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Contending with risk in the seafood processing industry : a bioeconomic portfolio analysis of the Pacific whiting fishery

Creator:: Tuininga, Chris R
Abstract:: Since harvest levels of many of the world's fisheries are not likely to increase in the foreseeable future, resource managers and seafood processors need to develop improved strategies to maximize the utilization and benefits of current catches. In addition to increasing utilization and benefits, seafood processors are subject to the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Abstract Approved: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Chris R

The economics of commodity promotion in the hazelnut industry

Creator:: Miller, Jason D.
Abstract:: The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of commodity promotion activities on the United States' hazelnut farmer's economic welfare. Commodity promotion activities, such as generic advertising and research, are the responsibilities of government mandated commodity commissions, such as the Hazelnut Marketing Board (HMB). The HMB is a...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: :  t t t R Q A ^  (37) which allows for a residual supply function of the form

The Japanese beef market in a disequilibrium econometrics framework : implications for the U.S. - Japan beef market access agreement

Creator:: Anteneh, Berhanu
Abstract:: The success of the U.S. government in persuading Japan to liberalize the beef market is viewed as a relief to the U.S. beef industry. The economic benefit (to the U.S. beef producers!) of the trade liberalization however is yet to be seen. The size of this benefit is determined, among...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: courage and energy to pursue the task to the end. Professors Richard Johnston and Steve Buccola who, as

An evaluation of strategies for hedging feeder cattle in the Pacific Northwest

Creator:: Gatti, Andrew Leo
Abstract:: Over the past decade, feeder cattle backgrounders in the Pacific Northwest have been subject to sharp price fluctuations for their output. The result has been variable profits and losses. This situation creates a need for management and marketing techniques which can provide Pacific Northwest cattle ranchers with protection against price...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: learning experience. I would also like to thank my other graduate committee members. Dr. Steve Buccola

The economic value of native pollinators in regard to Oregon blueberry production

Creator:: Ritter, Daniel J.
Abstract:: Blueberry production in Oregon is highly reliant upon the ecosystem services of native pollinators, which provide as much as a quarter of the total pollination services received by Blueberry growers. However, the health of these pollinator populations may be affected in yet unforeseen ways as growers adopt new pest management...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

An investigation of the measurement of individual risk attitudes

Creator:: Winter, John R.
Abstract:: Two direct elicitation of utility (D.E.U.) techniques were used to estimate risk attitudes of a group of agricultural producers. The two elicitation techniques used in the study were 1) an error-in-response model using a modified Ramsey method, and 2) stochastic dominance with respect to a function (SDF). The primary objective...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: suggestions: Steve Buccola, Gene Nelson, Wes Musser, Lu Eisgruber, Dan Brunk, Bob Mason, and

An evaluation of alternative wheat marketing strategies for Pacific Northwest soft white wheat producers

Creator:: Dickens, Mike L.
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: direction are deeply appre- ciated. I would like to thank Dr. John A. Edwards and Dr. Steve Buccola

Analyzing a port economic impact model : application to the Port of Newport

Creator:: Cerda, Arcadio Alberto
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: l..T,\.X^r- T~ Dean of the Gt^uate Schoo Date thesis is presented November 3, 1988 Typed by

Wildfire risk management : strategic interaction and spatial interdependence

Creator:: Busby, Gwenlyn M.
Abstract:: In this dissertation, I examine how the spatial configuration of forest ownership influences the risk-mitigating behavior of public and private forestland owners over time. I determine whether or not the predicted equilibrium outcomes are socially optimal and, if not, whether the introduction of regulation, liability, or private insurance would lead...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , Richard Haynes, Jeffrey Arthur, and Steve Buccola, for their valuable comments throughout the evolution

The public forage pricing implications of public/private market interdependence

Creator:: Collins, Alan
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Head, Agricultural and Resource Economics »: r" Dean of the graduate Schoo Date thesis presented

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Contending with risk in the seafood processing industry : a bioeconomic portfolio analysis of the Pacific whiting fishery

The economics of commodity promotion in the hazelnut industry

The Japanese beef market in a disequilibrium econometrics framework : implications for the U.S. - Japan beef market access agreement

An evaluation of strategies for hedging feeder cattle in the Pacific Northwest

The economic value of native pollinators in regard to Oregon blueberry production

An investigation of the measurement of individual risk attitudes

An evaluation of alternative wheat marketing strategies for Pacific Northwest soft white wheat producers

Analyzing a port economic impact model : application to the Port of Newport

Wildfire risk management : strategic interaction and spatial interdependence

The public forage pricing implications of public/private market interdependence

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