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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 ...
Economic and environmental effects of land use on water yield and sediment: A case study in Colombia
(2004-07)
Scope and Method of Study: This dissertation covers a set of watershed management problems faced by social planers in the eastern part of the province of Antioquia, (Colombia). This dissertation aims to shed light on the ...
Agent-based common value auctions
(2011-12)
Scope and Method of Study: This research is composed of three essays about agent-based common value auctions. The objective of the first essay is to establish an agent-based first-price common-value auction to determine ...