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  • Valuing Coastal Risk with Revealed and Stated Preference Methods

    Creator:
    Hadziomerspahic, Amila
    Abstract:
    Developed coastlines provide a variety of recreation opportunities to coastal residents and visitors but are also the first line of defense for oceanfront development against chronic hazards like erosion and sea level rise. In the Pacific Northwest of the United States, oceanfront homes also face an additional severe but very...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    ” information shock – about houses that were not in the original 1995 SB 379 evacuation zone but found

  • Advances in Modeling Natural Resource Management under Uncertainty : Forest Mortality, Policy Design, and the Value of Information

    Creator:
    Sloggy, Matthew R.
    Abstract:
    Advancing the understanding of natural resource management is an important step in mitigating the effects of human activity on the environment, and ensuring efficient outcomes for many sectors of the economy. As humanity’s role in the natural world becomes better understood, the importance of interdisciplinary modeling has grown in leaps...
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    Dissertation
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    for Maintenance Period Enrollment…………..119 Appendix C……………………………………………………………………...….123 C.1

  • The crude reality : effects of oil booms on households in shale-oil states

    Creator:
    Schmidt, Camden W.
    Abstract:
    Oil is notorious for its volatility. Often as an indicator for economic wellbeing, the commodity employs millions across the country. Entire communities in the western United States are centered around oil extraction, with employment, livelihoods, and revenues dependent on oil’s success. This combination of factors begs the question, how do...
    Resource Type:
    Honors College Thesis
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    ..................................................................................................................................... 31 C. WYOMING RESULTS

  • General Equilibrium Analysis of the U.S. Farm Bill

    Creator:
    Weerasooriya, Senal A.
    Abstract:
    The vast majority of U.S. farm bill spending goes to nutrition assistance, on the one hand, and farm safety net programs, on the other. Although these programs are a major part of federal government expenditures, controversial and governed by a common bill, they have rarely been quantitatively analyzed together. To...
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    Dissertation
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    Appendix C. Reviewer Appendix for Poverty Implications of the U.S. Farm Bill .... 163 Appendix D

  • Price-Endogenous Farm Technology Adoption and Ex-Ante Economic Impact Assessment

    Creator:
    Cho, Seojin
    Abstract:
    Technological growth in agriculture increases crop output but it could lower output price in the market. Economic impact assessment in ex-ante analysis usually does not include these indirect supply responses, which can overestimate the economic potential of new technology. This dissertation provides an integrated farm-level ex-ante impact assessment model to...
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    Dissertation
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    LIST OF APPENDIX TABLES Table Page Table C.1 Variable Names Used in SAS

  • Beaches, Wine, and Weed: Economic Implications of Land Use Change in Oregon

    Creator:
    Beasley, W. Jason
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    The economic analysis of land use decisions provides insight into incentive structures faced by landowners and the impacts of landowner decisions on others. Qualifying and quantifying these incentives and impacts offers insight into the relevant characteristics of decision-making. In turn, this allows the researcher to model and predict land use...
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    Dissertation