Economic Outlook and Policy Webinar Series

Economic Outlook and Policy Series

Join us for the AEDE Economic Outlook and Policy webinar series where we will explore international trade, the economics of methane recovery from landfills, food demand and the value of open space. This series features AEDE economists breaking down an interesting topic each month. The series schedule is below.

Please register for each event you would like to attend by clicking the appropriate link. Once registered, participants will receive a confirmation email with a link to view the selected webinar(s) live at the scheduled time(s). Participants will receive an automated reminder email for all upcoming sessions they register to attend. Unable to join live? Still register to receive a recording of the webinar. Recordings are also posted on the AEDE YouTube channel's playlist for the series shortly after the session.

All webinars are from 12 - 1 p.m. on the scheduled date, unless noted.

Fall 2025 Series

Spring 2025 Series

Previous Economic Outlook and Policy Webinar Series

Economic Outlook and Policy Webinar Series

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Fall 2025 Series

September 10: Gabe Lade, Professor and Swank Chair in Rural-Urban Policy, AEDE, Ohio State; Biofuels Policy Primer and Update

October 22: Alexis Villacis, Assistant Professor, AEDE, Ohio State; A Global Trick-or-Treat: How Chocolate Connects Agriculture and Halloween

November 5: Wendong Zhang, Associate Professor, SC Johnson College of Business, Cornell; Risky Global Agricultural Supply Chains: Evidence from Firm-to-Firm Trade

December 3: Noah Dormady, Associate Professor, John Glenn College of Public Affairs, Ohio State; Efficiency and Consumer Welfare Under Retail Electric Deregulation

Spring 2025 Series

January 22: Brent Sohngen, Professor, AEDE, Ohio State, and Douglas Southgate, Emeritus, AEDE, Ohio State, “Reversing Deforestation: How Market Forces and Local Ownership are Saving Forests in Latin America”

February 19 @ 12:30: Robert Mendelsohn, Edwin Weyerhaeuser Davis Professor of Forest Policy and Professor of Economics, Yale University, “The Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture”

March 19: Yao Wang, Assistant Professor, AEDE, Ohio State, “Labor Deficiency in Ohio”

April 16: Ani Katchova, Professor and Farm Income Enhancement Chair, AEDE, Ohio State, "Agricultural Land Lost to Development in Ohio and the Midwest"

May 21: Anne Fitzpatrick, Associate Professor, AEDE, Ohio State, “Affordability, Accessibility, and Daycare Quality: Evidence from Kenya”

June 11: Brian Murray, Director, Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability and Professor, Duke University. "Navigating the Future: Clean Energy, AI, and Grid Expansion Amid Policy Shifts"