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A Demand System Analysis of Marketing Strategies for Apples and Pears in the Conventional Supermarket Environment

Creator:: McFetridge, Marc V.
Abstract:: This research examines how marketing strategies of produce managers affect consumer expenditures for fresh apples and pears. The objective of this study is to determine how display size, point-of-purchase material, product origin, product information and display placement impact consumer expenditures for fresh apples and pears. These variables were incorporated into...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Transactional analysis applied to a community development issue

Creator:: Manolescu, Kathleen M.
Abstract:: Barth's theory of transactional analysis is applied to the community of Tiller, Oregon and its reaction to a development proposal. Community behavior patterns vis-a-vis the development proposal are examined from a processual point of view to determine how these patterns are generated. The community's history and contemporary situation are described....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The cultural significance of mountain regions : implications for the Calapooya Divide, Oregon

Creator:: Starr, Karen J.
Abstract:: Altitudinal variations in upland regions of the earth create variable climatic zones and conditions. Plant and animal communities must adapt to these conditions, and when they reach their tolerance limits for environmental conditions at the upper levels of a zone, they cease to exist in the environment. Humans also utilize...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Environmental Regulations Reconsidered : Identifying Incentives and Barriers to Environmental Performance

Creator:: Craig, Kathleen D.
Abstract:: Attention has been drawn to the observation that environmental benefits under the current regulatory approaches are diminishing with respect to increased pollution control costs. Regulators have begun to appreciate that while environmental gains can still be achieved under the current command and control system, the most significant environmental gains have...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Economic feasibility of segregating grain by protein concentration while harvesting

Creator:: Martin, Charles T.
Abstract:: Price premiums and discounts are currently paid for various classes of wheat in the US marketplace. These premiums and the known heterogeneity of grain protein across landscapes beg the question of whether grain could be separated on the farm to maximize revenues. Theoretically, the concavity or convexity of a price...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Estimation of small scale fishery production relationships : the case of the Florida reef fishery

Creator:: Cerda, Rene
Abstract:: This study develops an improved method for understanding economic production relationships in small scale fisheries. This method postulates that gross revenue is a function of physical input quantities, and is based upon the transcendental logarithmic function to derive factor share equations for each of the five inputs in the model....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Analysis of the international demand for Brazil nuts

Creator:: Paez, Paulo Brasil
Abstract:: The basic objective of this investigation was to identify and to examine factors determining the volume of imports of inshell and shelled Brazil nuts in major importing countries: the United States, the Federal Republic of Germany and the United Kingdom. The approach followed involved the construction and analysis of an...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

An analysis of the import demand for hard red winter and western white wheat in Asian Pacific rim nations

Creator:: Simone, Mark V.
Abstract:: Wheat is a major agricultural product in the Pacific Northwest (PNW). The market class primarily grown in the region is Western White (WW) wheat. An important export market for PNW wheat producers is the Asian Pacific Rim (APR), due to its proximity and economic growth. Agronomic research has been conducted...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Case study evaluation of the Poultry Extension and Training Subproject (PETS) based on impact at village household level

Creator:: Payne, Loretta M.
Abstract:: This study analyzes the impact of the Poultry Extension and Training Subproject (PETS) on the village household in North Yemen. The subproject was funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development and implemented by Oregon State University The primary goal of this study was to determine the impact of the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

An analysis of Costa Rican export earnings under the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (CBERA)

Creator:: Murillo-Martinez, Carlos G.
Abstract:: This Thesis explores the possibility of increased export and export earnings stability for Costa Rica after the implementation of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (CBERA) or Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI). It was expected that this policy would not only increase trade and exports for some developing nations in the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

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A Demand System Analysis of Marketing Strategies for Apples and Pears in the Conventional Supermarket Environment

Transactional analysis applied to a community development issue

The cultural significance of mountain regions : implications for the Calapooya Divide, Oregon

Environmental Regulations Reconsidered : Identifying Incentives and Barriers to Environmental Performance

Economic feasibility of segregating grain by protein concentration while harvesting

Estimation of small scale fishery production relationships : the case of the Florida reef fishery

Analysis of the international demand for Brazil nuts

An analysis of the import demand for hard red winter and western white wheat in Asian Pacific rim nations

Case study evaluation of the Poultry Extension and Training Subproject (PETS) based on impact at village household level

An analysis of Costa Rican export earnings under the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (CBERA)

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