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Financial Program Guest Lecture Last Friday, I attended a seminar in the department. Craig Young, Senior Vice President-Wealth Manage-ment, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. of Provo Utah, provided a seminar for the financial planning students. Mr. Young provided insights from his career in the financial services industry, and spoke with students and answered questions from his perspective on what it takes to succeed, and where he expected growth opportunities in the industry. The room was full, and the feedback I heard suggested attendees felt like their time was very well spent. Our thanks to Mr. Young and Dr. Nathan Harness, Instructional Associate Professor and TD Ameritrade Director of Financial Planning. FYI, Craig Young is the brother of Tex-as A&M University President, Michael K. Young. Fall Kickoff On Tuesday evening, I attended the annual Ag Eco Aggie REPS Fall Kickoff that is hosted by the Aggie REPS and their advisor Dr. Dusty Menzies, with suppor t from the Undergraduate Office faculty and staff. Congratulations to our 59 students recognized as scholarship recipients. We also send a big thank you to our Sponsors for making this oppor tunity possible. The event focuses on welcoming our freshman, transfer, and returning students to the Texas A&M University Campus. The event was held in the Bethancourt Ballroom in the MSC. The carnival theme for this year’s event provided plenty of games, food and opportunities to mix, mingle and network. Ag Eco Honors Lunch At lunchtime on Wednesday I attended the Ag Eco Honors lunch to welcome back the Honors Students and faculty who teach those classes for the semester. The Honors Program continues to grow. Amy Connolly reported that we are now up to 38 students in the honors program. Thank you to the Undergraduate Office faculty and staff for coordinating the activity and to all who par ticipated. Recent Honor Dr. Oral Capps and Dr. Victoria Salin, our faculty members, and Dr. Rafael Bakhtavoryan and Ara-mayis Dallakyan, former graduate students from our depar tment, were recently notified that a paper they are co-authors on “The Use of Time-Series Analysis in Examining Food Safety Issues: The Case of the peanut Butter Recall” Journal of Food Distribution Research, Volume 49, Issue 2, July 2018, was selected as the winner of the FDRS Presidential Award in Excellence in Research and Communication—recognizing out-standing applied research in food distribution. Congratulations all! Have a good weekend, and BTHO Alabama!

Volume 53, Number 27 Department of Agricultural Economics Texas A&M University September 21, 2018

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IFAD's Research and Impact Assessment Division is looking for two post-docs to start as soon as possible. Post-docs will be based in Rome at IFAD for a two year's appointment as UN Temporary Professional Officer. Post-Docs will work with RIA's Team on Impact Assessment Projects using quasi-experimental or non-experimental approaches. The positions will focus on empirical analysis of microeconomic agriculture data from developing countries—impact evaluation data and LSMS/household level data. Post Docs will be involved in all the project cycle of the Impact Assessment Studies (Planning, Implementation, and Assessment). Prior field work experience is extremely desirable as is the ability to work in French, Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, Russian, Hindi, or Urdu. Post-docs must have com-pleted their PhD in the last year. The selected candidates are expected to publish in agricultural economics and devel-opment peer reviewed journals. Interested candidates should apply by filling out an online form by September 23, 2018. Candidates should upload the following documents: CV, Cover Letter, Writing sample (for example research statement, PhD dissertation summary, working paper or published paper). In the interest of making most cost effective use of funds and resources, we are only able to respond to applicants who are short-listed for interview. Candidates who do not receive any feedback within one month from the deadline should consider their application unsuccessful.

“Convex Time Budgets and Individual Discount Rates in the Long Run.” Douglass Shaw with Therese Grijalva, Jayson Lusk and Rong Rong. Environmental and Resource Economics, 2018, 71 (1/Sept): 259-77.

Tenured Associate/Full Professor in Microeconomic Theory, Depar tment of Economics, University of Califor -nia, Riverside. Applicants must have a Ph.D. in Economics or related field and an established record of outstanding research and teaching accomplishment. Applications may be submitted a https://aprecruit.ucr.edu/apply/JPF00985 and must include a cover letter of interest, current CV, a minimum of three samples of research, evidence of teaching excellence, a statement of contributions to diversity, and the names and contact information of 3-5 references. Review of applications will begin on November 1, 2018. Applications received by November 1 will receive full considera-tions. Appointment will be effective July 1, 2019

Cody, Kristen, & Dr. Litz

Huseynov, Samir, and Marco A. Palma. "Does California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standards reduce carbon dioxide emissions?." PLOS ONE 13, no. 9 (2018): e0203167.