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Global demand for U.S. meats
(2007-05)
Scope and Method of Study: This study is composed of three chapters. The first and second chapters assess the competitiveness of U.S. meats in the major U.S. export markets and in the U.S. domestic market, respectively, ...
Effectiveness of U.S. dairy export promotion programs in selected countries
(2008-07)
Scope and Method of Study: The purpose of this study is to estimate the impact of U.S. dairy export promotion expenditures and determine the impacts of other factors affecting import demand for source differentiated whey, ...
Value enhancement marketing strategies for cull beef cows
(2012-12)
This study compares alternative marketing strategies with the traditional practice of marketing spring-calving cull cows in the fall immediately after weaning. Specifically, this dissertation investigates value-added ...
Days available for harvesting switchgrass and the cost to deliver switchgrass to a biorefinery
(2007-07)
Scope and Method of Study: The purpose of this study was to estimate the number of suitable field workdays per month in which switchgrass can be harvested in Oklahoma at different probability levels. This study also sought ...
Three essays on market power in the U.S. cattle procurement market
(2011-05)
This study consists of three essays. The first essay tests the causality between captive supply and cash market price in the U.S. cattle procurement market. Three causality tests, the Granger test, the Sims test, and the ...
Three essays on modeling consumer demand
(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 ...