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Economic efficiency of the particle board industry of Oregon

Creator:

Johnson, Walter W.

Abstract:

This study consists of an evaluation of economic efficiency in the particleboard industry of Oregon between 1958 and 1970. Measures of efficiency included aggregate capital and labor use in the production process, relative economies of scale, and relative technological efficiencies of individual particleboard plants. The rapid growth of the industry...

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Dissertation
Economies of scale in sawmilling in British Columbia

Creator:

Dobie, Jas. (James)

Abstract:

The number of sawmills in the coastal lumber-producing area of British Columbia diminished from 364 In 1955 to 162 in 1968. In the interior of the province the reduction in plant numbers was from 2125 to 740. Over the same period lumber production in the province increased from 4.9 billion...

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Dissertation
The structure of the hardwood plywood industry in the Far East exporting countries : Japan, Republic of China, Republic of Korea, and the Philippines

Creator:

Lee, Gin-fu Larry

Abstract:

The purpose of this study is to provide a systematic method to analyze relationships between inputs, technology, and market structure of an industry, and marketing activities among countries in general and to develop an economic analysis of trade flow of the hardwood plywood industry in the Far East exporting countries:...

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Dissertation
An economic analysis of pulp, paper and board exports from the Pacific Northwest

Creator:

Thevenon, Michel Jean

Abstract:

The objective of this study is to investigate those economic considerations that may limit the ability of the Pacific Northwest's pulp and paper industry to compete with other regions producing pulp, paper and board for world markets. The share of the Pacific Northwest and the United States in world trade...

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Dissertation