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Creator:: Johnson, Walter W.
Abstract:: This study consists of an evaluation of economic efficiency in the particleboard industry of Oregon between 1958 and 1970. Measures of efficiency included aggregate capital and labor use in the production process, relative economies of scale, and relative technological efficiencies of individual particleboard plants. The rapid growth of the industry...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Creator:: Bandrowski, Stefan Stanislaw
Abstract:: Recently, the millwork industry in Oregon, an important consumer of pine lumber produced in this region, has undergone a series of changes which have seemingly affected its structure and marketing organization. The principal purpose of this study is to explain these changes in terms of economic analysis and to find...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Creator:: Goldammer, Jay Paul
Abstract:: In order to estimate the effects of potential reductions of timber availability upon employment in Oregon, a model based upon marginal sector analysis is appropriate. This study utilizes marginal analysis based upon a homothetic Constant Elasticity of Substitution (CES) production function to estimate expansion path condition models for predicting the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Creator:: Starker, Anna
Abstract:: This study compares the requirements of three forest certification systems, the Sustainable Forestry Institute (SFI), the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), with the 2005 McDonald-Dunn Forest Plan Revision. The analysis was done with a series of matrices comparing the requirements of SFI and FSC...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: with the 2005 McDonald-Dunn Forest Plan Revision By Anna M. Starker A PROJECT submitted to Oregon

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