Departmental Seminars

Throughout the academic year research seminars are held with presentations by faculty from MSU and other universities and research institutions. Seminars are generally held on Wednesday afternoons, unless stated otherwise, from 3:15 - 4:45 p.m. in 306 Linfield Hall, (Wilson Conference Room). Contact Professor Randy Rucker or call 406-994-5644 for more information.

• October 21, 2009:  Doug Young, DAEE, MSU (with Vinish Kathuria, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay).  "Economic Growth and Regional Inequality in India."
  
  
• November 4, 2009:  Anton Bekkerman, DAEE, MSU.  "Don't Compensate, Mitigate: Welfare Impacts of Check-Off Programs for Wind-Borne Diseases in the U.S."
  
  
• November 18, 2009:  Joe Atwood, DAEE, MSU.  TBA.
  
  
• (Exception: Thursday) December 3, 2009:  Wendy Stock and Chris Stoddard, DAEE, MSU, (with Elise Hogenson).  "The Impact of Family Leave Laws on Cesarean Delivery." 

Papers from Past Departmental Seminars

Extension Economics

• Annual Fall Conference
  

Brown Bag Lunch Series

Throughout the academic year and during the summer, the brown bag series is intended to provide an informal forum to present and discuss research in progress or ideas.  These lunches are held on Fridays, from noon - 1:00 p.m. in 306 Linfield Hall, (Wilson Conference Room).  Contact Professor Wendy Stock or call 406-994-7984 for more information.

• Fall 2009 Schedule
• IMPORTANT: Brownbag schedule change, see below:
  
  Nov. 20, 2009 brownbag with V. Smith and M. Watts has been cancelled.  It will be rescheduled for a date TBA.
  
  Instead on Nov. 20, 2009, 11:00 a.m. - 12 noon, at the Procrastinator Theater, the department is sponsoring a free public lunchtime presentation by Chris Stoddard entitled "Key Issues in Heathcare." 
  

M.L. Wilson Lecture

This distinguished lecture is sponsored by the MSU Wilson Lecture Fund and the Department of Agricultural Economics and Economics, MSU. The lecture brings renowned scholars to give a public address on agricultural economics and economics issues related to the Montana community. The Lecture was established in 1974 by Friends of Professor M.L. Wilson (1885-1969), a Montana homesteader, a 20-year member of MSU faculty (1913-1933), the first head of this department, and Assistant Secretary of Agriculture in the FDR Administration. The Seminar Series Fund is administered by the MSU Foundation. All M.L. Wilson lectures are open to the public.

• Guest Speaker, Dr. Jon Christianson, Chair, Health Policy & Management, University of Minnesota. Topic: Implications of Health Care Reform for Rural America.
  November 12, 2009, 3:30 p.m., Procrastinator Theater, 282B Strand Union Building, MSU-Bozeman
  
  
• Past M.L. Wilson Speakers

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