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ALT WEEKEND READ >> ‘The dynamics of #labor force participation: Is all quiet on the Appalachian front?’ Why is this important? The results are important for #policymakers and potential improvements in regional and national output growth. Check out the paper here: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00181-023-02447-1 · Joshua Beverly, Hamline School of Business, Hamline University · Shamar Stewart, Dept. of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Virginia Tech · Clinton L. Neill, Cornell Dyson School of Applied Economics & Management, Cornell University and adjunct faculty, Dept. of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Virginia Tech

ALT Read how AAEC assistant professor, Chanit’a Holmes' research looks at the economics of discrimination and what are the differences between race, gender, underrepresented minorities, and first-generation students in terms of educational attainment. https://news.vt.edu/articles/2023/06/isce-chanita-holmes-scholars.html (Picture of Chanit'a Holmes)

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ALT “Students who want to pursue agriculture will find they will learn skills such as data analysis, coding, or even flying drones to look at crop density." Evan McKay, AAEC master’s student, was accepted into @FarmFoundation’s Agricultural Scholars program. https://vtx.vt.edu/articles/2023/03/cals-farmfoundation.html

ALT Meet Phoebe Pyles: From Manhattan to Blacksburg >> Phoebe, an AAEC student, hopes to take what she has learned and bring an urban agriculture platform back to Manhattan through community-based food organizing. Read more about her passion: https://aaec.vt.edu/news/articles/pyles.html

ALT AAEC congratulates grad student Kristen Swedberg and faculty member Kevin Boyle on their recent publication in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (@PNASNews). Read "Valuing water quality in the US using a national data set on property values" at https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2210417120.

ALT AAEC is ranked in the top ten percent worldwide 🌏 of Institutions and Economists in the Field of Agricultural Economics. We are proud to solve global challenges that deal with the economics of agriculture and natural resources. #vtagecon

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ALT The day may be winding down, but #VTGivingDay isn’t! We’re still working toward the @coins_vt Greg Estep Challenge🎯and we need your help getting there! After 25 donations, he will donate $2,500. Thank you, Greg! https://givingday.vt.edu/giving-day/62981/donate?des=313329&dept=62998