Browsing by Author "Lusk, Jayson L."
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Agent-based artificial markets
Zhang, Tong (2008-07)Scope and Method of Study: This study is composed of three essays. The first essay adapts the particle swarm optimization algorithm (PSO) to find the equilibrium in an agent-based artificial market. The simulated agents ... -
Aid Relief Values in Haiti After the Earthquake: Haitians Preferences for Food and Other Basic Commodities
Andre, Rock (Oklahoma State University, 2011-05-01)The earthquake that hit Haiti in the beginning of 2010 led to tremendous international solidarity in the recovery effort. Despite the tons of aid sent to Haiti, relatively little is known about the effectiveness of the aid ... -
Consumer Preferences for Farm Animal Welfare: Results From a Telephone Survey of U.S. Households
Prickett, Robert W. (Oklahoma State University, 2008-12-01)As animal industry and animal advocacy groups debate how farm animals should be treated, little research has focused on the attitudes of consumers in the United States. This study utilizes results of a representative ... -
Consumer Preferences for Finely Textured Beef (FTB) in Ground Beef Formulations
Depue, Sandra Molly (2015-12-01)Inclusion of finely textured beef (FTB) in ground beef increases efficiency of the beef industry and decreases costs for consumers. However, following the "pink slime" media storm of 2012, consumers expressed severe ... -
Costs and benefits of stored rice insect management methods
Su, Lianfan (2011-12)Rice quality is important to rice consumers. Insect infestation can significantly reduce the quality, and thus the economic value, of rice. It can also cause quantity losses. Traditional chemical-based pest management uses ... -
Demand for quality characteristics of hard red winter wheat
Gallardo, Rosa Karina (2007-12)Scope, Method of Study, and Findings: The present three-paper dissertation analyses the demand for quality attributes for hard red winter wheat in both domestic and international markets. The first paper analyzes the effect ... -
Effect of Information Displays on Cage-free and Organic Egg Sales: Evidence from Two Field Experiments
Smithson, Katie Rose (Oklahoma State University, 2014-05-01)This research determines the effect of point-of-purchase informational displays on the difference in quantity and type of eggs purchased. Informative displays were introduced in two supermarkets and consumer purchasing ... -
Incorporating behavioral principles in primary data analysis with application to beer demand
Malone, Donald (2017-05)Recent advancements in microeconomics have resurrected a need for modern economists to grapple with principles of consumer behavior. This dissertation uses the American beer market as a starting place to present three ways ... -
Increasing the Rate of Participation in International Experiences Within the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources at Oklahoma State University
Lehman, Sara Lynn (2017-05-01)Study abroad and international experiences have become more vitally important as employers begin seeking out candidates who are globally aware and internationally competent. Although this aspect is important, the participation ... -
Midwersterns' Consumer Preference for Goat Meat in a Blind Sensory Analysis
Jacques, Kelyn (2017-05-01)Goat meat is commonly eaten around the world, though only rarely by Americans, and it is unclear whether this is due to its taste or some other reason. A blind sensory analysis was performed to determine U.S. consumers' ... -
Model selection for discrete dependent variables: Better statistics for better steaks
Norwood, F. Bailey; Lusk, Jayson L.; Brorsen, B. Wade (Western Agricultural Economics Association, 2004-12)Little research has been conducted on evaluating out-of-sample forecasts of discrete dependent variables. This study describes the large and small sample properties of two forecast evaluation techniques for discrete dependent ... -
Three essays examining the effects of information on consumer response to contemporary agricultural production
McFadden, Brandon R. (2014-05)Future agricultural innovation and increases in the food supply may be limited by consumer aversion to food technology and factors associated with the concentration of production. The ability of agricultural innovators and ... -
Three essays on modeling consumer demand
Chang, Jae Bong (2009-05)Scope, Method of Study, and Findings: Although stated preference data obtained through real and hypothetical surveys and experiments are increasingly being used in economic research, there remain doubts about the validity ... -
Value of Country of Origin Labeling Information for Beef and Pork in the United States
Klain, Tyler John (Oklahoma State University, 2011-05-01)Mandatory country of origin labeling (MCOOL) for fresh meats, fish, nuts and perishable food products in the United States was implemented by the USDA on March 16th, 2009. US trading partners such as Canada and Mexico have ... -
Value of parsimonious nutritional information, consumer-oriented foods cluster, and predicting food price
Jo, Jisung (2016-12)This dissertation focuses on three topics that relate to consumer behavior and the food industry. The first chapter investigates consumers' beliefs about the tastiness and healthfulness of 173 food items in a framed field ... -
Will Cattle Producers Be Willing to Adopt Electronic Cattle Monitoring Systems?
Allmon, Lori Dawn (Oklahoma State University, 2014-12-01)Monitoring animal health and location is an important task for cattle producers. Historically this is done by visually checking animals in their pastures. An electronic cattle monitoring system could allow producers to ...