Browsing by Author "Lusk, Jayson"
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Analyses of retained ownership and value-added management practices by cow-calf producers
Williams, Brian Ray (2012-07)Scope and Method of Study: This research is composed of three essays about value-added management practices by cow-calf producers. The first essay estimates the real option value of retaining ownership of beef calves past ... -
Assessment of Market Opportunities for U.S. Hww in Selected Latin American Countries
Ballen, Fredy H. (Oklahoma State University, 2010-07-01)In order to determine wheat millers' demand for hard winter wheat attributes in selected Latin American countries, the Self Explicated Method was administered through an e-mail survey in the Spanish language. It was found ... -
Consumer Preferences for Willful Ignorance on Animal Welfare Practices Used in Swine Production
Bell, Eryn (2017-05-01)Animal welfare issues have become more prevalent in the last decade, along with the amount of information consumers are receiving on farm animal production practices. Consumers are constantly being exposed to advertising ... -
Do Consumers Really Know How Much They Are Willing to Pay?
Kovalsky, Kristen Lynne (Oklahoma State University, 2012-05-01)Economists often assume that consumers know exactly what they want and how much they are willing to pay for it, but this assumption is perhaps unjustified. Because people lack stable preferences, estimates of willingness-to-pay ... -
Drivers of Water Use and Conservation Adoption by Residential Users in Oklahoma: Motivations, Attitudes, and Perceptions
Padgett, Matthew Alan (Oklahoma State University, 2011-07-01)Increased strain is being placed on water systems from population growth and diminishing freshwater supplies. Assessment of all options available to those in charge of managing the supply for these systems is crucial. Many ... -
Economic Value of Igenity Panel Genotypic Information for Fed Cattle
Holt, Darren Thomas (Oklahoma State University, 2010-05-01)Cattle phenotypes are determined by management and genetics. Beef carcass marbling, tenderness, weight, and fat content are economic traits that are affected by these factors. Economically-relevant traits are typically ... -
Economics of household solar panel and wind turbine systems
Ghaith, Ahmad F. (2017-05)Small wind turbines and photovoltaic (PV) technologies are available for purchase and use to provide households with electricity. The objective of this research is to determine the economic consequences of installing ... -
Effects of Horizontal Concentration in the Cattle Procurement Market of the U.s. Beef Packing Industry: Price Vs Quality Competition
Basu, Debasmita (Oklahoma State University, 2007-05-01)The motivation of this study was to conduct a market power - cost efficiency effect analysis for price competition, and compare the effects with quantity competition and check whether the results from previous studies on ... -
Eleven things to know about GMOs
DeVuyst, Eric A.; Lusk, Jayson; DeVuyst, Cheryl S. (Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service, 2016-10) -
Essays on Beef Calf Management Practices and the Market Value of Seller Reputation
Boline, Amy Ranae (2016-05-01)This thesis summarizes results from two recent surveys. The first essay discusses beef management and marketing practice adoption by Oklahoma cow-calf producers. Adoption rates for beef calf management and marketing practices ... -
Essays on demand for water-based recreation in Oklahoma
Mahasuweerachai, Phumsith (2010-05)Scope, Method of Study, and Findings: Even though the demand for lake recreation in Oklahoma has increased continuously since the 1950s, few recent studies have analyzed the demand for lake recreation as well as their ... -
Essays on production and demand issues in the bovine industry
Brooks, Kathleen Rae (2010-07)Scope, Method of Study, and Findings: This three-essay dissertation seeks to address both production and demand issues in the bovine industry. The first essay assesses the economic effects of bovine respiratory disease ... -
Essays on residential water demand and consumer preferences for turfgrass attributes
Ghimire, Monika (2015-07)The first essay determined the residential water demand and the factors affecting water demand for different periods (pre-drought vs. during-drought and summer vs. winter) in Oklahoma City area. Individual household water ... -
Essays on the economic value of genetic testing in beef cattle production
Thompson, Nathanael Mark (2015-12)Recent advancements in genomic technology have made genetic marker panels for a variety of economically-relevant beef cattle traits commercially available. Although independent validations have found that many of these ... -
Estimating the Value of Brand and Attributes for Retail Fresh Beef Products
Dutton, Jennifer Michelle (Oklahoma State University, 2007-07-01)The purpose was to increase the probability of success for beef branding programs, more specifically to determine the value consumers place on specific characteristics of fresh beef and to identify the extent of brands and ... -
Examination of What Might Be Done to Move Modeling Local Foods Forward
Malone, Donald Joseph, III (Oklahoma State University, 2013-07-01)Local food systems have experienced a dramatic rise in prominence, although only a small percentage of food actually comes from these systems. That rise in prominence has come coupled with a renewed academic interest in ... -
Examining the effects of interdisciplinary project-based learning on students' twenty-first century skill development awareness and intrinsic motivation orientation
Davis, David W. (2016-12)This was a quasi-experimental study that examined two Project-Based Learning (PjBL) environments to determine the impact PjBL has on the changing perceptions of 21st century soft skills, and students' intrinsic motivation. ... -
Experiment on the Divergence in Consumer and Voting Behavior with Application to Cage Vs. Cage-free Eggs
Paul, Andrew Stephen (2016-07-01)A majority of voters in several states have voted in favor of eliminating certain poultry and livestock products from being available in the market place. At the same time, the majority of consumers in these states regularly ... -
Extent and value of retail beef brands
Dutton, Jennifer; Ward, Clement; Lusk, Jayson (Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service, 2007-10) -
Forecasting Meat Prices Using the Food Demand Survey (Foods)
Ates, Aaron Michael (2015-05-01)Food price changes have important implications for agribusinesses, consumers, and policy makers. Better predictions of food prices should allow for more rapid and efficient adjustment to changing market conditions. This ...