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  • Three essays on the economics of malaria

    Creator:
    Datta, Saurabh Charles
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    Malaria is the world’s most important parasitic infectious disease, and is a major cause of mortality and morbidity in many developing countries. In this dissertation I study the interaction of malaria and economic development at both the macro- and micro-economic levels. In the first essay I examine the economic impact...
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    : ___________________________________________________________________ Jeffrey J. Reimer Malaria is the world’s most important parasitic infectious disease, and

  • Essays on land-use change, carbon sequestration and emissions in China

    Creator:
    Li, Man
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    China has experienced rapid economic growth in the last twenty years, accompanied by large-scale land conversion, severe environmental degradation, and rising carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions. Designing policies for sustainable development requires a comprehensive understanding of the relationship between economic growth, land-use change, carbon sequestration and emissions in China. This dissertation...
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    approved: JunJie Wu Jeffrey J. Reimer China has experienced rapid economic

  • An economic comparison of three cattle grazing management strategies intended to improve riparian habitat and water quality

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    Sharp, Jeffrey L.
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    Grazing of riparian forage by livestock may alter stream channel morphology in ways that impact nearby aquatic habitat, bank stability, vegetative cover and water quality. A number of grazing management practices have been proposed as a means to reduce the amount of time cattle spend in the riparian zone. The...
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    Masters Thesis
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Jeffrey L. Sharp for the degree of

  • The distribution of home, business, and speculative real estate ownership among income classes

    Creator:
    Erlandson, Mark Jeffrey
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    Public policy structured to treat "market failures" related to land use (through restructuring property rights) must be evaluated in terms of its potential impacts not only upon social efficiency, but also upon the distributions of wealth and income associated with real estate ownership. Analyses of basic relationships between forms of...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Mark Jeffrey Erlandson for the

  • Essays in applied economics

    Creator:
    Nag, Sharmistha
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    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...
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    : Steven T. Buccola Jeffrey J. Reimer My

  • Essays on technology, trade, and welfare

    Creator:
    Ruan, Jun
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    Technology is a key determinant of comparative advantage among nations. As information technology improves and the nations of the world become economically integrated, concern arises over the dissipation of high-income economies’ technological advantage. The three essays in this dissertation explore the trade and technology relationship, which is essential to economic...
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    challenges. I deeply thank Dr. Jeffrey Reimer for his valuable advice on this dissertation. I would

  • Three essays on trade liberalization and Korean agriculture

    Creator:
    Yoo, Chun Kwon
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    Since the Uruguay Round Agreement on Agriculture (URAA) in 1994, global competition in Korean agricultural markets has significantly increased. The objective of this dissertation is to identify the effects of trade liberalization on productivity and pricing in the Korean rice market (Essay 1 and 2) and on the entire agricultural...
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    Dr. Jeffrey Jenkins for serving on my committee with lots of useful suggestions. I must also thank

  • Out-migration, income and poverty in nonmetropolitan America

    Creator:
    Marre, Alexander
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    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...
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    am also grateful to him for providing county-to-county distance data. Jeffrey Reimer stepped in

  • The economic impacts of sagebrush steppe wildfires on an eastern Oregon ranch

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    Maher, Anna T.
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    The relative success of restoration practices on cheatgrass infested sagebrush steppe lands in the Great Basin can affect the probability of crossing an ecological threshold and have economic effects on cattle ranches using federal rangelands. Cheatgrass invasion implies an increase in the risk of fire, which in turn increases the...
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  • The effects of North American Free Trade Agreement on sustainable and human development in Mexico

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    Sontirat, Suthasinee
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    The effects of trade liberalization and trade integration can be seen in many developing countries around the world. While freer trade can be said to create benefits from efficient allocation of resources, it does not ensure that gains from trade will be allocated equitably in a society. Nor does it...
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