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Essays in food demand and production in Mexico
(2012-12)
Scope and Method of Study: The first essay analyzes separability among preferences of the major food groups in Mexico. A two-step censored model and separability restrictions were conducted to determine if beans and potatoes ...
How education breaks the cycle of poverty: An inter-regional study of Indonesian households
(2013-05)
The positive contribution of human capital to income has long been studied and shown to be significant. This study shows the importance of public spending on education in order to accelerate growth and reduce poverty. ...
Analyses of retained ownership and value-added management practices by cow-calf producers
(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 ...
Three essays on insurance and options in agricultural economics
(2017-05)
Rating of insurance policies depends on the probability of events in the tail of the distribution. A modeling tool based on extreme value theory to measure such tail-related risk could potentially improve insurance rating. ...
Three essays: Switchgrass yield prediction; biomass harvesting cooperative; and Oklahoma grain infrastructure replacement
(2014-05)
The first essay estimates switchgrass yields in Oklahoma using average temperature and total rainfall during summer months. The fitted model agrees well with available yield data and the estimated yields were consistent ...