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Three studies on Mexican agriculture
(2012-12)
Scope and Method of Study: This dissertation is composed of three studies aimed to analyze several aspects of the agricultural sector in Mexico including efficiency, agricultural Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and the ...
Essays on business location, recruitment, and the role of evaluations in the university classroom
(2008-07)
Scope and Method of Study: The purpose of the first essay is to determine the impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement on location decisions of U.S. confectionery manufacturers using county level data from 1993 ...
Evaluating consumer survey responses with Identity Theory and impacts of alternative responses to foot-and-mouth disease in a large feedlot
(2020-07)
The first essay investigates consumer survey design. Survey design has evolved from asking respondents for replies they can easily provide a specific answer into considering the cognitive process of an individual. Due to ...
Three essays in energy, environmental and regional economics
(2018-07)
This dissertation is comprised of three studies on the relationship between energy and environmental issues and the regional economy. The first study presents evidence that electricity influx to the U.S. Northeast increased ...
Sugarcane aphid movement model for Oklahoma, weather and geographic effects on sugarcane aphid migration in Oklahoma
(2022-07)
The first paper discusses developing a predictive model of SCA intrusion trajectories for Oklahoma sorghum producers. The SCA survival rates and migration distribution are generated using the temperature, precipitation, ...
Impact of COVID-19 on food assistance requests at a food pantry in Oklahoma
(2022-05)
In early 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted economies and food systems, raising concern for possible increases in food insecurity. This study investigates how COVID-19 affected the number of people served at a food ...
Economic valuation of the Lower Illinois trout fishery in Oklahoma under current and hypothetical management plans
(2006-07)
Scope and Method of Study: A valuation study of the Lower Illinois River trout fishery in northeastern Oklahoma estimated users' demand for trout angling, visitation rates, and economic efficiency of maintaining the resource. ...
Three essays on broadband adoption
(2018-05)
This dissertation focuses on three issues surrounding broadband internet adoption. The first study examines the recent shift to mobile-only internet connections. The percentage of mobile-only households increased from 9% ...