Agricultural & Resource Economics: Recent submissions
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Development Capacity and the Impact of Septic Law (SB 236) in the Baltimore Metro Region
(2013-05)This presentation included an overview of the Sustainability Growth and Agricultural Preservation Act (“septic law") passed by State of Maryland in 2012, looking at Baltimore County, MD, as a case study. Slides include ... -
Does Low-density Zoning Impact Rural Land Value?
(CANRP, 2012-09-28)Do zoning regulations rob rural landowners’ equity – i.e. decreasing their land values without compensation? Do these land use controls affect different types of land in the same way or in different ways? How far-reaching ... -
An Economic Study of 128 Dairy Farms on the Upper Eastern Shore of Maryland
(1938)This study analyzes the second year's survey or 128 dairy farms, representative of the dairy industry on the Upper Eastern Shore of Maryland. This area, which includes Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's, Talbot, and Caroline ... -
SPATIAL EFFECTS OF LOCAL GOVERNANCE INSTITUTIONS ON ILLEGAL DEFORESTATION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
(2019)Deforestation worldwide is a major concern. In developing countries, it is a merciless and devastating reality. My thesis addresses how local governance institutions' strength influences this phenomenon, focusing on the ... -
ESSAYS ON ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS: CARBON TAX, PRICE REGULATION AND RESIDENTIAL ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION
(2019)This dissertation features three essays in environmental economics. In the first essay, I analyze how price regulation changes the welfare effects of carbon emission policies. Specifically this paper shows that electricity ...