A Happy Day

Posted on April 11, 2016 by Tim Waring

This week in Maine green is returning to the land, buds are growing, people are outside, and spring is in the air. It is a happy (if crazy) time of year. This year, I also have another reason to celebrate spring – a kid of professional spring that occurs in the life-cycle of an academic called Tenure.Not all of my pre-tenure career has been “winter,” but spring is here, and I’m grateful for it and for everyone who helped and encouraged and guided me to it.

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A Happy Day!

 

 

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Dr. Waring gives seminar at University of Utah

Posted on February 23, 2016 by Tim Waring
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Maine’s Universities aim for 20% local food

Posted on September 1, 2015 by Tim Waring

Great news for the local food movement and industry, and for small farms across the state. The University of Maine System (UMS) just announced a new plan to purchase 20% of their food from local sources, which mostly means within Maine. This is likely to have a very positive impact on the Maine economy. The size of that impact is a relevant question. Although we cannot predict the economic impact perfectly, a review of the literature on the economic impact of local food purchases by consumers at farmers markets, and institutional local food procurement policies suggests that for every dollar the UMS spends on food from Maine another dollar of economic activity may be generated.  Read a short summary of the research on this issue, here: Local Food Effects.

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Sandra Goff, PhD

Posted on May 14, 2015 by Tim Waring

Sandra Goff earned a PhD in Ecology and Environmental Sciences with a specialization in Evolutionary and Behavioral Economics from the University of Maine on Saturday.  Sandra’s research focuses on the intersection of environmental behavior, moral sentiments, and monetary mechanisms for sustaining natural resources.  Sandra has accepted a tenure track faculty position at Skidmore College, starting in the fall of 2015.

Learn more about Sandra’s research at: SandraGoff.com

Dr. Sandra Goff and adviser Tim Waring

Dr. Sandra Goff and adviser Tim Waring

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Ethan Tremblay – Highest Honors

Posted on May 12, 2015 by Tim Waring

Ethan Tremblay, a double major in economics and journalism, graduated with highest honors on Saturday.  His honors thesis measured the influence of organizational context on experimental measures of cooperation in the food sector.  Tremblay compared a food coop with a traditional grocery.  Tremblay is now preparing his thesis for publication, and will begin a Masters of Economics with Tim Waring in the fall of 2015.

Ethan’s prior publication on the role of cooperation in the food system is available here:

Ethan Tremblay and Timothy Waring. “A Smiling Face Is Half The Meal: The Role of Cooperation in Sustaining Maine’s Local Food Industry” Maine Policy Review 23.2 (2015): 43-50.

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Ethan Tremblay (right) with adviser Tim Waring (left).

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