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Essays on the Rural Opioid Crisis
(2019-05-01)
Rural areas in the U.S. have been notably affected by the opioid crisis, resulting in higher rates of opioid-related deaths and misuse than their urban counterparts. This dissertation assesses the effectiveness of existing ...
Production economics of potential perennial and annual biomass feedstocks
(2012-05)
Scope and Method of Study: The first essay determines the lowest cost lignocellulosic biomass feedstock production system for western Oklahoma from among seven alternatives at each of two locations. Field experiments were ...
Incorporating behavioral principles in primary data analysis with application to beer demand
(2017-05)
Recent advancements in microeconomics have resurrected a need for modern economists to grapple with principles of consumer behavior. This dissertation uses the American beer market as a starting place to present three ways ...
Switchgrass as a dedicated energy crop: Fertilizer requirements, land use, yield variability, and costs
(2015-12)
The U.S Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA) mandates that 36 billion gallon of renewable fuels be marketed annually (if produced) by 2022 including 16 billion gallons of cellulosic biofuels. Switchgrass ...
Economic approach on allocation of irrigation water under salinity based on different soils for potential irrigated agriculture using the EPIC crop model
(2011-12)
Scope and Method of Study: The objective of this study was to understand the long term effect of using irrigation water with water and soil salinity on cotton yield based on the 15 soil types along the Elm and North Fork ...
Measuring bilateral market power between processors and retailers: An application to the U.S. beef industry
(2013-12)
The U.S. agricultural food processing and retailing industries have become increasingly concentrated. Therefore, numerous studies have investigated the impact of changes in market structures. This paper examines the ...
Management practices and efficiency of farms in the Western Great Plains
(2013-07)
This dissertation is composed of four papers that have been produced as part of a research project designed to increase winter wheat productivity by suppressing cereal aphids in the Western Great Plains of the U.S. One ...
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. ...