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  • R&D investment and productivity in the U.S. and Canadian food processing sectors

    Creator:
    Chan-Kang, Connie
    Abstract:
    Increased competition brought about by trade liberalization has raised the stakes for improving productivity in U.S. and Canadian food processing. A key element of productivity growth is technological change, which in turn results from R&D investment. The present study employs an econometric model to assess rates of technological change and...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    of Master of Science in Agricultural and Resource Economics presented on October 21M 1997. Title: R&D

  • Science and technology in cutting-edge agricultural biotechnology research

    Creator:
    Xia, Yin
    Abstract:
    The genetic engineering made possible by the discovery of recombinant DNA has played an increasingly important role in agricultural research. The present study employs a knowledge production model to assess the efficacy of, and relationship between, basic and applied research in agricultural biotechnology, allowing for both complementarity and substitutability between...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation

  • 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...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    Steven T. Buccola Yin Xia The biorevolution in the 1970’s greatly

  • Essays in applied economics

    Creator:
    Nag, Sharmistha
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    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...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    : Steven T. Buccola Jeffrey J. Reimer My

  • The economics of a research program : knowledge production, cost, and technical efficiency

    Creator:
    Qin, Lin
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    Calls continually are made to provide economic assessments of research program achievements and efficiency. Yet little effort has been given to develop an assessment framework that would focus on the research discovery itself, treating the research manager as a producer and the research technology as a knowledge production function. The...
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    Dissertation
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    : ______________________________________________________ Steven T. Buccola Calls continually are made to provide economic assessments of research

  • Essays on nursery labor, sales contracts, and price discovery

    Creator:
    Li, Cheng
    Abstract:
    Oregon's nursery and greenhouse industry has ranked the first in the State's agricultural for 18 years. The majority of nursery sales from the Pacific Northwest come from Oregon. Due to data limitations, empirical study of the Oregon nursery industry is rare. The present dissertation consists of three essays that analyze...
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    Dissertation
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    : ________________________________________________________________________ Steven T. Buccola Oregon’s nursery and greenhouse industry has ranked the first in the

  • Cost function analysis of fruit and vegetable processing in an Oregon cooperative

    Creator:
    Sil, Jayashree
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    A cost function characterizes a firm's cost-minimizing behavior. It is defined as a function of the level of outputs produced and the prices of factors which enter the production process. Econometric estimation of a cost function allows one to test hypotheses regarding the structure of cost and the structure of...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    Steven T. Buccola A cost function characterizes a firm's cost-minimizing behavior. It is defined as a

  • Essays in incomplete agricultural markets

    Creator:
    Cross, Robin M.
    Abstract:
    Agricultural revenues, the product of stochastic prices and yields, lead to markets which are incomplete, thereby entreating and complicating economic inquiry. The following three essays explore the incomplete nature of agricultural markets and consider the implications of incompleteness for a range of policy questions and economic tools. The first essay,...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    December 7. 2004. Title: Essays in Incomplete Agricultural Markets. Steven T. Buccola Agricultural

  • A policy preference analysis of the Tunisian wheat sector

    Creator:
    Boughanmi, Houcine
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    Governments in less developed countries have recognized in recent years the need to liberalize economic policies in order to increase efficiency in agricultural commodity markets. In an attempt to help decision makers assess alternative choices, most policy studies, however, have focused on the efficiency norm criterion without much consideration for...
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    Dissertation
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    Policy Preference Analysis of the Tunisian Wheat Sector Abstract approved: Steven T. Buccola

  • Determining member contributions to marketing cooperative returns when raw products are commingled before sale

    Creator:
    Stokstad, Grete Synnøve
    Abstract:
    Marketing cooperatives that operate on a pool basis allocate net returns on the basis of the "economic value" of the raw products each member has delivered. Economic values ideally reflect the raw products' expected contributions to pool net return. In a competitive market, raw product prices would reflect these expected...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Sale Abstract Approved: Steven T. Buccola Marketing cooperatives that operate on a pool basis