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Hispanics Immigrants on the Fields: Is Discrimination a Barrier to Get Non-Agricultural Jobs?
(North Dakota State University, 2016)
This research presents evidence supporting the existence of differences in treatments received by Hispanics job-seekers on agricultural and non-agricultural labor markets found through an experimental labor market. Hispanics ...
Optimal Grain Production and Distribution in China
(North Dakota State University, 2006)
The objective of this study is to evaluate the configuration of China's grain production pattern and the implications for agricultural trade. A spatial equilibrium model is developed to optimize grain production and ...
The Effects of Ethanol Policy on Cattle Production
(North Dakota State University, 2009)
Corn-based ethanol production has increased dramatically in the past ten years, causing an increase in demand for corn by ethanol producers and an increase in production of ethanol by-products such as distillers' grains. ...
Soybean Quality and Market Factor Influence on North Dakota Origin Basis Values
(North Dakota State University, 2020)
In North Dakota, origin soybean basis values place risk on market participants involved with trading the commodity. Researchers study market factors that influence origin basis values in order to better understand basis ...
Hedging Default and Price Risks in Commodity Trading
(North Dakota State University, 2016)
Many risk factors exist in the commodity markets, especially those related to price and quantity. Recently, the risk of counterparty default has been increasing. The purpose of this study is to develop a portfolio-hedging ...
Trade in CRISPR/Gene-Edited Wheat: A Partial Equilibrium Analysis
(North Dakota State University, 2019)
Previous studies have analyzed how the adoption of genetically engineered or modified technologies have affected agricultural crops such as corn, soybeans, cotton, and barley without focusing on wheat. Also, given the ...
Understanding Changes in the Distribution of House Prices in Beijing, China
(North Dakota State University, 2016)
This thesis provides some evidences in understanding house price in Beijing. The rst
part examines appreciation rate of house price across the distribution from 2013 to 2015.
Similar temporal patterns of appreciation ...
Determinants for Biofuel Policies in the Americas
(North Dakota State University, 2017)
The biofuels market has been increasingly important due to the benefits they provide to society by giving an alternative to fossil fuels. In the Americas, many countries are using biofuel-related policies to incentivize ...
Effect of Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection on Airfares in the U.S. Domestic Airline Industry
(North Dakota State University, 2015)
I empirically examine the effects of bankruptcy protection (Chapter 11) on airfares in the U.S. domestic airline industry using cross sectional air tickets data from 2001:Q1 through 2012:Q4. A hedonic price model was ...
An Analysis of Financial Risk Measures within Agricultural Cooperatives
(North Dakota State University, 2017)
Agricultural Cooperatives have been facing times of low financial risk in the previous years. However, this is expected to change in the near future and controlling for financial risk will become an increasing concern. A ...