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Time-Varying Estimation of Crop Insurance Program in Altering North Dakota Farm Economic Structure
(North Dakota State University, 2008)
This study examines how federal farm policies, specifically crop Insurance, have affected the farm economic structure of North Dakota's agriculture sector. The system of derived input demand equations is estimated to ...
Evaluating the Role of Trade Openness and Trade Openness Risk on Agricultural Production Efficiency: An Empirical Analysis of Sub-Saharan African Countries
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
The impacts of trade openness and trade openness risk on the technical efficiency of agricultural production were examined using an extended stochastic frontier analysis econometric model. This model simultaneously estimates ...
Offsetting Behavior and the Benefits of Food Safety Policies in Vegetable Preparation and Consumption
(North Dakota State University, 2007)
Foodbome disease outbreaks have a tremendous impact on society, including foodbome illnesses, hospitalizations, lost work time, and deaths. These food-safety events have a significant influence in shaping consumers' ...
An Econometric Analysis of Cost Changes in U.S. Trucking and the Implications of Implementing the NAFTA Trucking Provisions
(North Dakota State University, 2007)
The United States trucking industry underwent deregulation starting in 1980. There was much opposition to the process in fears that trucking companies would be adversely affected by increased competition. There were also ...
An Empirical Analysis of U.S. Foreign Direct Investment and Exports of Processed Food Industries
(North Dakota State University, 2006)
This study examined the determinants of U.S. foreign direct investment (FDI) and exports of processed food. This study also examined the impact of U.S. FDI on U.S. exports on processed food. FDI and export models used for ...
Food Away from Home Consumption in Urban China: Household Composition and Dining Location Effects
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
China has experienced dramatic changes in food industry in the last three decades, with demographics changed substantially as well. Households are becoming smaller and are expected to age soon. Overweight and obesity have ...
Impact of Economic, Political, and Socio-Demographic Factors on the Parliamentary Election Outcomes in Central and Eastern European Countries
(North Dakota State University, 2008)
This study determines how economic, political, and socio-demographic factors impact the parliamentary election outcomes in central and eastern European countries in transition period. A one-way fixed-effect method has been ...
Robust Capital Asset Pricing Model Estimation through Cross-Validation
(North Dakota State University, 2018)
Limitations of Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) continue to present inconsistent empirical results despite its rm mathematical foundations provided in recent studies. In this thesis, we examine how estimation errors of ...
Switching Options: The Value of Flexibility Provided by Geographical Diversification
(North Dakota State University, 2014)
The thesis develops a Monte Carlo simulation model with real options to value agricultural-commodity-trading firms' physical assets in relation to their existing networks of physical assets. The option value measured is ...
Developing a Model to Value Germplasm Using Real Options
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
With many varieties of germplasm being developed, it is imperative to the industry that firms decide on a valuation method. This need to include looking at traits of the germplasm, the risk and uncertainty of expected ...