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  • Out-migration, income and poverty in nonmetropolitan America

    Creator:
    Marre, Alexander
    Abstract:
    Why do rural households leave for urban places? And how does this decision affect their economic well-being? Rural places in the United States have higher poverty and unemployment rates and lower levels of educational attainment relative to urban places. Does leaving a rural place for a city offer a pathway...
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    Dissertation
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    this decision affect their economic well-being? Rural places in the United States have higher

  • Public investment policy and industry incentives in life science research

    Creator:
    Wang, Chenggang
    Abstract:
    The biorevolution in the 1970’s greatly stimulated investment in life-science research. The present dissertation is aimed at evaluating the impact of US public investment on industrial investment in life-science research. The focus is on three major life-science fields: biology, medicine, and agriculture. A dynamic model of industrial R&D investment is...
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    Dissertation
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    also been found to be conducive to economic growth in the United States. Combining scientific

  • Crop choice and conservation : implications of increased biofuel demand

    Creator:
    Sechrist, B.
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    Regression analysis was used to examine the effect of a change in agricultural prices on land use and conservation. The planted acreage for each of three crops – corn, soybeans, and spring wheat – was regressed on the expected prices of the three crops, the input prices, and past land...
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    Masters Thesis
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    three crops, the input prices, and past land use in the United States for the period 1976-2007

  • Political economy and trade effects of invasive species regulation : the case of noxious weeds

    Creator:
    Min, He
    Abstract:
    Many non-native weed pests of food, fiber, and nursery crops pose threats to U.S. environment and agriculture. Noxious weed regulations play an important role in preventing the introduction and spread of non-native plants, thereby protecting the local biodiversity, environment and economic activities. However, these regulations could also hamper agricultural trade....
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    Dissertation
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    the political-economic approach of the first essay. Then, we specify inter-state trade flow, i.e