Every year during graduation season, I encounter many students who are nervous about the job market. Surprisingly, many worry not only about their technical qualifications, but that they don’t look the part. Some of these students probably listen to the media and studies that have found that good-looking men are considered more competent and good-looking… Continue reading The Fenigstein Effect
Category: Personal Posts
Dining in Slovakia – and thinking about food security
I arrived in Bratislava to participate in a workshop for FoodSecure, a EU project on food and nutritional security in the developing world. Bratislava is the capital of the young republic of Slovakia. It is only 60 kilometers from Vienna, and has a rich and turbulent history of its own. It was a border town… Continue reading Dining in Slovakia – and thinking about food security
My Annual Review – 2014 Edition
This year was a mixed bag for our family. We welcomed a new grandchild: Geo Jones Benaderet, who was born to Shie and Leigh in February in Seattle. Amazingly, Geo already walks and babbles away to himself in a language we will soon learn to understand. His 18-month-old Bostonian cousin, Arlo, loves dancing and music;… Continue reading My Annual Review – 2014 Edition
My Annual Review – 2013 edition
The year 2013 was a year of renewal for me and my family. We welcomed two grandchildren: Arlo, born to Eyal and Beth in Boston, who is now 7 months and Adelaide, a New Yorker born to Aytan and Davina, who is now 3+ months and next year we are expecting another grandchild of… Continue reading My Annual Review – 2013 edition
Back from Europe…
As some of you may know, every summer during the past few years I have participated in the Bioeconomy Conference in Italy, which is generally held in Ravello. This year, I added Prague and Vienna to the annual Bio economy event, and it was worth it (even though I feel guilty missing the early days… Continue reading Back from Europe…
My Chicago “Resurrection” Experience
Many of you have been wondering why I missed my ASSA session in Chicago. Here is what happened: On the Thursday before the conference, I boarded my flight from San Francisco to Chicago. I had had only a small breakfast and a dark chocolate (consistent with my famous diet) for the entire day. On the… Continue reading My Chicago “Resurrection” Experience
To Brazil and Back
[nggallery id=2] I had a great 9 days in Brazil and was too busy to write. Here is a little summary of what we did and I will write another entry on what we have learned. I went to Brazil with Prof. Madhu Khanna in order to learn the truth about the biofuel sector in… Continue reading To Brazil and Back
We did well at the Annual AAEA Meeting in Pittsburgh
[nggallery id=9] I returned from Pittsburgh where we had the annual meeting of the AAEA (Agricultural and Applied Economics Association). I had never been to Pittsburgh before; the city is not so exciting but it is efficient and pleasant and the highlight of the city are the three rivers. There were some impressive bridges and… Continue reading We did well at the Annual AAEA Meeting in Pittsburgh
Annual Review, 2010
2010 was a year mixed of good and bad. This year Leorah and I became empty nesters for real(several times in the past the kids have left, but boomeranged back). Shie and Leigh moved to Seattle where Shie is running the computer system of the high school and they are both teaching. Beth and Eyal… Continue reading Annual Review, 2010
Travel to Norway and Ravello
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