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Out-migration, income and poverty in nonmetropolitan America

Creator:: Marre, Alexander
Abstract:: Why do rural households leave for urban places? And how does this decision affect their economic well-being? Rural places in the United States have higher poverty and unemployment rates and lower levels of educational attainment relative to urban places. Does leaving a rural place for a city offer a pathway...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Roger Hammer asked probing questions at the early and late stages of this research, from the

An economic analysis of the municipal demand for water in Kuwait

Creator:: Al-Qunaibet, Mohammad H.
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: A. Edwards, Dr. Harold M. Stults, Dr. Roger G. Kraynick, and Dr. Holyoke P. Adams for their

The role of exchange rates in the decision making by multinational corporation[s] and issues in international seafood trade

Creator:: Lin, Biing-Hwan
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Roger Kraynick provided me an assistantship which prevented me from going broke. My fellow students

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

Effects of U.S. commodity programs on farm growth

Creator:: Sukume, Chrispen
Abstract:: The U.S. farm sector has undergone dramatic structural change during the past fifty years, a chief result being that the number of large farms has increased relative to the number of small farms. Numerous agricultural policies have been instituted, with the partial objective of preserving the family farm. At the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Estimation of agricultural machinery and equipment depreciation patterns using flexible functional forms

Creator:: Cross, Timothy L.
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Strategic investments in agricultural industries and Oregon's economic development

Creator:: Koong, Dennis T
Abstract:: This research is concerned with the current debate among Oregonians on how to improve the standard of living and accelerate economic development in Oregon. The main question is what economic activities make Oregon, and regions within Oregon grow? To find out where Oregon's economic strength and weaknesses lie, first we...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Simulation of cattle cycle demography: cohort analysis of recruitment and culling decisions in the national beef cow herd

Creator:: Nordblom, Thomas L.
Abstract:: This study expresses the hypothesis that historical patterns of national beef cow herd accumulation and liquidations (the cattle cycle) have been related to investment incentive differences across cow ages through time, resulting each year in changes in herd age structure, performance and potentials for adjustment in subsequent years. A review...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

An analysis of risk management strategies for southern Alberta feedlots

Creator:: Freeze, Brian S.
Abstract:: Feedlot finishing of beef cattle in Southern Alberta involves income risk due to the variability of prices of feeders, feed and finished cattle. Several strategies are available to reduce this risk, including hedging of cattle on feed, participation in a Federal- Provincial government and producer established income stabilization program for...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The relationship of absentee ownership of manufacturing plants to income growth, income inequality and employment instability in Oregon

Creator:: Mandelbaum, Thomas B.
Abstract:: Absentee-owned manufacturing plants made up a significant portion of the manufacturing sector in Oregon. In both 1969 and 1979, more than a quarter of the state's wage and salary manufacturing workers were employed by manufacturers whose home offices were located in other states or nations. Although the orthodox economic view...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

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Out-migration, income and poverty in nonmetropolitan America

An economic analysis of the municipal demand for water in Kuwait

The role of exchange rates in the decision making by multinational corporation[s] and issues in international seafood trade

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

Effects of U.S. commodity programs on farm growth

Estimation of agricultural machinery and equipment depreciation patterns using flexible functional forms

Strategic investments in agricultural industries and Oregon's economic development

Simulation of cattle cycle demography: cohort analysis of recruitment and culling decisions in the national beef cow herd

An analysis of risk management strategies for southern Alberta feedlots

The relationship of absentee ownership of manufacturing plants to income growth, income inequality and employment instability in Oregon

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