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Cost function analysis of fruit and vegetable processing in an Oregon cooperative

Creator:: Sil, Jayashree
Abstract:: A cost function characterizes a firm's cost-minimizing behavior. It is defined as a function of the level of outputs produced and the prices of factors which enter the production process. Econometric estimation of a cost function allows one to test hypotheses regarding the structure of cost and the structure of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Econometric estimation of a cost function allows one to test hypotheses regarding the structure of cost and

Demand and profitability for albacore products : a multi-attribute analysis

Creator:: Garcia-Martinez, Salvador
Abstract:: The main purpose of this research is to provide the commercial seafood industry of the Pacific Northwest information on preferences of restaurateurs, retailers, and wholesalers for whole albacore, low-value added albacore products (chunks, medallions, and steaks), albacore loins, and high-value added albacore products (hot smoked and lox). All of these...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Profitability equations for albacore products were estimated using a two- limit Tobit model. From the self

An examination of market structure and market power for annual and perennial ryegrass seed

Creator:: Ghasedi, Bizhan
Abstract:: This thesis examines how two grass seed industries respond to changes in the production environment. Two sets of factors are necessary to understand what adjustments would be made. First, it is necessary to know the nature of the markets and whether market power is being exerted. Second we need to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: on Testing Market Power 18 III THE ECONOMETRIC MODEL 21 The Theoretical Model 21 Data Requirements

Evaluation of physical and thermal methods to support nonlinear cost optimization models of surimi seafood

Creator:: Hsü, Cheng-kuang
Abstract:: Optimization programming techniques were applied to develop the least cost formulations for Pacific whiting surimi-based seafood (PWSBS). To develop the quality constraint functions, texture and color of whiting surimi gels were determined by torsion test and colorimeter, respectively. Whiting surimi gels were produced by heating at 90°C for 15 min....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: to solve the least cost model for PWSBS. Results for target quality constraints are reported in

Common property fisheries resources : a game theoretic and empirical analysis

Creator:: Naito, Toyokazu
Abstract:: This dissertation contains theoretical and empirical analyses on common property fisheries resources. The theoretical analysis focuses on a highly migratory fish stocks (HMFS) fishery, and examines the inefficiency caused by non-cooperative harvest. The empirical analysis focuses on a high seas fishery and conducts an empirical test on the effects of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: resource rents. In the theoretical analysis, a two period, non-cooperative, game-theoretic model is

Economic incentives for the conservation of biodiversity with multiple decision-makers

Creator:: Bergeron, Nancy
Abstract:: This thesis investigates the incentives for the conservation of biodiversity with multiple decision-makers by comparing the market equilibrium solution to the social optimum under different assumptions. Geographic land areas are modeled to permit two conflicting uses: conservation of biodiversity or conversion of the land for some economic activity. Two main...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: or conversion of the land for some economic activity. Two main models are developed The first model

Modeling local timber harvests using a set of error-related economic relations

Creator:: Stone, Trevor M.
Abstract:: Recent changes in public timber supplies in the Pacific Northwest have increased the importance of the role private timber plays in the forest products industry and local communities. Most economic models of timber supply, however, have emphasized national or regional markets where data are adequate and statistical testing methodologies relatively...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Capacity utilization and inflation : international evidence

Creator:: Padungrat, Teardchart
Abstract:: The relevance of domestic and foreign capacity utilization rates in forecasting future inflation rate has been investigated empirically, using five industrialized countries for which the comparable data are available. It has been found that capacity utilization rates, both domestic and foreign, have a long run stable relationship with domestic inflation...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: to shocks in one of the model variables. The application of these relevant econometric methods is

Supply of milk components on U.S. dairy farms : a cost function analysis

Creator:: Iizuka, Yoko
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Recently, a new pricing system for dairy products has been introduced in many Federal Milk Marketing

The multidimensional role of intrinsic quality in the management of natural resources : a bioeconomic analysis of the Pacific whiting fishery

Creator:: Larkin, Sherry L.
Abstract:: The relationship between intrinsic fish quality (fish condition before handling), production efficiency, product price, and the optimal management of commercial "wild" fisheries was explored in four companion papers. The optimal management plan-consisting of quotas and harvest schedules - would maximize the discounted net industry revenues (NPV) given a minimum biomass...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: and corresponding production yields to model a vertically integrated fishery from harvest through

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Cost function analysis of fruit and vegetable processing in an Oregon cooperative

Demand and profitability for albacore products : a multi-attribute analysis

An examination of market structure and market power for annual and perennial ryegrass seed

Evaluation of physical and thermal methods to support nonlinear cost optimization models of surimi seafood

Common property fisheries resources : a game theoretic and empirical analysis

Economic incentives for the conservation of biodiversity with multiple decision-makers

Modeling local timber harvests using a set of error-related economic relations

Capacity utilization and inflation : international evidence

Supply of milk components on U.S. dairy farms : a cost function analysis

The multidimensional role of intrinsic quality in the management of natural resources : a bioeconomic analysis of the Pacific whiting fishery

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