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Essays on nursery labor, sales contracts, and price discovery

Creator:: Li, Cheng
Abstract:: Oregon's nursery and greenhouse industry has ranked the first in the State's agricultural for 18 years. The majority of nursery sales from the Pacific Northwest come from Oregon. Due to data limitations, empirical study of the Oregon nursery industry is rare. The present dissertation consists of three essays that analyze...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : ________________________________________________________________________ Steven T. Buccola Oregon’s nursery and greenhouse industry has ranked the first in the

The economic value of native pollinators in regard to Oregon blueberry production

Creator:: Ritter, Daniel J.
Abstract:: Blueberry production in Oregon is highly reliant upon the ecosystem services of native pollinators, which provide as much as a quarter of the total pollination services received by Blueberry growers. However, the health of these pollinator populations may be affected in yet unforeseen ways as growers adopt new pest management...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The economics of commodity promotion in the hazelnut industry

Creator:: Miller, Jason D.
Abstract:: The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of commodity promotion activities on the United States' hazelnut farmer's economic welfare. Commodity promotion activities, such as generic advertising and research, are the responsibilities of government mandated commodity commissions, such as the Hazelnut Marketing Board (HMB). The HMB is a...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: t t t RPH RPROMOMT  (35) This allows us to write the rate of return as

An evaluation of strategies for hedging feeder cattle in the Pacific Northwest

Creator:: Gatti, Andrew Leo
Abstract:: Over the past decade, feeder cattle backgrounders in the Pacific Northwest have been subject to sharp price fluctuations for their output. The result has been variable profits and losses. This situation creates a need for management and marketing techniques which can provide Pacific Northwest cattle ranchers with protection against price...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: learning experience. I would also like to thank my other graduate committee members. Dr. Steve Buccola

An evaluation of alternative wheat marketing strategies for Pacific Northwest soft white wheat producers

Creator:: Dickens, Mike L.
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: direction are deeply appre- ciated. I would like to thank Dr. John A. Edwards and Dr. Steve Buccola

Old McDonald had a Microscope: The Impact of Research Spending on U.S. Agricultural Productivity

Creator:: Rietmann, Benjamin J.
Abstract:: The United States is a global leader in agricultural productivity. Much of its productivity growth can be attributed to public investments in agricultural research and development, starting in the 19th century and continuing until today. Past studies have shown high returns to agricultural research investments, but publicly funded agricultural research...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: _____________________________________________________________________ Steve Buccola, Committee Member, representing the Department of Applied Economics

Analyzing a port economic impact model : application to the Port of Newport

Creator:: Cerda, Arcadio Alberto
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: duration of this research. Thanks are also extended to the member of my committee, Dr. Steve Buccola, Dr

Contending with risk in the seafood processing industry : a bioeconomic portfolio analysis of the Pacific whiting fishery

Creator:: Tuininga, Chris R
Abstract:: Since harvest levels of many of the world's fisheries are not likely to increase in the foreseeable future, resource managers and seafood processors need to develop improved strategies to maximize the utilization and benefits of current catches. In addition to increasing utilization and benefits, seafood processors are subject to the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: to Dr. Gil Sylvia, major professor, and committee members Drs. Steve Buccola, Dick Johnston, and

Wildfire risk management : strategic interaction and spatial interdependence

Creator:: Busby, Gwenlyn M.
Abstract:: In this dissertation, I examine how the spatial configuration of forest ownership influences the risk-mitigating behavior of public and private forestland owners over time. I determine whether or not the predicted equilibrium outcomes are socially optimal and, if not, whether the introduction of regulation, liability, or private insurance would lead...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , Richard Haynes, Jeffrey Arthur, and Steve Buccola, for their valuable comments throughout the evolution

An econometric analysis of output supply and input demand in the Oregon softwood lumber and plywood industries

Creator:: Guerrero Ochoa, Isabel G.
Abstract:: The present study employs a normalized restricted quadratic profit function approach to estimate lumber and plywood supply and Marshallian factor demand elasticities for four region-product combinations in Oregon for the period 1970-2010. The four log demand functions will be employed as the "demand side" of the log market model of...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: = βji) is as follows: The profit function (1) π(p,w,K,t) = α0+β0 (Yp /ppi)+ β1 (Logp/ppi) + β2

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Essays on nursery labor, sales contracts, and price discovery

The economic value of native pollinators in regard to Oregon blueberry production

The economics of commodity promotion in the hazelnut industry

An evaluation of strategies for hedging feeder cattle in the Pacific Northwest

An evaluation of alternative wheat marketing strategies for Pacific Northwest soft white wheat producers

Old McDonald had a Microscope: The Impact of Research Spending on U.S. Agricultural Productivity

Analyzing a port economic impact model : application to the Port of Newport

Contending with risk in the seafood processing industry : a bioeconomic portfolio analysis of the Pacific whiting fishery

Wildfire risk management : strategic interaction and spatial interdependence

An econometric analysis of output supply and input demand in the Oregon softwood lumber and plywood industries

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