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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 ...
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 ...
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% ...
Costs and benefits of stored rice insect management methods
(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 ...