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Computer simulation of irrigation system improvements : an analysis of income, risk and offsite impacts

Creator:: Taylor, Michael L. (Michael Lester), 1960-
Abstract:: Policy analysts designing programs to improve the efficiency and expand the use of water in the irrigation of farm lands often enlist benefit-cost analysis as a means of assessing impacts and feasibility. While on-site comparisons of costs and benefits are important factors in project assessment, other dimensions such as risk,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: always better off with the project when annual comparisons were made between conditions. Only in years

Farm level response to agricultural effluent control strategies : the case of the Willamette Valley

Creator:: Taylor, Michael L. (Michael Lester), 1960-
Abstract:: Changes in the structure of the U.S. agricultural industry since World War II have transformed it into a highly productive component of the domestic economy. But these changes have not occurred without indirect costs. For example, the reliance on agricultural chemicals has produced environmental effects causing growing concern. In addition,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: -i Nitrogen processes. 152 LIST OF TABLES Table Page I-i U.S. annual discharge of pollutants to

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:: Property Fisheries Resources: A Game Theoretic and Empirical Analysis Abstract approved: Step en This

Estimation of net economic benefits of the Oregon big game resource to hunters

Creator:: Shalloof, Faisal M.
Abstract:: Much outdoor recreation occurs on publicly owned land and water resources, or involves use of these public resources. Consequently, an economic problem arises concerning the value of recreational resources which do not have a conventional market price. Without a price to guide the allocation of resources, it is difficult to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: total days of hunting for 1968 were taken from the Oregon Game Commission Annual Report (1969). The

Impact of various factors upon benefits from big game hunting estimated by the travel cost method

Creator:: Shalloof, Faisal M.
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: IMPACT OF VARIOUS FACTORS UPON BENEFITS FROM BIG GAME HUNTING ESTIMATED BY THE TRAVEL COST METHOD 7

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:: &D expenditure grew quickly in the U.S. and Canada from the early 1960's to early 1970s, followed

An Econometric analysis of the U.S.-Japan-Korea market for U.S. white wheat

Creator:: Gonarsyah, Isang
Abstract:: The U.S. white wheat industry relies heavily on export markets. Since the early 1960s these markets have been geographically concentrated in a few countries in Asia. This suggests that developments in a few Asian countries may significantly affect the prospects for U.S. white wheat exports and thereby the economic well...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: curves using annual data over the period 1963-1964 to 1980-1981. The results of the study indicate that

Maize production and marketing in four districts of Zaire : an introductory economic analysis

Creator:: Mwamufiya, Mbuki
Abstract:: In recent years Zaire has changed from a net exporter to a net importer of maize. Four districts of South Central Zaire were selected to investigate factors which limit the production and the supply of marketed maize grain in Zaire. Farmers in this area were interviewed to collect data on...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: crops planted, the peak periods for agricultural operation, the division of labor within the

Essays on environment and the spatial distribution of economic activities

Creator:: Wang, Chunhua
Abstract:: Environmental quality and the spatial distribution of economic activities affect each other in many ways. The primary purpose of this dissertation is to contribute to understanding the complex interrelationship and its policy implications. This dissertation consists of three essays. The first essay examines the roles that locational amenities and increasing...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: 1960-2000. Results suggest that except earthquakes and most serious hurricanes, the risks of natural

Influences of tillage system, climate, and soils on the demand for topsoil in northcentral Oregon wheat production

Creator:: Hanrahan, Michael S.
Abstract:: Soil erosion research in the fields of agronomy, soils science and mechanics, agricultural engineering, hydrology, climatology, and other scientific disciplines has economic dimensions. In general, measurable and, at times, significant economic effects are associated with the effects of erosion in the other disciplines. Interactions between climate, soils, hydrology, and tillage...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: associations, two slope classes, and two annual precipitation levels over one hundred years. The model

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Computer simulation of irrigation system improvements : an analysis of income, risk and offsite impacts

Farm level response to agricultural effluent control strategies : the case of the Willamette Valley

Common property fisheries resources : a game theoretic and empirical analysis

Estimation of net economic benefits of the Oregon big game resource to hunters

Impact of various factors upon benefits from big game hunting estimated by the travel cost method

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

An Econometric analysis of the U.S.-Japan-Korea market for U.S. white wheat

Maize production and marketing in four districts of Zaire : an introductory economic analysis

Essays on environment and the spatial distribution of economic activities

Influences of tillage system, climate, and soils on the demand for topsoil in northcentral Oregon wheat production

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