Greetings from Madison! I am excited to be writing to introduce myself as chair of the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics (AAE). I have been in this position since July 2022, when I took …
Year: 2022
Can food labels shape consumer behavior?
Andrew Stevens analyzed the impact of mandatory labels for genetically engineered food in Vermont.
AAE faculty Thomas Rutherford receives honorary doctorate
In November, the University of Basel celebrated its 562nd Dies Academicus, an annual event commemorating the opening of the university in 1460. As part of the celebration, honorary doctorates were awarded to eight individuals from …
Alumnus Jennifer Raynor, PhD ’17, returns to UW to as faculty member
Raynor holds two degrees from UW-Madison, an M.S. in environmental resources and a PhD in agricultural and applied economics. As a graduate student, Raynor worked with AAE professor Dan Phaneuf investigating the economic benefits to …
Vikas Gawai, PhD candidate, wins CFS RDRC Research Award
The Center for Financial Security’s Retirement and Disability Research Center (CFS RDRC) names five winners from its 2022 Junior Scholars in Training (JSIT) cohort to receive research awards. This spring Gawai was one of ten …
Wisconsin’s housing shortage isn’t just a quality-of-life issue. It’s a workforce issue.
Adam Theising PhD ‘21 Awarded the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association’s (AAEA) prestigious Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Honorable Mention
In his dissertation, “Essays on the economic valuation of air, water, and climate pollution”, compilation of three essays, Theising uses property markets to measure environmental preferences, exploits ‘big data’, and innovates in both structural and …