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Warning: NSFW (Unless you work at a University and part of your job is to watch stuff like this and post it on a blog). The highlights of this have been around all week, but most of the clips are just Bill Nye the Science Guy saying "motherf***ers. But this segment on Last Week Tonight…
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That is the title of my talk at the "Tips for Students and Newish Economists" panel at the AERE@SEA meetings. Note that I am defining consulting very broadly. Here is my preliminary outline: Goal Enhance your research, teaching, service Don't make it another activity: i.e., research, teaching, service & consulting Community-based research consulting Why? Low…
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I'm teaching benefit-cost analysis this semester. The course is for upper level economics majors (ECO 4660) and non-economics graduate students (ECO 5660). I have 6 books on my shelf but none of them are satisfactory for a variety of reasons (mostly, the theory is too deep and the estimating benefits chapters are dated). So, I'm…
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R. J. Rhodes, J. C. Whitehead, T. I. J. Smith and M. R. Denson https://doi.org/10.1017/bca.2018.1 Published online: 11 May 2018 Abstract: Recreational saltwater anglers from the mid-Atlantic through the Gulf of Mexico commonly target red drum. Due to concerns about overharvesting within South Carolina coupled with regional management actions, South Carolina explored the technical feasibility of…
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From last Fall semester: Appalachian State University seniors Alaina Doyle and Anthony Santelle traveled to Campbell University November 4 to present their research at the State of North Carolina Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium (SNCURCS). SNCURCS provides undergraduate scholars in all fields an annual forum to share the results of their work through posters, presentations, performances and works of art, showcasing North…
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My sophomore level environmental and resource econ course has a research component. The students are required to write an abstract suitable for submission to an undergraduate research conference. Most of the students are estimating Turnbull willingness to pay using dichotomous choice data from published papers employing regional case studies. As an exercise during the semester…
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We got some decent snow today so App State cancelled classes with the encouragement to "winterize" missed courses: Due to increasingly inclement weather, all classes on March 14 are cancelled. Road conditions vary across the county. … Please use caution during inclement weather. Students should check their email and monitor ASULearn and their course web pages for alternative…
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