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  • Applying the McDonaldization thesis and norm activation model to examine trends and effects of commercial outdoor recreation and tourism in Juneau, Alaska

    Creator:
    Janson, Sera
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    As recreation and tourism visitation increases and government budgets decrease, public land management agencies are using private commercial operators as an alternative source of offering products and services. Changes and trends in commercial outdoor recreation and tourism such as a large scale increase in the number of visitors can affect...
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    Masters Thesis
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    and Effects of Commercial Outdoor Recreation and Tourism in Juneau, Alaska Abstract approved

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

    Creator:
    Bennett, Drew E.
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    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...
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    Dissertation
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    benefit different actors. In this research, I examine how water utilities in the United States are

  • The relationship between vehicle miles traveled and economic activity

    Creator:
    Eckstein, Nathan
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    Vehicle miles traveled (VMT) in the U.S. have exhibited an upward trend over time similar to that observed for GDP and personal income. While conventional wisdom suggests that economic growth leads to more driving and thus higher VMT, it is theoretically possible that the causation could also be the other...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Economic Activity by Nathan Eckstein A THESIS submitted to Oregon State

  • An exploration of water quality in the United States using an Environmental Kuznets Curve framework

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    Latané, Annah M.
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    This study seeks to explore the determinants of the relationship of economic growth and water quality in the United States using an Environmental Kuznets Curve framework. Specifically this study seeks to determine whether there is evidence of improvement in water quality since passage of the 1972 amendments to the Clean...
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    Masters Thesis
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    . (1995) state that EKC conclusions do not imply that economic growth is sufficient to induce

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

    Creator:
    Yu, Jialing
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    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...
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    Dissertation
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    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.
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    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,...
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    Catastrophic Wildland Fire in the United States. Abstract approved

  • Code-sharing in the U.S. airline industry

    Creator:
    Du, Yan
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    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...
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    Dissertation
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    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
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    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...
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    Dissertation
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    Knowles A DISSERTATION submitted to Oregon State University in partial

  • Maximizing urban property values through open space conservation

    Creator:
    Oakley, Winston
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    This study investigates the share of open space that maximizes total private property values in urban areas. Open space poses a number of trade-offs to city managers. On the one hand, previous studies have shown that certain kinds of open space can increase property values, which tends to increase tax...
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    Masters Thesis
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    submitted to Oregon State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of

  • Trade costs and business dynamics in U.S. regions and industries

    Creator:
    Wu, Qian
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    Firms' participation in exporting or foreign direct investment is an extremely rare behavior: only 4 percent of over 5.5 million U.S. firms were exporters in 2000. Exporters are generally larger (e.g. output and employment) and more productive than firms serving only domestic markets. Such heterogeneity within a narrowly defined industry...
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    entry, exit, and employment at a regional level in the United States. For this purpose, industry