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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:: of Master of Science in Agricultural and Resource Economics presented on October 21M 1997. Title: R&D

An economic analysis of the onsite benefits and costs of reducing soil erosion through conservation tillage in the Camas Prairie region of northern Idaho

Creator:: Bauer, Steven Gerard
Abstract:: The onsite costs and benefits of conservation tillage in the Camas Prairie Region of Northern Idaho were estimated. The evaluation of these costs and benefits included a measurement of the long-term effects of soil erosion on cropland productivity. A model developed by Daniel Taylor (1982) was used as a base...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Steven Gerard Bauer for the

An analysis of contingent valuation applied to air quality and public safety from crime

Creator:: Ahearn, Mary
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , satisfaction is n general, unconstralued attitude about the adequacy of provision. The results Lndicatd r;hat

Predicting the impacts on residential property values from changes in water quality

Creator:: Doverspike, Mark Steven
Abstract:: Eutrophication is the accelerated aging process of a lake which generally decreases the water quality in terms of aesthetic and recreational uses. At Liberty Lake, near Spokane, Washington, eutrophication has become a problem. Many individuals and agencies are interested in the benefits that occur when the lake's water quality has...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Mark Steven Doverspike for the

Science and technology in cutting-edge agricultural biotechnology research

Creator:: Xia, Yin
Abstract:: The genetic engineering made possible by the discovery of recombinant DNA has played an increasingly important role in agricultural research. The present study employs a knowledge production model to assess the efficacy of, and relationship between, basic and applied research in agricultural biotechnology, allowing for both complementarity and substitutability between...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Public investment policy and industry incentives in life science research

Creator:: Wang, Chenggang
Abstract:: The biorevolution in the 1970’s greatly stimulated investment in life-science research. The present dissertation is aimed at evaluating the impact of US public investment on industrial investment in life-science research. The focus is on three major life-science fields: biology, medicine, and agriculture. A dynamic model of industrial R&D investment is...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Steven T. Buccola Yin Xia The biorevolution in the 1970’s greatly

Essays in applied economics

Creator:: Nag, Sharmistha
Abstract:: My dissertation concerns two separate issues. The first issue is examined in Essay One, and the second issue is examined in Essays Two and Three. The first essay develops an economic model of the determination of the rental rate of leased farmland in the United States. Particular attention is placed...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : Steven T. Buccola Jeffrey J. Reimer My

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

Creator:: Teichert, Kurt
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: '-—■ *^ - " r Date thesis Is presented March 11, 1985 Typed by Kurt Teichert for Kurt Tteichert TABLE OF

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

Creator:: Owen, Linda P.
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . ,.... *. ,<.- ,■ Total Regional Lmployment (1) Multiplier = ■= , nb : . ./ / - ^ r Export Regional

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

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

An economic analysis of the onsite benefits and costs of reducing soil erosion through conservation tillage in the Camas Prairie region of northern Idaho

An analysis of contingent valuation applied to air quality and public safety from crime

Predicting the impacts on residential property values from changes in water quality

Science and technology in cutting-edge agricultural biotechnology research

Public investment policy and industry incentives in life science research

Essays in applied economics

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

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

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

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