• Valuing On-Farm Heir’s Sweat Equity Is Complicated: Agreements Can Fairly Compensate On-Farm Heirs 

  Grahame, Mason; Johnson, Dale; Onumajuru, Catherine; Goeringer, Paul (2018-10)

  Determining the value of sweat equity can be both challenging and controversial for farm families. Sweat equity arises as an issue when an on-farm heir receives payment at below market rate, and the farm business grows in ...

• Market Facilitation Program Available to Assist Producers Due to Trade Disputes 

  Kuykendall, Olivia; Goeringer, Paul (2018-09)

  The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) established the Market Facilitation Program (MFP) under Section 5 of the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) Charter Act. This section authorizes CCC to ...

• THE LITTLE PUSH: ROLE OF INCENTIVES IN DETERMINING HOUSEHOLD BEHAVIOUR IN INDIA 

  Balakrishnan, Uttara (2018)

  A substantial proportion of households in India suer from multiple deprivations - low income, poor health, low education levels and poor housing conditions. Additionally, gender biases arising out of cultural norms ...

• Essays on the Effects of Air Pollution on Human Health 

  Ruiz-Tagle, Juan Cristobal (2018)

  According to recent reports by The World Bank and the World Health Organization millions of people die every year because of exposure to ambient air pollution—the vast majority of them in developing countries (World Bank ...

• THE INCIDENCE OF TRADE WARS: EVIDENCE FROM THE US SOLAR INDUSTRY 

  Wang, Wenjun (2018)

  Trade wars between countries in the renewable energy sector have proliferated in recent years, potentially hindering the growth of the industry. This dissertation investigates the welfare effect of anti-dumping policies ...

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