tariff Line: Analyzing the Impacts
Reforming Dairy Trade”, invited panel presentation at the meetings of the International Association of
Agricultural Economists, Brisbane, Australia, August 14, 2006.
Hertel, T.W. and M. Ivanic. “Understanding the Poverty Implications of the Doha Development Agenda”,
presentation to the Poverty and Economic Policy Conference, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia June 19, 2006.
Hertel, T.W. and M. Ivanic. “Understanding the Poverty Implications of the Doha Development Agenda”,
presentation to the Centre of Policy Studies, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, August 14, 2006.
J. Lowenberg-DeBoer, “Adoption and Economics of Precision Agriculture,” invited lecture at the Research
Center for Precision Agriculture, China Agricultural University, Bejing, China, August 5, 2006.
Publications:
Tahirou Abdoulaye and John H. Sanders, New Technologies, Marketing Strategies and Public Policy for
Traditional Food Crops: Millet in Niger, available online at www.sciencedirect.com.
Elbehri, A. and T.W. Hertel, 2006. “A Comparative Analysis of the EU-Morocco FTA vs. Multilateral Trade
Liberalization,” Journal of Economic Integration 21(3), September.
Hertel, T. W. and M. Ivanic, 2006. “Making the Doha Development Agenda More Poverty-friendly: The Role of
South-South Trade,” Review of Agricultural Economics 28(3):354-361.
Job Announcements:
University of Kentucky: Extension Dairy Systems – Assist Prof
Kansas State University: Extension Associate assigned to the Office of Local Government
Career and Job Sites on the Internet:
Purdue Extension Service: see website listed below
Career and Job Sites on the Internet
Purdue
AAEA Job Posting
Academic Employment Network
Agriculture Career Connection
http://www.purdue.edu/jobs
http://www.aaea.org/employment.html
http://www.academploy.com/
http://www.ag-biz.com

Academic Position Network
Community Colleges, misc
Chronicle of Higher Education
Congressional Budget Office
Education Jobs Page
Employment/Resume Posting
EPA
Foreign Ag Service
Government Career
National Job Bank
USDA, Ag Research Service
http://www.apnjobs.com/
http//www.aacc.nche.edu/
http://chronicle.merit.edu/jobs/
http://www.cbo.gov
http://www.nationajob.com/education
http://galaxy.einet.net/GJ/employment.html
http://jobs.quickhire.com/scripts/epa.exe
http://www.fao.org/VA/vac_en.htm
http://www.jobsearch.usajobs.opm.gov/
http://www.jobs.joe.org
http://ars.usda.gove
http://www.ams.usda.gov/lsg/hr/lsjobs.htm
For further information, see the Job Posting File in Room 651
Contact Lou Ann Baugh concerning information to be included in future issues of KT