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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...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    ," Economica 67, 437-456. Ghosal, Vivek (2003), "Impact of Uncertainty and Sunk Cost on Firm Survival and

  • The effects of oil price shocks on U.S. inflation

    Creator:
    Kilfoil, Natasha M.
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    During the 1970’s the United States experienced several periods of high inflation that have been at least partially attributed to positive oil price shocks. The effectiveness of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries at controlling the price of oil has varied over time, as well as the responsiveness of U.S....
    Resource Type:
    Honors College Thesis
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    During the 1970’s the United States experienced several periods of high inflation that have been at least

  • Out-of-pocket health care expenditures and household food insecurity among families with children

    Creator:
    Patton-Lopez, Megan M.
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    Since the late 1990s accelerated growth in health care spending coupled with a cost shift of health insurance from employers to employees has created an increased financial burden for many families. Past research suggests that financial burden due to out-of-pocket (OOP) health care costs limits access to health care and...
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    Dissertation
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    coupled with a cost shift of health insurance from employers to employees has created an increased

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

    Creator:
    Wu, Qian
    Abstract:
    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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    Dissertation
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    , substantial security and other regulations have likely raised the cost of trading for the United States and

  • Maximizing urban property values through open space conservation

    Creator:
    Oakley, Winston
    Abstract:
    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...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    revenues. Open space also incurs an opportunity cost, in that land used for open space could be developed

  • Essays on Public-Private Contracting

    Creator:
    Gultom, Yohanna M. L.
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    In this work, I address foundational concerns at the interface of institutions, governance structure, transaction costs, and efficiency in public-private contracting. Following transaction cost economic perspective, I build and justify the theoretical models explaining that institutions may affect the economic performance of public-private contracting through the effect of transaction costs....
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    Dissertation
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    . Following transaction cost economic perspective, I build and justify the theoretical models explaining

  • The effect of energy efficiency on the demand for heat

    Creator:
    Cleland, Andrew L.
    Abstract:
    Increased efficiency of household energy-using appliances effectively lowers the price of the services these devices provide. Basic consumer theory predicts that ceteris paribus, these lower prices will increase usage, thus making the effect on total energy demand ambiguous. In the literature, this phenomenon has been called the rebound effect. In...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    THESIS submitted to Oregon State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the