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  • Essays on Public-Private Contracting

    Creator:
    Gultom, Yohanna M. L.
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    In this work, I address foundational concerns at the interface of institutions, governance structure, transaction costs, and efficiency in public-private contracting. Following transaction cost economic perspective, I build and justify the theoretical models explaining that institutions may affect the economic performance of public-private contracting through the effect of transaction costs....
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    Dissertation
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    choice of governance structure can be made by the state exercising its despotic power; thus, the

  • Distributed Dynamic Multi-Area State Estimation with Fusion Technique

    Creator:
    Guo, Jia
    Abstract:
    As the power system grows larger and more complex, real-time monitoring and control become very significant in order to achieve reliable operation of the power system. Before any security assessment can be made or control actions are taken, the reliable estimate of the existing state of the system must be...
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    Dissertation
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    consisting of bus voltage magnitudes and phase angels is called the state of an electric power system. The

  • Political economy and trade effects of invasive species regulation : the case of noxious weeds

    Creator:
    Min, He
    Abstract:
    Many non-native weed pests of food, fiber, and nursery crops pose threats to U.S. environment and agriculture. Noxious weed regulations play an important role in preventing the introduction and spread of non-native plants, thereby protecting the local biodiversity, environment and economic activities. However, these regulations could also hamper agricultural trade....
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    Dissertation
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    three essays of this dissertation address the causes and consequences of cross-state differences in

  • The public forage pricing implications of public/private market interdependence

    Creator:
    Collins, Alan
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    lease markets in the Western United States. Thus, market interdependence in Harney County provides a

  • Spatial and temporal effects of atmospheric deposition, climate, and land management on forest nutrient cycling and biodiversity

    Creator:
    McDonnell, Todd C.
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    Emissions largely associated with the combustion of fossil fuels and agriculture has caused elevated atmospheric deposition of nitrogen (N) and sulfur (S) throughout much of the developed world. Increased atmospheric deposition of N and S can lead to soil and surface water acidification and affect forest soil nutrient supply. The...
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    Dissertation
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    plant biodiversity with respect to future climate and land management scenarios. Results are