New Frontiers for Agricultural Economics AAEA & WAEA Live-streamed Meeting

*ONLINE EVENT*

New research uses confidential federal statistical system data to address novel economic questions concerning farm household behavior and agricultural production activities, and two policy-oriented discussion papers, one focusing on current and newly available NASS/ERS data products, and a second focusing broadly on recent policy initiatives to promote greater data access and data sharing across federal statistical agencies, and related challenges and opportunities for researchers. In the New Frontiers for Agricultural Economics Research Using Data from the U.S. Federal Statistical System, session taking place as part of the 2021 Hybrid AAEA & WAEA Joint Annual Meeting experts discuss via zoom.

Papers in this session:

• The Research Data Frontier: Challenges and Opportunities
  Jeffrey Hopkins, USDA-ERS; Brent Hueth USDA-ERS
• Accessing and Using NASS/ERS Confidential Data Products
  Jeff Bailey, USDA-NASS; Joe Parsons, USDA-NASS
• The Marginal Propensity to Consume Market Facilitation Program Payments
  Brady Brewer, Purdue University; Jessica Todd, USDA-ERS; and David Williams, USDA-NASS

The session will be live-streamed and in-person on August 3, 2021, at 10:00 am CST.

If you are interested in attending this session or any others happening at the 2021 AAEA & WAEA Joint Annual Meeting in-person or virtually, please contact Allison Ware in the AAEA Business Office for your complimentary press registration.