Date: 2/14/00
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Fred Abraham, UNI professor and head of the department of economics, (319) 273-2412
Vicki Grimes, UNI Office of Public Relations, (319) 273-2761
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa—A public lecture by Alan Deardorff, University of Michigan professor of economics and public policy, on “The W.T.O. and the Public Interest,” will be presented on Thursday, Feb. 17, at the University of Northern Iowa Curris Business Building 121, 4:30-5:30 p.m. He will repeat his speech following a private dinner at the Jepson Symposium later that evening.
Deardorff has worked as a consultant to many government agencies, including the Departments of State, Treasury and Labor. He also serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of International Economics and the International Trade Journal. He is the co-author, with Robert M. Stern, of “The Michigan Model of World Production and Trade” and “Computational Analysis of Global Trading Arrangements,” among other publications. He has also published numerous articles on various aspects of international trade theory and policy.
His work on international trade theory has focused primarily with the patterns and effects of international trade. His work on trade policy has included analyses of anti-dumping laws, the safeguards clause of the GATT and arguments for and against extending intellectual property protection to developing countries.
In his work with Stern, Deardorff has developed a computable general equilibrium (CGE) model of production, trade and employment in 34 major countries of the world. They have used this model for a variety of purposes, including analysis of the Tokyo Round of multilateral trade negotiations and outcomes of the recent Uruguay Round. He, Stern and Drusilla K. Brown have also developed a series of four-and eight-country CGE models that they have used to evaluate the sectoral employment implications of various regional trading arrangements in North America, the Western Hemisphere, Asia and Europe.
Deardorff's current research interests include: the role of labor standards in international trade policy, the interactions among domestic economic policies in an international environment and the determinants of bilateral trade patterns.
For more information, contact Fred Abraham, UNI professor and head of economics, at (319) 273-2412.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
James Sweigert, UNI instructor in teaching, (319) 273-7675
Vicki Grimes, Office of Public Relations, (319) 273-2761
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa— Twenty-three Northern University High School Russian language students recently took part in the 18th annual National Russian Essay Contest, sponsored by the American Council of Teachers of Russian (ACTR). Fifteen of the NUHS students won national medals.
They are:
Advanced level: (Levels 4-6)
Bronze: Jordan Backstrom, Amy McGuire, Brian Oleson, Kristen Perry
Intermediate level: (Level 3)
Gold: Lewis Colburn, Michael Piehl
Silver: Erin McElligatt, Becky Rewoldt, Kelsey Schmidt
Bronze: Carlin Dorris, Alex Dow, Brian Perry
Beginning level: (Level 2)
Silver: Jenna Davis, Mary Weber
Bronze: Ian Cawley
Approximately 1,400 Russian language students throughout the United States took part in this competition.
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