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Migration and economic change in timber-reliant counties : an econometric analysis

Creator:: Owen, Linda P.
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Linda P. Owen for the degree of

Agricultural price and export policy : the 1980 coffee marketing reform in El Salvador

Creator:: Perez-Rivas, Guillermo
Abstract:: Searching for suitable measures to solve internal economic problems and promote economic development, many third world countries have switched from competitive to government-controlled trade of their agricultural staples. Such government intervention has failed in many LDCs and researchers have formulated models and made suggestions to alleviate the resulting distortions. Modelling...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : / Steven T. Buccola Searching for suitable measures to solve internal economic problems and promote

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:: Steven T. Buccola A cost function characterizes a firm's cost-minimizing behavior. It is defined as a

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

Creator:: Iizuka, Yoko
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Title: Supply of Milk Components on U.S. Dairy Farms: A Cost Function Analysis Steven T. Buccola

An estimation of public preferences for land use in Eugene, Oregon

Creator:: Teichert, Kurt
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: general public" (LCDC, 1978 p.3). In the spirit of these guidelines, this thesis is an attempt to

The economic incentives facing illegal Mexican aliens in the U.S. : a case study at Hood River, Oregon

Creator:: Cuthbert, Richard W.
Abstract:: Illegal Mexican migration to the U.S. appears to have increased substantially over the past fifteen years. Most illegal Mexican aliens migrate with the aim of obtaining better employment opportunities and higher earnings in the U.S. than are available in Mexico. The potential impacts of this migration on various U.S. interests,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Stoddard, 1976b, p. 205). With this blunt set of assertions. Immigration and Naturalization Service

Determinants of off-farm labor supply among farm households in the north Willamette Valley

Creator:: Doyle, Douglas J., 1963-
Abstract:: Financial stress in agriculture has been a concern over the past century. Agrarian values and "love of the land" seem to yield public conclusions for the support of the industry. Much of this support is in the interest of preserving a viable food producing sector in an volatile world climate....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: definition of a maximum likelihood estimator is given by Kmenta (1986, p. 176): "...if a random variable

Social welfare-optimal policy rules : application to the Zimbabwe corn industry

Creator:: Sukume, Chrispen
Abstract:: Government intervention in food grain markets is a common feature of most LDCs. Inasmuch as liberalizing markets is difficult for some of these governments, researchers have offered suggestions to reduce detrimental affects of intervention. The general advice for pricing policy has been for governments to set prices at c.i.f. or...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Welfare-Optimal Policy Rules: Application to the Zimbabwe Corn Industry Abstract approved: Steven T

R&D investment and productivity in the U.S. and Canadian food processing sectors

Creator:: Chan-Kang, Connie
Abstract:: Increased competition brought about by trade liberalization has raised the stakes for improving productivity in U.S. and Canadian food processing. A key element of productivity growth is technological change, which in turn results from R&D investment. The present study employs an econometric model to assess rates of technological change and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: am indebted to my major professor, Steven Buccola, for his guidance, encouragement, and patience

Technology structure and productivity change in the U.S. meat products industry

Creator:: Xia, Yin
Abstract:: The performance of the meat products industry, the largest food processing sector in the U.S. in terms of shipment value, is an important issue. A key indicator of its performance is productivity growth, which results in reduction in the cost of production at given input prices. The present study employs...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Structure and Productivity Change in the U.S. Meat Products Industry. Abstract approved: Steven T

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Migration and economic change in timber-reliant counties : an econometric analysis

Agricultural price and export policy : the 1980 coffee marketing reform in El Salvador

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

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

An estimation of public preferences for land use in Eugene, Oregon

The economic incentives facing illegal Mexican aliens in the U.S. : a case study at Hood River, Oregon

Determinants of off-farm labor supply among farm households in the north Willamette Valley

Social welfare-optimal policy rules : application to the Zimbabwe corn industry

R&D investment and productivity in the U.S. and Canadian food processing sectors

Technology structure and productivity change in the U.S. meat products industry

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