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  • The relationship between vehicle miles traveled and economic activity

    Creator:
    Eckstein, Nathan
    Abstract:
    Vehicle miles traveled (VMT) in the U.S. have exhibited an upward trend over time similar to that observed for GDP and personal income. While conventional wisdom suggests that economic growth leads to more driving and thus higher VMT, it is theoretically possible that the causation could also be the other...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Economic Activity by Nathan Eckstein A THESIS submitted to Oregon State

  • An exploration of water quality in the United States using an Environmental Kuznets Curve framework

    Creator:
    Latané, Annah M.
    Abstract:
    This study seeks to explore the determinants of the relationship of economic growth and water quality in the United States using an Environmental Kuznets Curve framework. Specifically this study seeks to determine whether there is evidence of improvement in water quality since passage of the 1972 amendments to the Clean...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    . (1995) state that EKC conclusions do not imply that economic growth is sufficient to induce

  • Welfare Effects of the Federal Crop Insurance Program : The Sufficient Statistics Approach

    Creator:
    Yu, Jialing
    Abstract:
    The publicly subsidized Federal Crop Insurance Program has expanded rapidly in recent decades in the United States. With the reform in the 2014 Farm Bill, the Federal Crop Insurance Program has become the most important component of U.S. farm policies. The primary goal of the program is to provide risk...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    publicly subsidized Federal Crop Insurance Program has expanded rapidly in recent decades in the United

  • Maximizing urban property values through open space conservation

    Creator:
    Oakley, Winston
    Abstract:
    This study investigates the share of open space that maximizes total private property values in urban areas. Open space poses a number of trade-offs to city managers. On the one hand, previous studies have shown that certain kinds of open space can increase property values, which tends to increase tax...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    submitted to Oregon State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of

  • Essays on location decisions and carbon sequestration strategies of U.S. firms

    Creator:
    Wu, Caiwen
    Abstract:
    Location is a critical component of business decisions. A firm's location decision may be influenced not only by market forces, such as the location of input suppliers, output processors and competitors, but also by government policies if such policies impact their expected profits and are applied non-uniformly across space. Likewise,...
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    Dissertation
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    effect of environmental regulations and agglomeration economies across regions in the United States