It has been a busy week for sure with Homecoming and the Potato Bowl parade here at the University of North Dakota. The Department of Economics & Finance also hosted two presentations by Robert Hall of Stanford, one of a research paper for the faculty and graduate students, and one to the University community at large. Along with that I wrapped up a proposal for a paper presentation at the Population Association of American meetings in 2019 on the oil boom in North Dakota and county level fertility rates. So really busy.