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  • The estimation of sunk costs in the U.S. brewing industry

    Creator:
    Ko, Jung Teag
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    The purpose of this thesis is to provide an estimate of sunk costs in the U.S. brewing industry and analyze the relationships among sunk costs, advertising, and concentration. The estimation procedures involves three steps: (1) estimation of the market value of new and used plant and equipment per barrel of...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Costs in the U.S. Brewing Industry by Jung Teag Ko A THESIS submitted to Oregon State University in

  • A framework for integrating systems thinking into sustainable manufacturing

    Creator:
    Zhang, Hao
    Abstract:
    Improving the understanding the relations of sustainability behaviors in manufacturing systems and actively engaging with manufacturers (especially SMEs) in sustainability efforts is key to the long-term success of U.S. industry and the natural environment. This study addresses this urgent need by establishing a systemic approach for the design of costing...
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    Dissertation
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    is key to the long-term success of U.S. industry and the natural environment. This study addresses

  • Dynamic issues in applied microeconomics: market performance, market structure and advertising competition

    Creator:
    Iwasaki, Natsuko
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    This dissertation addresses issues of oligopoly markets where advertising plays a prominent role. The first study empirically investigates the effect of advertising regulations on equilibrium consumption of an addictive commodity using U.S. cigarette industry data. The results of the first study show that the advertising regulations reduced cigarette consumption by...
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    Dissertation
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    U.S. cigarette industry data. The results of the first study show that the advertising regulations

  • RINs and biofuel mandates : comparing ethanol and biodiesel markets

    Creator:
    Ainsworth, Joel H.
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    The United States Congress set out to increase the blending of biofuels by updating and implementing the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS2) in 2007. The new mandate required that a combination of 36 billion gallons of ethanol, biodiesel, and cellulosic biofuel be blended annually, by 2022. To offset the cost of...
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    Masters Thesis
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    : ______________________________________________________ Penelope L. Diebel The United States Congress set out to increase the blending of

  • Corporate social responsibility in the forest products industry : an issues management approach

    Creator:
    Panwar, Rajat
    Abstract:
    Business is a social institution and society has always designated a role for business which has been undergoing changes with changing societal values and paradigms. Thus while business has always had some responsibilities, the modern connotation of the words corporate social responsibility commonly refers to business assuming responsibilities in economic,...
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    Dissertation
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    : Corporate Social Responsibility in the Forest Products Industry: An Issues Management Approach

  • The Energy Policy Act of 2003 and the social network of the power industry

    Creator:
    Crawford, Seth
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    This analysis determines the impact of campaign contributions on Senators' legislative activity on the Energy Policy Act of 2003, identifies organizations within the power policy-planning network, and examines the social netwrok of the energy industry and its relationship with the power policy-planning network. After describing the research methods used for...
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    Capstone Project

  • Implications of the 2008 Lacey Act amendments : insights from the wood products industry

    Creator:
    Tibbets, Ashlee
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    Export-oriented illegal logging has been recognized as a major global problem in environmental, social, and economic terms. It has been argued that export-oriented illegal logging does not benefit the community or government that should be benefited by its own natural resources. The emergence of policy initiatives targeting illegal logging could...
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    Masters Thesis
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    , there were problems in the United States regarding poaching large numbers of game in one state

  • Essays on location decisions and carbon sequestration strategies of U.S. firms

    Creator:
    Wu, Caiwen
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    Location is a critical component of business decisions. A firm's location decision may be influenced not only by market forces, such as the location of input suppliers, output processors and competitors, but also by government policies if such policies impact their expected profits and are applied non-uniformly across space. Likewise,...
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    Dissertation
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    effect of environmental regulations and agglomeration economies across regions in the United States

  • Lean thinking in the secondary woodproducts industry : challenges and benefits

    Creator:
    Czabke, Jochen
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    Due to growing global competition, especially in the last decade, the United States wood and wood-based industries have suffered significant market share losses. The wood industry in Germany is facing similar challenges. To stay competitive in an increasingly global marketplace, many wood manufacturers are adopting new management/manufacturing approaches. Lean manufacturing...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Industry.doc Oregon State University Wood Science and Engineering Department Masters Thesis

  • 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