Agricultural & Resource Economics Theses and Dissertations
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Market Structure and Congestion Externalities: Theory and application to the ride-hailing industry
(2021)The encompassing theme of this dissertation is the analysis of markets that feature market power and negative externalities. I focus mainly on congestion externalities, as externalities that affect only market participants. The ... -
Essays on transportation and environment in China
(2021)My dissertation focuses on environmental issues associated with the transportation sector in China. The automobile industry in China has grown exponentially in the past 20 years. The rapid growth poses enormous challenges ... -
Essays on Regulatory Uncertainty & Energy Development in the American West
(2021)This dissertation undertakes an analysis of regulation in the American West, investigating the effects of expropriation uncertainty and technological change in the leasing process.The first chapter explores the possible ... -
The Role of Information in Policy Implementation
(2020)Firms will comply with a regulation when the expected costs of noncompliance exceed the expected benefits. If the regulator has incomplete enforcement information and firms are aware of this, it will enter into their ... -
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 ...