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Creator:: Matzat, James H.
Abstract:: The peppermint industry is the largest commercial herb industry in the United States. Oregon is the largest peppermint producing state with nearly 60 percent of the total United States peppermint oil production. There is a need for economic information about current and future prospects for the national peppermint industry as...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Peppermint Industry: Situation and Outlook with Emphasis On Oregon Abstract approved: A. Gene Nelson The

Creator:: Mandelbaum, Thomas B.
Abstract:: Absentee-owned manufacturing plants made up a significant portion of the manufacturing sector in Oregon. In both 1969 and 1979, more than a quarter of the state's wage and salary manufacturing workers were employed by manufacturers whose home offices were located in other states or nations. Although the orthodox economic view...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: sector in Oregon. In both 1969 and 1979, more than a quarter of the state's wage and salary

Creator:: Koong, Dennis T
Abstract:: This research is concerned with the current debate among Oregonians on how to improve the standard of living and accelerate economic development in Oregon. The main question is what economic activities make Oregon, and regions within Oregon grow? To find out where Oregon's economic strength and weaknesses lie, first we...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Oregon Export Sales to the World by Industry 68 Employment Contribution of Oregon's Economic Sectors

Creator:: Ghasedi, Bizhan
Abstract:: This thesis examines how two grass seed industries respond to changes in the production environment. Two sets of factors are necessary to understand what adjustments would be made. First, it is necessary to know the nature of the markets and whether market power is being exerted. Second we need to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: know the relative demand and supply elasticities for the products. The Oregon cool season grass seed

Creator:: Vega-H, Esteban
Abstract:: This research examines whether alternative methods of export commodity promotion and market development, such as technical training and trade servicing activities, have been successful in increasing the demand for grass seed produced in Oregon in international markets. A single equation linear input demand model and a linear model adjusted to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: successful in increasing the demand for grass seed produced in Oregon in international markets. A single

Creator:: Siegel, Ryan W.
Abstract:: The beginning of the twenty-first century has seen an upsurge in petroleum prices and an increased concern over greenhouse gas emissions. Consequently, the interest in biodiesel production has heightened. Policy at the Federal level, such as the blender’s tax credit which provides $1 for every gallon of biodiesel blended with...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: amount of biodiesel from Oregon-based canola, flax, sunflower, safflower, and cooking oil (palm oil is

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