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  • Three essays on the economics of malaria

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    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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    : ___________________________________________________________________ Jeffrey J. Reimer Malaria is the world’s most important parasitic infectious disease, and

  • General Equilibrium Analysis of the U.S. Farm Bill

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    Weerasooriya, Senal A.
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    The vast majority of U.S. farm bill spending goes to nutrition assistance, on the one hand, and farm safety net programs, on the other. Although these programs are a major part of federal government expenditures, controversial and governed by a common bill, they have rarely been quantitatively analyzed together. To...
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    approved: ______________________________________________________ Jeffrey J. Reimer The vast

  • Essays on land-use change, carbon sequestration and emissions in China

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    Li, Man
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    China has experienced rapid economic growth in the last twenty years, accompanied by large-scale land conversion, severe environmental degradation, and rising carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions. Designing policies for sustainable development requires a comprehensive understanding of the relationship between economic growth, land-use change, carbon sequestration and emissions in China. This dissertation...
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    approved: JunJie Wu Jeffrey J. Reimer China has experienced rapid economic

  • Essays in applied economics

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    Nag, Sharmistha
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    My dissertation concerns two separate issues. The first issue is examined in Essay One, and the second issue is examined in Essays Two and Three. The first essay develops an economic model of the determination of the rental rate of leased farmland in the United States. Particular attention is placed...
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    : Steven T. Buccola Jeffrey J. Reimer My

  • A regional computable general equilibrium model with applications for the Pacific Northwest

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    Zheng, Xiaojuan
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    Many important policy problems entail linkages among multiple economic sectors, and require the use of a general equilibrium economic modeling framework. This economic approach is appropriate when the market for any one good or service is linked to numerous other goods and services, and back to fundamental inputs such as...
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    Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ Jeffrey J. Reimer

  • Utilization of natural and supplemental biofuels for harvesting energy from marine sediments

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    Nielsen, Mark E.
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    A benthic microbial fuel cell (BMFC) is an electrochemical device that generates current from the redox gradient at the sediment-water interface. Early prototypes had anodes buried in anoxic sediments and cathodes in overlying water. The BMFCs described in this dissertation are based on a chamber design that enables the use...
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    : Springer 13 Larminie J, Dicks A. 2000. Fuel Cell Systems Explained. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons

  • An Empirical Analysis of the Impact of Climate-related Disasters on the Regional Economy

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    Fouzia, Sultana Z.
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    The ongoing climate change has impacted the lives and livelihoods of people. A climate-related disaster acts as an exogenous shock to the economy that can have lingering effects over a larger region even if all the locations are not directly affected. Climate-related disasters do not follow the administrative boundaries. So,...
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    - Dr. David Lewis, Dr. Jeff Reimer, and Dr. JunJie Wu for their invaluable advice and encouragement

  • Essays on technology, trade, and welfare

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    Ruan, Jun
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    Technology is a key determinant of comparative advantage among nations. As information technology improves and the nations of the world become economically integrated, concern arises over the dissipation of high-income economies’ technological advantage. The three essays in this dissertation explore the trade and technology relationship, which is essential to economic...
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    challenges. I deeply thank Dr. Jeffrey Reimer for his valuable advice on this dissertation. I would

  • Quantifying Vulnerability of Agricultural Systems in India to Weather Extremes

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    Kulkarni, Kedar
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    Extreme weather events are expected to increase globally due to climate change thereby posing substantial risks to agricultural communities. The implications are especially high for tropical countries like India as the heavy dependence of agricultural sector to uncertain monsoons makes its agriculture highly vulnerable to weather variability and extremes. In...
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    Langpap, Dr. Kassahun Melesse, and Dr. Jeffrey Reimer for their valuable comments and suggestions. A

  • The economics of forest-dependent regions

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    Biswas, Smita
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    This dissertation explores two economic phenomena involving forest-dependent areas: wage distribution and migration pattern of individuals. Are forest-dependent rural areas less desirable for workers from the standpoint of labor market returns? Are different skills (e.g. education, experience) rewarded differently in these areas? If there are interregional wage differences, would that...
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    Abstract approved: ____________________________________________________ Andrew J. Plantinga This