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  • The feasibility of utilizing financial futures hedging by the agricultural borrower

    Creator:
    West, Peter
    Abstract:
    Borrowed funds finance a majority of equipment purchases and production costs in agriculture. The costs of borrowing, however, have not been stable nor has the determination of interest payments remained the same in recent years. As interest rates become increasingly volatile and variable rate loans replaced constant rate loans, the...
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    Masters Thesis
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    approved: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF in Agricultural and Resource Economics presented on December 15

  • Evaluating the financial risk involved in farmland investment decisions

    Creator:
    Knox, Kenneth W.
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    Investing in farmland is one of the most important decisions that farmers face in their lifetimes. Usually, large amounts of debt are required to purchase a substantial tract of land, thereby reducing the farmer's liquidity position and future borrowing capacity. Fixed debt commitments must be met by highly variable future...
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    Masters Thesis

  • Essays in applied economics

    Creator:
    Nag, Sharmistha
    Abstract:
    My dissertation concerns two separate issues. The first issue is examined in Essay One, and the second issue is examined in Essays Two and Three. The first essay develops an economic model of the determination of the rental rate of leased farmland in the United States. Particular attention is placed...
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    Dissertation
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    examined in Essays Two and Three. The first essay develops an economic model of the determination of

  • Economic and financial feasibility of an expanded farm enterprise for the Umatilla Indian Reservation

    Creator:
    McNamee, William A.
    Abstract:
    The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation have begun a program aimed at increasing tribal participation in the farming of Reservation lands. This program is viewed by tribal leaders as a means to regain control of Reservation lands for Indians. The purpose of this study was to identify and...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis

  • The effect of various management and policy options on the financial stress situation of Oregon grain and cattle producers

    Creator:
    Hewlett, John P.
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    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...
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    Masters Thesis
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    effect of farm financial stress on other economic sectors, (Ginder, Stone, and Otto; Melichar); and

  • Essays on the economics of wildlife management

    Creator:
    Rashford, Benjamin S.
    Abstract:
    Wildlife managers are on the front lines of the effort to conserve wildlife and are required to do so cost-effectively. This dissertation consists of three manuscripts that integrate economics and ecology to inform cost-effective wildlife management. The first and second manuscripts focus on identifying cost-effective wildlife management plans. The third...
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    Dissertation
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    Agricultural and Resource Economics presented on August 9, 2006. Title: Essays on the Economics of Wildlife

  • Economic issues in assembling properties with eminent domain

    Creator:
    Hastie, James D.
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    Masters Thesis
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    Master of Science in Agricultural and Resource Economics presented on December 17, 1982 Title

  • Essays on the economics of land use regulation

    Creator:
    Lai, Jiayin
    Abstract:
    This dissertation consists of three papers on land use economics and regulation. The first paper reviews numerous past literatures on how land-use regulation, agricultural subsidies, and use-value assessment method affect land values. The second paper uses a theoretical model to analyze how imposing minimum-lot-size zoning and different designs of minimum-lot-size...
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    Dissertation
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    increased Land Values in Chicago? McMillen, Daniel P., and McDonald, John F., Journal of Urban Economics

  • Three essays on the economics of malaria

    Creator:
    Datta, Saurabh Charles
    Abstract:
    Malaria is the world’s most important parasitic infectious disease, and is a major cause of mortality and morbidity in many developing countries. In this dissertation I study the interaction of malaria and economic development at both the macro- and micro-economic levels. In the first essay I examine the economic impact...
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    Dissertation
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    Economics of Malaria Abstract approved

  • The Oregon wine industry : an economic analysis

    Creator:
    Buerkin, Kurt
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    Masters Thesis
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    of Master of Science in Agricultural and Resource Economics presented on December 9, 1981 Title