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Creator:: Kovski, Nicole
Abstract:: In the case of lake management for recreational use, policy makers often face a balancing act. They must maintain both the ecological quality of sites and the welfare of recreationists. In Wisconsin's Northern Highland Lake District, recreational boaters inadvertently transport aquatic invasive species between lakes. Economic models of boater demand...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Professor Joe Kerkvliet, for both serving on my committee and for excellent courses which served as

Creator:: Lundgren, Matthew
Abstract:: The Endangered Species Act is hailed as the “gold standard” of species conservation legislation both in the U.S. and globally. There are scarce conservation funds that we as a society can spend on the recovery of endangered species, so it is important to understand how the parties involved with this...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: the data analysis and writing process. I give special thanks to Dr. Joe Kerkvliet for his help with

Creator:: Xia, Yin
Abstract:: The performance of the meat products industry, the largest food processing sector in the U.S. in terms of shipment value, is an important issue. A key indicator of its performance is productivity growth, which results in reduction in the cost of production at given input prices. The present study employs...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: also like to thank Dr. Richard Johnston. Dr. Joe Kerkvliet, and Dr. Munisamy Gopinath for serving on

Creator:: Broniak, Christine T.
Abstract:: Private land-use decisions can have important effects on private and public welfare. Market-based policies to regulate land use have the potential to move the privately-optimal allocation of land closer to what is socially optimal. To implement these policies in the Rocky Mountain states, it is necessary to understand the effects...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

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