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Economic feasibility of mechanical strawberry harvesting in Oregon : estimated private and social benefits and costs

Creator:: Hussen, Ahmed M.
Abstract:: At its peak, Oregon produced 21 percent of the nation's total commercial strawberry production. However, since 1971, Oregon's share of strawberry production has been declining steadily. In fact, for the last three years strawberry production in Oregon constitutes only 8 percent of the nation's total production, which is the lowest...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY OF MECHANICAL STRAWBERRY HARVESTING IN OREGON: ESTIMATED PRIVATE AND SOCIAL

Development and use of molecular tools in Fragaria

Creator:: Njuguna, Wambui
Abstract:: This dissertation describes the application and development of molecular tools that have great potential for use in studying variation in strawberry germplasm. The first study evaluated 91 microsatellite (simple sequence repeat, SSR) markers for transferability in 22 Fragaria species and their utility in fingerprinting octoploid strawberries. Out of the transferable...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: industry due to their high yields and deep red color resulting in ‘the scarlet strawberry’ name. The

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
Full Text:: . The case of minimum wages in Oregon is investigated using a large panel dataset for all

Studies of the crinkle disease of strawberry with special reference to the inheritance of resistance

Creator:: Weaver, LeRoy Eugene
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: - ington and Oregon, but Harris (10) reported in 1937 that he had found a virous disease of strawberry in

Measurement of the economic efficiency of selected vertically coordinated meat handling systems

Creator:: O'Connor, Carl W.
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Department) ' (Date) Title: MEASUREMENT OF THE ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY OF SELECTED VERTICALLY

Pollution control mechanisms when abatement costs are private knowledge

Creator:: Romstad, Eirik
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: THESIS submitted to Oregon State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree

Pricing strategies, discount rates and fishery management in the market for seafood

Creator:: Zhang, Zhengkun
Abstract:: Three related topics have been explored in this thesis. Those three topics deal with the pricing problems both in the market for access rights to fish and in the market for seafood. The purpose of this study is to contribute some insights into the global picture of fishery management and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: seafood industry: purchase restrictions imposed by seafood processors on fishermen. Tying selling is a

An examination of strategic challenges and opportunities in the wood-based building product industry

Creator:: Tokarczyk, John A.
Abstract:: The wood-based building products industry has experienced significant turbulence over the past several decades as a function of multiple forces including among others globalization, product and process innovation, and shifting customer and consumer interest and demands. Collectively, these changes have challenged the historical tenets which have defined industry strategy and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: permit a complete analysis (Industry  Firm  Consumer). As noted, an aspect of a successful market

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:: explore the trade and technology relationship, which is essential to economic growth in both high- and

The behavior of economic agents and market performance

Creator:: Gokhale, Jayendra
Abstract:: This dissertation addresses issues concerning the behavior of firms, which has significant effects on performance. In the first study, we empirically investigate the effect of the reduction in number of firms on price competition in the U.S. macro-brewing industry. The number of macro brewing firms decreased from 766 in 1935...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Economics, presented on May 15, 2013. Title: The Behavior of Economic Agents and Market Performance

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Economic feasibility of mechanical strawberry harvesting in Oregon : estimated private and social benefits and costs

Development and use of molecular tools in Fragaria

Three essays on constrained markets

Studies of the crinkle disease of strawberry with special reference to the inheritance of resistance

Measurement of the economic efficiency of selected vertically coordinated meat handling systems

Pollution control mechanisms when abatement costs are private knowledge

Pricing strategies, discount rates and fishery management in the market for seafood

An examination of strategic challenges and opportunities in the wood-based building product industry

Essays on technology, trade, and welfare

The behavior of economic agents and market performance

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