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Creator:: Hewlett, John P.
Abstract:: Agricultural economists have devoted considerable attention to the financial stress situation of agricultural producers. Many studies have been conducted in various regions of the U.S. in an attempt to better understand the causes of the problem. The costs associated with farm financial stress imply corresponding benefits to be realized by...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ALLEVIATING FARM FINANCIAL STRESS 28 OVERVIEW OF SIMULATION MODEL FOR THIS STUDY 33 3 DATA AND

Creator:: Beare, Stephen Carroll
Abstract:: The distribution of agricultural production for continuous consumption requires the capacity to maintain inventories which are large relative to the rate of utilization. As a result, the demand for inventories is a critical element in the pricing of agricultural commodities. A component of inventory demand, referred to here as reservation...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: OtConnor ABSTRACT Redacted for privacy A cusp catastrophe with slow feedback is used to model the

Creator:: Burnes, Ellen Irene
Abstract:: These three papers address uncertainty in the management and valuation of renewable natural resources. The first paper develops a model to integrate both stock and price uncertainty to obtain optimal resource levels. The model is an extension of Reed (1974) and shows by proof and by example that when prices...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: management and valuation of renewable natural resources. The first paper develops a model to integrate both

Creator:: Akbari, Ahmad, 1952-
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Cost of Soil Loss 80 VI DATA SPECIFICATION, REPRESENTATIVE FARM SITUATION AND MODEL

Creator:: Bauer, Steven Gerard
Abstract:: The onsite costs and benefits of conservation tillage in the Camas Prairie Region of Northern Idaho were estimated. The evaluation of these costs and benefits included a measurement of the long-term effects of soil erosion on cropland productivity. A model developed by Daniel Taylor (1982) was used as a base...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: through time. The ability of a mathematical simulation to model almost any farm situation can easily

Creator:: Lambert, David K.
Abstract:: A model of agricultural decision making is developed and tested in this thesis. The expected value of utility evaluated under alternative outcomes is directly maximized in a nonlinear programming model. Two features of the model distinguished it from traditional risk programming models. First, alternative attitudes towards the assumption of risk...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Data for Farm Plan Example 24 11-2 Parameters of the Three Data Sets 35 11-3 Model Solutions

Creator:: Lin, Haixia
Abstract:: To protect and restore environmental quality, efficient and effective conservation policies are needed. Designing policies require a sound understanding of the contributions of natural endowments to economic vitality, and the performance and impacts of conservation programs. This dissertation consists of three essays, and addresses several issues relevant to these two...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: prices of farmland and developed land. A theoretical model that integrates the optimal investment model

Creator:: Valcic, Branka
Abstract:: To increase the knowledge needed to successfully implement the ecosystem-based approach to fishery management, this dissertation investigates important issues within the economics of choice and the economics of displacement. In particular, a discrete choice model of the fishing location decision in the Newport, Oregon bottom trawl groundfish fishery is estimated...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: fishery management, I also address a critical issue in the fishery management policy. The model is

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