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  • Essays on technology, trade, and welfare

    Creator:
    Ruan, Jun
    Abstract:
    Technology is a key determinant of comparative advantage among nations. As information technology improves and the nations of the world become economically integrated, concern arises over the dissipation of high-income economies’ technological advantage. The three essays in this dissertation explore the trade and technology relationship, which is essential to economic...
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    . Abstract approved: _______________________________________________________ Steven Buccola Munisamy

  • Spatial price linkages between developed and developing countries : The case of rice and wheat markets

    Creator:
    Navin, Yavapolkul
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    The Uruguay Round Agreement on Agriculture in 1994 initiated multilateral reform of the agricultural sector to better integrate global markets. The implementation of the agreement has occurred at a time when agricultural commodity prices have significantly declined. These two events reveal that many countries maintained different thresholds in terms of...
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    Masters Thesis
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    devotion. I also wish to thank Dr. Steven Buccola and Dr. Andreas Waldkirch for serving as my committee

  • Climate change and trade in a globalized world

    Creator:
    Badau, Flavius
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    Environmental sustainability and economic growth is at the forefront of international policy discussions. There is no question that climate change is happening, but also that countries all around the world aspire to continued economic growth. When it comes to climate change, scientists agree that increased carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions in...
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    like to thank my committee members, Dr. Steven Buccola, Dr. Susan Capalbo, and Dr. Adam Branscum for

  • Determinants of exports and foreign direct investment in the U.S. manufacturing sector

    Creator:
    Ma, Alyson C.
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    Masters Thesis
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    thank Dr. Steven Buccola, Dr. John Farrell, and Dr. Richard Johnston for serving on my graduate

  • Three essays on firm heterogeneity and regional development

    Creator:
    Saito, Hisamitsu
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    The objective of this dissertation is to theoretically and empirically examine the role of firm heterogeneity in terms of productivity and skill-intensity in the agglomeration process and the effect of agglomeration on regional economic development. In the first essay, I analyze the effect of trade liberalization on agglomeration of high-...
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    …………………………………...…………………… Appendix C Regional Plant Distribution and Parameter Estimates……..... Appendix D Alternative

  • Three essays on trade liberalization and Korean agriculture

    Creator:
    Yoo, Chun Kwon
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    Since the Uruguay Round Agreement on Agriculture (URAA) in 1994, global competition in Korean agricultural markets has significantly increased. The objective of this dissertation is to identify the effects of trade liberalization on productivity and pricing in the Korean rice market (Essay 1 and 2) and on the entire agricultural...
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    the assistance of Dr. Steven Buccola. With great affection, he shared his precious time discussing

  • Trade costs and business dynamics in U.S. regions and industries

    Creator:
    Wu, Qian
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    Firms' participation in exporting or foreign direct investment is an extremely rare behavior: only 4 percent of over 5.5 million U.S. firms were exporters in 2000. Exporters are generally larger (e.g. output and employment) and more productive than firms serving only domestic markets. Such heterogeneity within a narrowly defined industry...
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    Dissertation

  • Political economy and trade effects of invasive species regulation : the case of noxious weeds

    Creator:
    Min, He
    Abstract:
    Many non-native weed pests of food, fiber, and nursery crops pose threats to U.S. environment and agriculture. Noxious weed regulations play an important role in preventing the introduction and spread of non-native plants, thereby protecting the local biodiversity, environment and economic activities. However, these regulations could also hamper agricultural trade....
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    like to thank all my committee members, Dr. Steven T. Buccola, Dr. Peter B. McEvoy, Dr. Jeffrey J

  • Trade and productivity effects on firm behavior : the case of Korean manufacturing

    Creator:
    Kim, Sooil
    Abstract:
    This dissertation’s three essays investigate trade and productivity effects on firm behavior based on new heterogeneous-firms trade models in the case of Korea. In the first essay, firms’ decision to export in the case of Korean manufacturing industries is examined, where the change in firms’ productivity before and after exports...
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    like to express my special gratitude to Professor Steven T. Buccola and Professor Rolf Färe. Without

  • Cost-efficient management of aquatic invasive species : application to New Zealand mudsnails in the Pacific Northwest

    Creator:
    Lim, Youngah
    Abstract:
    By affecting the ecological, pecuniary and aesthetic productivity of ecosystems, invasive species (IS) increase production and management costs to business, while straining public agencies' budgets with monitoring, enforcement and management efforts. Understanding invasion pathways or vectors, and identifying costs and benefits of alternative management strategies are critical to public and...
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