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Valuing urban wetlands : a property pricing approach

Creator:: Mahan, Brent L
Abstract:: Wetlands play an important role in our social and economic well being. Many services wetlands provide, such as wildlife habitat, recreation, and aesthetics, are collective goods. Because these services are not represented in a market, an over supply of wetlands converted to other uses and an under supply of protected...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: are the natural processes that occur in the ecosystem (Miller, 1975). When humans benefit from these

Three essays on trade liberalization and Korean agriculture

Creator:: Yoo, Chun Kwon
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: the assistance of Dr. Steven Buccola. With great affection, he shared his precious time discussing

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

The impact of maritime user fees on Pacific Northwest wheat transportation : a network programming approach

Creator:: Lubis, Rusdian
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The impact of basic industries on regional economic growth : a case study of Oregon's agricultural sector

Creator:: Is-hak, Abdulbasit A
Abstract:: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the role of the agricultural sector's output and trade on the economic growth and development of the State of Oregon. Economic base theory is applied in the analysis of Oregon's Gross State Product (GSP) between 1977 and 1991. The basic sector is...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: thankful to my other committee members, Dr. Stanely F. Miller for his kind and enthusiastic encouragement

The effects of farm and operator characteristics, knowledge, and attitudes on farm-level improvements in irrigation efficiency in the central Willamette Valley

Creator:: Stoff, Mary Cora
Abstract:: A study was conducted using data collected from a sample of mint and vegetable farmers in the Willamette Valley of Oregon. The study identifies the influence of demographic differences, economic factors and irrigator attitudes on irrigation efficiency. Only two of the 19 characteristics theorized to influence irrigation efficiency proved to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , 1986; Livingston and Miller, 1986; DuMars and Tarlock, 1989; Negri and Brooks, 1990; Wilkinson, 1992

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

Spatial price linkages between developed and developing countries : The case of rice and wheat markets

Creator:: Navin, Yavapolkul
Abstract:: The Uruguay Round Agreement on Agriculture in 1994 initiated multilateral reform of the agricultural sector to better integrate global markets. The implementation of the agreement has occurred at a time when agricultural commodity prices have significantly declined. These two events reveal that many countries maintained different thresholds in terms of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: devotion. I also wish to thank Dr. Steven Buccola and Dr. Andreas Waldkirch for serving as my committee

Social welfare-optimal policy rules : application to the Zimbabwe corn industry

Creator:: Sukume, Chrispen
Abstract:: Government intervention in food grain markets is a common feature of most LDCs. Inasmuch as liberalizing markets is difficult for some of these governments, researchers have offered suggestions to reduce detrimental affects of intervention. The general advice for pricing policy has been for governments to set prices at c.i.f. or...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Welfare-Optimal Policy Rules: Application to the Zimbabwe Corn Industry Abstract approved: Steven T

Risk analysis of alternative tillage systems in North Central Oregon dryland wheat production

Creator:: Akbari, Ahmad, 1952-
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Abstract approved: STANLEY F. MILLER The soil conservation systan that a farmer practices has an

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Valuing urban wetlands : a property pricing approach

Three essays on trade liberalization and Korean agriculture

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

The impact of maritime user fees on Pacific Northwest wheat transportation : a network programming approach

The impact of basic industries on regional economic growth : a case study of Oregon's agricultural sector

The effects of farm and operator characteristics, knowledge, and attitudes on farm-level improvements in irrigation efficiency in the central Willamette Valley

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

Spatial price linkages between developed and developing countries : The case of rice and wheat markets

Social welfare-optimal policy rules : application to the Zimbabwe corn industry

Risk analysis of alternative tillage systems in North Central Oregon dryland wheat production

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