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  • 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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    United States does not adequately represent the large number of and diverse regions through which trade

  • Jointed goatgrass : outcrossing, competition with winter wheat, and response to timing and rate of imazamox

    Creator:
    Cannon, Joshua B.
    Abstract:
    Jointed goatgrass (Aegilops cylindrica Host.) is a serious weed problem in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) production in the United States. Studies were conducted to determine the outcrossing rate, competitive ability, and effectiveness of certain control practices on jointed goatgrass. A field study was conducted over two years at four locations...
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    Masters Thesis
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    problematic weed in wheat production throughout much of the United States. It is particularly troublesome in

  • The elasticity of excess demand for United States crop exports

    Creator:
    Zheng, Xiaojuan
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    The elasticity of excess demand held by foreign buyers of United States agricultural products is critical for understanding the impacts of changes in farm policy and is a parameter that is much debated. The objective of my study is to estimate this parameter for major U.S. export crops, including wheat,...
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    Masters Thesis
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    presented on May 27, 2010. Title: The Elasticity of Excess Demand for United States Crop Exports

  • The comparison of productivity growth in the U.S. and Mexican food processing sectors

    Creator:
    Alpay, Ebru
    Abstract:
    In this study, the rates of technological change in food processing sectors of U.S. and Mexico are compared through econometric estimation of both the unrestricted (long-run) and restricted (short-run) profit functions with first order autocorrelation correction. Then, the dual rate of productivity growth is computed and decomposed into its sources....
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    Masters Thesis
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    Ebru Alpay A THESIS submitted to Oregon State University in partial fulfillment of the

  • Crop choice and conservation : implications of increased biofuel demand

    Creator:
    Sechrist, B.
    Abstract:
    Regression analysis was used to examine the effect of a change in agricultural prices on land use and conservation. The planted acreage for each of three crops – corn, soybeans, and spring wheat – was regressed on the expected prices of the three crops, the input prices, and past land...
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    Masters Thesis
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    each of three crops – corn, soybeans, and spring wheat – was regressed on the expected prices of the

  • 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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    conditions. The impact of noxious weed regulations on inter-state agricultural trade is

  • Food safety knowledge and continuing education interests of hospital foodservice managers

    Creator:
    Ramsay, Jean D.
    Abstract:
    Hospital patients are at high risk for foodborne illness; it is essential that hospital foodservice managers know food safety principles. The purpose of this research was to assess the basic food safety knowledge of hospital foodservice managers and to determine their interest in continuing education related to food safety. A...
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    Masters Thesis
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    acute care hospitals in every state in the United States except Delaware, Idaho, and Vermont. This

  • Fashion media's role in the debate on millinery and bird protection in the United States in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries

    Creator:
    Scarborough, Amy D.
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    The purpose of this study was to explore the possible relationship among fashion media, the social responsibility agenda of the Audubon Society, and the use of birds in millinery in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Both the content analysis method and the historic method were used to gain...
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    Dissertation
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    the United States in the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries Abstract approved