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  • Effects of insecure attachment on marital interactions : examining the family stress model

    Creator:
    Wicks, Steven M.
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    This exploratory study posited that being in an insecure marriage would increase marital conflict and perceived relational aggression when the couple is experiencing economic constraints. The cross-sectional design assessed two groups of marriages: secure and insecure. A structural equation model using multiple group comparison tested the effect of each type...
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    relation between economic stress and problematic outcomes in marriage. The proposed study extends the

  • Wedding Bells, Binaries and the Heterosexual Menace

    Creator:
    McNeill, Elizabeth
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    This research explores and aligns a postmodern method in line with a theoretical lens of "strategic political queer/feminism" to understand the construction and positioning of the issue/ problem of same-sex marriage. The method takes shape through a theoretical framework that leads to a political maneuver opening access to the rights...
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    issue/ problem of same-sex marriage. The method takes shape through a theoretical framework that

  • Owner's Role in Brownfield Remediation : The Brownfield Experts' Perspective

    Creator:
    Saberiyan, Amireh G.
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    Former industrial or commercial sites that have been left unused are typically referred to as brownfield sites, or simply, brownfields. Many communities have such properties that are abandoned, idle or underused. Despite public efforts to facilitate brownfields revitalization projects, the rate of remediation remains unexpectedly slow. Efforts to resolve this...
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    revitalization, and state and local government initiatives for economic development assistance, among others

  • Three essays on the economics of malaria

    Creator:
    Datta, Saurabh Charles
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    Malaria is the world’s most important parasitic infectious disease, and is a major cause of mortality and morbidity in many developing countries. In this dissertation I study the interaction of malaria and economic development at both the macro- and micro-economic levels. In the first essay I examine the economic impact...
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    study the interaction of malaria and economic development at both the macro- and micro-economic levels

  • Applying economic benefit transfer to improve the transfer of ecological estimates in ecosystem services research & policy

    Creator:
    Errend, Melissa N.
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    The goal of this thesis is to advance the methodology and thought regarding the transferability of ecological estimates of ecosystem services. Conceptually and in practice, ecological estimate transfer parallels economic benefit transfer in ecosystem services research and policy, yet the literature for benefit transfer predates ecological estimate transfer by several...
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    Management presented on March 19 2015 Title: Applying Economic Benefit Transfer to Improve the

  • An economic analysis of changes in exclusive farm use regulations for homesteads in Oregon : a case study in Yamhill County

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    Chen, Li, 1976-
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    Criticisms to the new regulations created in 1994 governing dwellings in Exclusive Farmland Use zones (zones where agricultural activities are allowed outright) have triggered an overall scrutiny directed by the 70th Oregon Legislative Assembly. The objective of this study was to examine the influence of the new regulations on the...
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    of Science in Agricultural and Resource Economics Presented on May 1, 2001. Title: An Economic

  • The behavior of economic agents and market performance

    Creator:
    Gokhale, Jayendra
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    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...
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    Economics, presented on May 15, 2013. Title: The Behavior of Economic Agents and Market Performance

  • Three essays on constrained markets

    Creator:
    Siegel, Ryan
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    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,...
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    economic outcomes, (b) if one constraint is lifted, those individuals alternately-constrained are left

  • Essays in incomplete agricultural markets

    Creator:
    Cross, Robin M.
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    Agricultural revenues, the product of stochastic prices and yields, lead to markets which are incomplete, thereby entreating and complicating economic inquiry. The following three essays explore the incomplete nature of agricultural markets and consider the implications of incompleteness for a range of policy questions and economic tools. The first essay,...
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    entreating and complicating economic inquiry. The following three essays explore the incomplete nature of

  • Modeling the Economic Potential of Silvopasture in Eastern North Carolina and Northeastern Oregon and Exploring Eligibility of Silvopasture to Enroll in Carbon Markets in the United States

    Creator:
    Bruck, Sonia Rose
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    Silvopasture is the planned and managed agroforestry system in which forage, livestock, and trees or shrubs are integrated in order to enhance individual components. Silvopasture has been identified as the most promising agroforestry system for the Pacific Northwest and Southeast United States. However, there have been few studies describing the...
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    : Modeling the Economic Potential of Silvopasture in Eastern North Carolina and Northeastern Oregon and