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Public investment policy and industry incentives in life science research

Creator:: Wang, Chenggang
Abstract:: The biorevolution in the 1970’s greatly stimulated investment in life-science research. The present dissertation is aimed at evaluating the impact of US public investment on industrial investment in life-science research. The focus is on three major life-science fields: biology, medicine, and agriculture. A dynamic model of industrial R&D investment is...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: also been found to be conducive to economic growth in the United States. Combining scientific

Investing upstream : a social-ecological systems perspective on water utility investments in ecosystem services

Creator:: Bennett, Drew E.
Abstract:: The concept of ecosystem services broadens perspectives on nature to include not only intrinsic value but also the utilitarian value it provides to society. Viewing nature through this lens informs our understanding of how particular ecological processes benefit different actors. In this research, I examine how water utilities in the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: benefit different actors. In this research, I examine how water utilities in the United States are

Ecosystem services and the potential role for markets

Creator:: Jaeger, William K. (William Kenneth) and Oregon State University. Extension Service
Abstract:: Encouraged by successes such as pollution trading and fishery catch-shares, “markets for ecosystem services” (MES) are being promoted to foster conservation. In many cases, however, conditions do not exist for successful use of MES, and costly taxpayer-funded payment schemes could deplete fiscal resources and compete with schools and public safety.
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: , Graduate Program in Applied Economics, Oregon State University. Archival copy. For current information

Changing patterns in the production and consumption of residual fuel oil in the United States, 1940-1972

Creator:: Ottum, Margaret G.
Abstract:: This study examined one refinery product, residual fuel oil, and analyzed changes that have occurred in its production and consumption in the United States through time, with the objective of explaining why the quantities and qualities of residual fuel produced, imported, and used in different times and places have varied....
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The relationship between vehicle miles traveled and economic activity

Creator:: Eckstein, Nathan
Abstract:: Vehicle miles traveled (VMT) in the U.S. have exhibited an upward trend over time similar to that observed for GDP and personal income. While conventional wisdom suggests that economic growth leads to more driving and thus higher VMT, it is theoretically possible that the causation could also be the other...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Economic Activity by Nathan Eckstein A THESIS submitted to Oregon State

An exploration of water quality in the United States using an Environmental Kuznets Curve framework

Creator:: Latané, Annah M.
Abstract:: This study seeks to explore the determinants of the relationship of economic growth and water quality in the United States using an Environmental Kuznets Curve framework. Specifically this study seeks to determine whether there is evidence of improvement in water quality since passage of the 1972 amendments to the Clean...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . (1995) state that EKC conclusions do not imply that economic growth is sufficient to induce

Welfare Effects of the Federal Crop Insurance Program : The Sufficient Statistics Approach

Creator:: Yu, Jialing
Abstract:: The publicly subsidized Federal Crop Insurance Program has expanded rapidly in recent decades in the United States. With the reform in the 2014 Farm Bill, the Federal Crop Insurance Program has become the most important component of U.S. farm policies. The primary goal of the program is to provide risk...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: publicly subsidized Federal Crop Insurance Program has expanded rapidly in recent decades in the United

How We’ve Rebuilt : Collaboration, Community, Institutions, and Adaptation Following Catastrophic Wildland Fire in the United States

Creator:: Fishler, Hillary K.
Abstract:: In the study of rebuilding and recovery after natural disasters in the United States, little attention is paid to understanding how and why people rebuild following recurring, small-scale events, like wildfire. Hazard and risk literature, instead, is focused on understanding how larger communities with greater resources, economics, and social capital,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Catastrophic Wildland Fire in the United States. Abstract approved

Code-sharing in the U.S. airline industry

Creator:: Du, Yan
Abstract:: This dissertation consists of two essays that address code-sharing alliances in the U.S. domestic airline industry. The first essay examines the economic impact of code-sharing using data from the complementary code-sharing agreement between Southwest and ATA Airlines. This code-share agreement is found to decrease air fares and increase passenger volumes...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: airline industry. The first essay examines the economic impact of code-sharing using data

Measuring innovativeness in the North American softwood sawmilling industry

Creator:: Knowles, Christopher David
Abstract:: Innovativeness, or the propensity of a firm to create and/or adopt new products, process and business systems, has been measured using several methods in previous research. Examples of theses methods include current technology, self-evaluation, research and development funding, the number of new products, and intellectual property. In addition to the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Knowles A DISSERTATION submitted to Oregon State University in partial

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Public investment policy and industry incentives in life science research

Investing upstream : a social-ecological systems perspective on water utility investments in ecosystem services

Ecosystem services and the potential role for markets

Changing patterns in the production and consumption of residual fuel oil in the United States, 1940-1972

The relationship between vehicle miles traveled and economic activity

An exploration of water quality in the United States using an Environmental Kuznets Curve framework

Welfare Effects of the Federal Crop Insurance Program : The Sufficient Statistics Approach

How We’ve Rebuilt : Collaboration, Community, Institutions, and Adaptation Following Catastrophic Wildland Fire in the United States

Code-sharing in the U.S. airline industry

Measuring innovativeness in the North American softwood sawmilling industry

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