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  • Technology structure and productivity change in the U.S. meat products industry

    Creator:
    Xia, Yin
    Abstract:
    The performance of the meat products industry, the largest food processing sector in the U.S. in terms of shipment value, is an important issue. A key indicator of its performance is productivity growth, which results in reduction in the cost of production at given input prices. The present study employs...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    also like to thank Dr. Richard Johnston. Dr. Joe Kerkvliet, and Dr. Munisamy Gopinath for serving on

  • The accuracy, applicability and transferability of contingent valuation measures for nonmarket goods

    Creator:
    Berrens, Robert Patrick, 1962-
    Abstract:
    Despite several decades of research developments, the survey-based contingent valuation (CV) method remains one of the most controversial topics in environmental economics. As the procedure matures and more applied studies are completed, there is increasing pressure to make the results policy relevant. This research is composed of three distinct yet...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    inquiry has been a constant. Professor Joe Kerkvliet, graduate committee member, has been instrumental in

  • Land use and land-use change in the Rocky Mountain west

    Creator:
    Broniak, Christine T.
    Abstract:
    Private land-use decisions can have important effects on private and public welfare. Market-based policies to regulate land use have the potential to move the privately-optimal allocation of land closer to what is socially optimal. To implement these policies in the Rocky Mountain states, it is necessary to understand the effects...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis

  • Modeling conservation incentives for private landowners

    Creator:
    Langpap, Christian
    Abstract:
    This dissertation consists of three papers on the use of incentives for conservation of endangered species on private land. The first paper examines incentives based on providing landowners with assurances regarding future regulation in exchange for their participation in a conservation agreement. The second and third papers are empirical analyses...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation