Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Whoa, a thing is happening!

If you're in Portland from now until July 3rd, the 85th annual conference of the Western Economic Association International is meeting to talk econ things and do econ stuff, which I think means drinking, a great tradition I'm proud our econ club follows. The registration fee is outrageous, but someone in our department told us you can sneak in real easy. It'll be like jumping the fence at Coachella, except a lot less cool.

The real draw is that on Friday, July 2nd, our very own Patrick Emerson will be organizing and chairing a session on Issues in Growth and Development. Other celebrity panelists include Bruce McGough and Elizabeth Schroeder, who will be teaching at Oregon State starting in the Fall. Other OSU professors and grad students will also be presenting papers at the conference, so click here for more information about the conference.

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