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Investing upstream : a social-ecological systems perspective on water utility investments in ecosystem services

Creator:: Bennett, Drew E.
Abstract:: The concept of ecosystem services broadens perspectives on nature to include not only intrinsic value but also the utilitarian value it provides to society. Viewing nature through this lens informs our understanding of how particular ecological processes benefit different actors. In this research, I examine how water utilities in the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: potential and limitations of PES as a policy mechanism for addressing complex ecosystem service management

Three essays on private landowners' response to incentives for carbon sequestration through forest management and afforestation

Creator:: Kim, Taeyoung
Abstract:: This dissertation consists of three essays on private landowners' response to incentives for carbon sequestration in forests. The first essay examines private landowner response to incentives for carbon sequestration through various combinations of intermediate management practices. The second essay focuses on agricultural landowners' willingness to participate in an incentive program...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Taeyoung Kim A DISSERTATION submitted to Oregon State University in

The relationship among income, labor productivity, property taxes and migration, U.S. agriculture, 1957-70

Creator:: Griffin, Wade L.
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: THESIS submitted to Oregon State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the

Spatial heterogeneity, meta-analysis and spatial dependence : three essays on environmental valuation and spatial land management decisions

Creator:: Bu, Meidan
Abstract:: This dissertation consists of three essays that collectively address the importance of accounting for spatial heterogeneity and spatial dependence of environmental assets and natural resources in policy making. The first essay examines the value of different wetland ecosystem services using an expanded meta-dataset of valuation studies in North America. The...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ............................................................................. 15 2.2.3 Economic valuation methods for estimating wetland ecosystem benefits ....... 18 2.3

An analysis of the effects of social security taxes on resource allocation in the U.S. farm sector

Creator:: Schotzko, Ralph T.
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: in the U.S. Farm Sector by Ralph Thomas Schotzko A THESIS submitted to Oregon State

Changing patterns in the production and consumption of residual fuel oil in the United States, 1940-1972

Creator:: Ottum, Margaret G.
Abstract:: This study examined one refinery product, residual fuel oil, and analyzed changes that have occurred in its production and consumption in the United States through time, with the objective of explaining why the quantities and qualities of residual fuel produced, imported, and used in different times and places have varied....
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Welfare Effects of the Federal Crop Insurance Program : The Sufficient Statistics Approach

Creator:: Yu, Jialing
Abstract:: The publicly subsidized Federal Crop Insurance Program has expanded rapidly in recent decades in the United States. With the reform in the 2014 Farm Bill, the Federal Crop Insurance Program has become the most important component of U.S. farm policies. The primary goal of the program is to provide risk...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: publicly subsidized Federal Crop Insurance Program has expanded rapidly in recent decades in the United

How We’ve Rebuilt : Collaboration, Community, Institutions, and Adaptation Following Catastrophic Wildland Fire in the United States

Creator:: Fishler, Hillary K.
Abstract:: In the study of rebuilding and recovery after natural disasters in the United States, little attention is paid to understanding how and why people rebuild following recurring, small-scale events, like wildfire. Hazard and risk literature, instead, is focused on understanding how larger communities with greater resources, economics, and social capital,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Catastrophic Wildland Fire in the United States. Abstract approved

Code-sharing in the U.S. airline industry

Creator:: Du, Yan
Abstract:: This dissertation consists of two essays that address code-sharing alliances in the U.S. domestic airline industry. The first essay examines the economic impact of code-sharing using data from the complementary code-sharing agreement between Southwest and ATA Airlines. This code-share agreement is found to decrease air fares and increase passenger volumes...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: airline industry. The first essay examines the economic impact of code-sharing using data

Measuring innovativeness in the North American softwood sawmilling industry

Creator:: Knowles, Christopher David
Abstract:: Innovativeness, or the propensity of a firm to create and/or adopt new products, process and business systems, has been measured using several methods in previous research. Examples of theses methods include current technology, self-evaluation, research and development funding, the number of new products, and intellectual property. In addition to the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Knowles A DISSERTATION submitted to Oregon State University in partial

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Investing upstream : a social-ecological systems perspective on water utility investments in ecosystem services

Three essays on private landowners' response to incentives for carbon sequestration through forest management and afforestation

The relationship among income, labor productivity, property taxes and migration, U.S. agriculture, 1957-70

Spatial heterogeneity, meta-analysis and spatial dependence : three essays on environmental valuation and spatial land management decisions

An analysis of the effects of social security taxes on resource allocation in the U.S. farm sector

Changing patterns in the production and consumption of residual fuel oil in the United States, 1940-1972

Welfare Effects of the Federal Crop Insurance Program : The Sufficient Statistics Approach

How We’ve Rebuilt : Collaboration, Community, Institutions, and Adaptation Following Catastrophic Wildland Fire in the United States

Code-sharing in the U.S. airline industry

Measuring innovativeness in the North American softwood sawmilling industry

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