This course provides an overview of the legal, economic, and political framework for making decisions about resource development. It is intended for students who may work in industry, government, Alaska Native corporations, or consulting firms.
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ISER faculty will teach a variety of courses in spring 2012, including classes on energy and environmental economics, communications policy, public land management, research methods, and culture and globalization.
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ISER is recruiting for two PhD economists—a regional economist to study a broad range of Alaska economic and fiscal policy issues, and an energy economist to focus on Alaska energy policy issues. These positions will be in Anchorage.
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Vic Fischer and Virgene Hanna will be guest speakers at the 2011 Alaska Chapter of The American Planning Association Conference. Vic Fischer will be giving the keynote on November 7 at 8:00 a.m. and Virgene Hanna will be giving a presentation during the Food Systems Planning in Alaska session on November 8 at 1:30 p.m.
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Dr. Heather Hudson will be the guest speaker at the Alaska Chapter of the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) November luncheon to be held on Tuesday, November 8th, from 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. at the BP Energy Center, 900 E. Benson Drive. View PDF of the presentation.
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Aviâja Egede Lynge • Inerisaavik, University of Greenland • Visiting Scholar • MSc, Social Anthropology
When: Friday, October 14, 12 to 1
Where: Conference Room, Fifth Floor, Diplomacy Building
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As part of the Alaska Miners Association convention, on Tuesday November 8th, Bob Loeffler is teaching a 1-day short course labelled "Mining 101: An Overview of the Mining Industry." It is designed to provide a basic overview of the industry — what a mine is, property rights, permitting, environmental issues, economics, etc.
If you are interested, check out the flyer announcing the course. You may sign up on the website indicated on the flyer. The cost is $150 (or $175 if you register after October 15th), or $25 for students.
*Note: Look for "SHORT COURSE #3."
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As part of the Alaska Miners Association convention, on Tuesday November 8th, Bob Loeffler is teaching a 1-day short course labelled "Mining 101: An Overview of the Mining Industry." It is designed to provide a basic overview of the industry — what a mine is, property rights, permitting, environmental issues, economics, etc.
Originally published on October 13, 2011
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The George Rogers Emerging Scholars Fund was established at ISER in 2011 to encourage young scholars and promote research opportunities in Alaska. It honors the memory of George Rogers, an economist and guiding light of ISER for half a century.
Donate to the fund online by choosing the George Rogers Emerging Scholars as the 'designation' for your donation.
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Since 2005, Alaska’s state government has collected as much in oil revenues as it did during the huge oil-revenue boom of the early 1980s: a combination of high oil prices and changes in the way the state calculates production taxes has created a second huge oil-revenue boom. But the oil creating this wealth is dwindling. That oil is from huge, low-cost oil fields on state-owned land, including the Prudhoe Bay field, and it has supported much of the economy and paid for most state government operations for decades.