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  • An econometric analysis of output supply and input demand in the Oregon softwood lumber and plywood industries

    Creator:
    Guerrero Ochoa, Isabel G.
    Abstract:
    The present study employs a normalized restricted quadratic profit function approach to estimate lumber and plywood supply and Marshallian factor demand elasticities for four region-product combinations in Oregon for the period 1970-2010. The four log demand functions will be employed as the "demand side" of the log market model of...
    Resource Type:
    Capstone Project
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    curvature properties to model the Oregon timber industry for four region-product combinations: 1) West

  • Essays on nursery labor, sales contracts, and price discovery

    Creator:
    Li, Cheng
    Abstract:
    Oregon's nursery and greenhouse industry has ranked the first in the State's agricultural for 18 years. The majority of nursery sales from the Pacific Northwest come from Oregon. Due to data limitations, empirical study of the Oregon nursery industry is rare. The present dissertation consists of three essays that analyze...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    Oregon. Due to data limitations, empirical study of the Oregon nursery industry is rare. The present

  • An investment valuation and risk assessment of high-density sweet cherry orchards

    Creator:
    West, Tyler T.
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    A supply and demand model for the sweet cherry industry in Wasco County, Oregon and two investment valuation models are used to value and assess the risk of investments in high-density sweet cherry orchard establishment and production from the producer perspective. The supply and demand estimation finds the cherry price...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    .......................................................................... 1 The Oregon Sweet Cherry Industry

  • Three essays on constrained markets

    Creator:
    Siegel, Ryan
    Abstract:
    The three essays in this dissertation progressively answer the following questions: (a) How important are constraints? (b) Who benefits from removing constraints? (c) When does a constraint for a single market predominantly affect closely related markets? These questions are applied in the context of time, weather, and minimum wage constraints,...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    . The case of minimum wages in Oregon is investigated using a large panel dataset for all

  • The economics of commodity promotion in the hazelnut industry

    Creator:
    Miller, Jason D.
    Abstract:
    The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of commodity promotion activities on the United States' hazelnut farmer's economic welfare. Commodity promotion activities, such as generic advertising and research, are the responsibilities of government mandated commodity commissions, such as the Hazelnut Marketing Board (HMB). The HMB is a...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    presented on December 10, 2012 Title: The Economics of Commodity Promotion in the Hazelnut Industry