Index Catalog // ScholarsArchive@OSU

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:: . Financial support for this study has been provided by the Cooperative State Research, Education, and

The relationship among income, labor productivity, property taxes and migration, U.S. agriculture, 1957-70

Creator:: Griffin, Wade L.
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: THESIS submitted to Oregon State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the

Our "farm problem"

Creator:: Potter, E. L. (Ermine Lawrence), 1884- and Oregon State College. Federal Cooperative Extension Service
Abstract:: Published October 1956. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: . Potter feVtU***^ Federal toaper^y^ Extension Ser ^^ . Oregon State CoB^f*'* CorvaHis

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

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:: , little research has attempted to address the issue of processor risk. Portfolio theory is one

The Relationship between Retirement Timing and Mortality : A Population-Based Longitudinal Study among Older Adults in the United States

Creator:: Wu, Chenkai
Abstract:: Retirement is one of the most important transitional events in later life. Despite a large body of research examining the impacts of retirement on health, questions still remain regarding the relationship between retirement timing and subsequent health and survival. Previous research examining the existence, direction, and magnitude of the relationship...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Longitudinal Study among Older Adults in the United States. Abstract approved

An analysis of the effects of social security taxes on resource allocation in the U.S. farm sector

Creator:: Schotzko, Ralph T.
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: in the U.S. Farm Sector by Ralph Thomas Schotzko A THESIS submitted to Oregon State

An economic evaluation and benefit-cost analysis of National Fish Hatchery operations using linear programming and consumer's surplus models and concepts

Creator:: Hussen, Ahmed M.
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , 1975 (Major Department) (Date) Title: AN ECONOMIC EVALUATION AND BENEFIT-COST ANALYSIS OF

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

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Public investment policy and industry incentives in life science research

The relationship among income, labor productivity, property taxes and migration, U.S. agriculture, 1957-70

Our "farm problem"

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

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

The Relationship between Retirement Timing and Mortality : A Population-Based Longitudinal Study among Older Adults in the United States

An analysis of the effects of social security taxes on resource allocation in the U.S. farm sector

An economic evaluation and benefit-cost analysis of National Fish Hatchery operations using linear programming and consumer's surplus models and concepts

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

Limit your search

Academic Affiliation

Advisor

Commencement Year

Committee Member

Creator

Date

Decade

Degree Field

Degree Level

Degree Name

File Format

Language

License

Non-Academic Affiliation

Peer Reviewed

Resource Type

Rights Statement

Subject

Search Constraints

Search Results

Limit your search