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Estimating the value of irrigation water transferred to instream flow : A case study of Umatilla County, Oregon

Creator:: Ugrinska, Monika P.
Abstract:: Agricultural water supplies are becoming increasingly uncertain in the western United States due to elevated demands from competing water users, environmental restrictions on surface water withdrawals as a result of the establishment of the Endangered Species Act in 1973, and potential climatic changes. Since many rural communities in the West...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Abstract Approved: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Monika P

The effect of various management and policy options on the financial stress situation of Oregon grain and cattle producers

Creator:: Hewlett, John P.
Abstract:: Agricultural economists have devoted considerable attention to the financial stress situation of agricultural producers. Many studies have been conducted in various regions of the U.S. in an attempt to better understand the causes of the problem. The costs associated with farm financial stress imply corresponding benefits to be realized by...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF John P. Hewlett for the degree of

Agricultural export promotion and economic structure : an historical perspective

Creator:: Townsend, Terry P.
Abstract:: The United States has had a long history of promoting agricultural exports, and the return to conditions of extreme surplus in many agricultural markets in recent years has revived interest in this topic. Some products received imperial bounties during our colonial era, but the systematic collection of trade statistics for...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF TERRY P. TOWNSEND for the degree

Motor vehicle operations of Pacific Northwest agricultural cooperatives

Creator:: Utterback, Robert L.
Abstract:: The major objective of this research was to develop a general descriptive and statistical base of information concerning agricultural cooperatives private motor vehicle operations in the Pacific Northwest states of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. The specific objectives of the study were: (1) to determine the number, sizes, types, and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF ROBERT L. UTTERBACK for the

Industrial tomatoes in Panama : a comparative analysis of its competitive potential in the United States market for Panamanian producers

Creator:: Qvistgaard P., Carlos G.
Abstract:: A farm level comparative study was conducted to determine the extend to which the production component of the tomato industry of Panama is competitive with its American producer counterparts in California. In addition, processing costs, and marketing conditions/costs are factors that determine a competitive potential. The objective of this study...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Carlos G. Ovistgaard P. for the

The accuracy, applicability and transferability of contingent valuation measures for nonmarket goods

Creator:: Berrens, Robert Patrick, 1962-
Abstract:: Despite several decades of research developments, the survey-based contingent valuation (CV) method remains one of the most controversial topics in environmental economics. As the procedure matures and more applied studies are completed, there is increasing pressure to make the results policy relevant. This research is composed of three distinct yet...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Robert P. Berrens for the degree

Pegged currency and trade performance : a case study of Cameroon's cotton exports

Creator:: Tindjou N., Robert B
Abstract:: Since its creation in 1948, the African Franc Zone currency (the CFA franc) was pegged to the French franc at an unchanged fifty to one parity. This study examines the trade effect of this fixed exchange rate on the Franc Zone's member countries. Cameroon cotton exports is considered on a...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Robert. B. Tindjou. N. for the

Essays on technology, trade, and welfare

Creator:: Ruan, Jun
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: also like to thank Dr. Robert Smythe for his supervision of my study in statistics. Thank you to Dr

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

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:: stage of this dissertation. I would also like to thank Dr. Robert Smythe for his supervision of my

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Estimating the value of irrigation water transferred to instream flow : A case study of Umatilla County, Oregon

The effect of various management and policy options on the financial stress situation of Oregon grain and cattle producers

Agricultural export promotion and economic structure : an historical perspective

Motor vehicle operations of Pacific Northwest agricultural cooperatives

Industrial tomatoes in Panama : a comparative analysis of its competitive potential in the United States market for Panamanian producers

The accuracy, applicability and transferability of contingent valuation measures for nonmarket goods

Pegged currency and trade performance : a case study of Cameroon's cotton exports

Essays on technology, trade, and welfare

An economic analysis of the municipal demand for water in Kuwait

Public investment policy and industry incentives in life science research

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