Browsing Agricultural & Resource Economics Theses and Dissertations by Issue Date
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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 ... -
A Calculus of Efficiency for Public Goods: The Case of Public Outdoor Recreation
(1972)The characteristics of public outdoor recreation as a public good are ascertained. A cost-benefit analysis is applied which ensures efficiency, while allowing for the pecuniary and technological externalities that exist ... -
The Attitudes of Volunteer Leaders in Cecil, Harford and Kent Counties, Maryland Toward Involvement of Handicapped in 4-H Programs
(1982)The purpose of this exploratory study was to determine if volunteer 4-H leaders in Cecil, Harford, and Kent Counties in Maryland were receptive towards involvement of handicapped youth in 4-H programs and if training ... -
THE ECONOMICS OF AGRICULTURAL LABOR EXCHANGE WITH EVIDENCE FROM INDONESIA
(2004-03-02)In agricultural labor exchange, farmers temporarily pool their labor into teams and complete a task on each team member's plot in succession. Labor time is exchanged between team members under strict reciprocity and without ... -
Using Tontines to Finance Public Goods: Experimental Evidence
(2004-04-20)Relying upon voluntary contributions for public goods provision generally results in the under-provision of the good relative to first-best levels due to the free-rider problem. Taxation/allocation schemes have been ... -
Tenure Security, Land Markets, and Household Income: Procede and the Impact of the 1992 Reform in Mexico
(2004-04-27)In 1992, the Salinas administration launched a major reform liberalizing several aspects of Mexico's ejido sector. The reform is to be understood as a major effort at introducing and enforcing clearly defined property ... -
A GENERAL MODEL OF BARRIER ISLAND EROSION MANAGEMENTWITH APPLICATION TO OPTIMAL RESPONSE UNDER SEA LEVEL RISE
(2004-04-29)This dissertation lays out a conceptual model for managing beach erosion on barrier islands. Households affected by erosion management are identified as beach visitors and coastal homeowners. The returns from beach quality ... -
Learning-by-Doing and Contracts in New Agricultural Industries
(2004-05-24)The dissertation develops a theoretical model to examine the effects of limited liability contracting on learning-by-doing and capital investment within a new agricultural industry. The theoretical model applies to many ... -
A Least-Cost Mechanism to Achieve Agricultural Income and Conservation Targets under Asymmetric Information
(2004-11-23)Two policy goals dominate United States' agricultural programs: voluntary land retirement for environmental purposes and countercyclical income support. Traditionally, these goals have been pursued with separate policies. ... -
Public intervention and household behavior.
(2005-02-09)How does the distribution of power within the household affect the nutrition of its members? In 1998, the largest social program in rural Mexico (PROGRESA) designed a random experiment for the purpose of evaluation. ... -
ON THE EVALUATION OF CONSERVATION COST-SHARING PROGRAMS. AN APPLICATION OF A MONTE CARLO EM ALGORITHM
(2005-06-22)The 2002 Farm Bill has placed a great emphasis on programs cost-sharing the adoption of conservation practices on working land. Empirical evaluation of these programs, however, has received little attention. Reasons ... -
Essays in Natural Resource Economics
(2005-07-28)Allocation decisions in many natural resource markets are governed by mechanisms designed to alleviate information asymmetries and other types of market imperfections. For example, the crew in most commercial fisheries ... -
Valuing Climate Amenities In Brazil Using A Hedonic Pricing Framework
(2005-08-04)In this dissertation, I measure the amenity value of climate in Brazil. The value is useful for the measurement of one consequence of greenhouse gas emissions, climate change. A basic hedonic framework shows that ... -
USING PREDICTED MARKET VALUES FOR ECOLOGICALLY VALUABLE NATURAL LANDS IN LAND PRESERVATION PROGRAM OPTIMAL TARGETING SCHEME: APPLICATION TO MARYLAND'S GREENPRINT PROGRAM
(2005-08-10)Thirty-eight U.S. states have programs to preserve land with ecological value yet few consider land acquisition costs in their selection criteria although targeting could improve the efficiency of these programs. To ... -
Renewable Resources as a Factor of Production in International Trade
(2005-11-04)This work provides an extensive review of the literature on trade and environmental issues that has been growing since the early 1990s. The gaps in this literature are identified and generalizations are provided from results ... -
The Impact of the Washington Metro on Development Patterns
(2005-12-05)It is a tenet of urban planning that transportation networks help shape the spatial configuration of cities. In the case of heavy rail systems, a common belief is that building a subway system will promote employment and ... -
Factors Affecting Agricultural Expansion in Forest Reserves of Thailand: The Role of Population and Roads
(2006-04-27)In this dissertation, I examine the role of population and transportation costs in determining agricultural expansion in 670 villages located in Forest Reserves of Thailand, over the period 1986-1996. Specifically, I examine ... -
Self-regulation, productivity, and nonlinear pricing. Three essays on quality production in agricultural markets
(2006-05-16)In this dissertation I analyze the quality choices of a group of producers. In the first essay I use mechanism design to study the interaction of asymmetric information and the democratic process in the quality choices of ... -
Essays in Behavioral and Experimental Economics
(2006-05-18)Behavioral economics aims to provide more realistic psychological foundations for economic models. Experimental methods can contribute to this effort by providing the ability to identify causal processes and motivations ... -
Methodology and Estimation of the Welfare Impact of Energy Reforms on Households in Azerbaijan
(2006-06-07)This dissertation develops a new approach that enables policy-makers to analyze welfare gains from improvements in the quality of infrastructure services in developing countries where data are limited and supply is subject ...