Browsing Agribusiness & Applied Economics Masters Papers by Title

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    • Case Studies in Farm Management 

      Jodock, Karl Nelson (North Dakota State University, 2006)
      Previous research on teaching methods in economics demonstrates the need for active learning. The use of case studies is one way to fill that need. Two case studies are developed; they can be used to give students experience ...

    • Economic Feasibility of Producing Ethanol from Dry Pea and Corn as Feedstock in North Dakota: A Risk Perspective 

      Goel, Abhishek (North Dakota State University, 2007)
      Dry pea has the potential to be an economical replacement for com in North Dakota ethanol plants. Dry pea costs of production are less than com because fewer purchased inputs are required and because dry pea offers a number ...

    • Globalization and Obesity 

      Liogier, Anais (North Dakota State University, 2010)
      Obesity has been growing around the world during the last few decades leading the World Health Organization to announce the global obesity epidemic. This study focuses on identifying the impacts of different economic and ...

    • Identifying Beneficial Attributes of Water Management Organizations 

      Kritsky, Craig Charles (North Dakota State University, 2007)
      Water Management Organizations (WMOs) have evolved from their inception in the early 1900s and continue to evolve today. Recently, WMOs have increased their awareness of water-quality and environmental issues. WMOs evolve ...

    • Impact of Federal Crop Insurance on North Dakota Agriculture Production Efficiency 

      Breker, Matthew John (North Dakota State University, 2017)
      This study examines the impact of three major policy shifts in federal crop insurance on North Dakota agriculture production efficiency. An empirical application of 53 counties in North Dakota from 1980 to 2014 indicates ...

    • The Impact of the African Growth and Opportunity Act on Sub-Sahara African Value-Added Agricultural Exports 

      Mwagura, Joseph (North Dakota State University, 2019)
      This thesis uses new measures of value added trade for agricultural exports which originate from Sub-Sahara African (SSA) countries and go to the United States of America (U.S.A.). First, the impact of the African Growth ...

    • Investigation of the International Food-Grade Soybean Market 

      Kim, Changmin (North Dakota State University, 2013)
      This study provides an overview of the international soybean market and takes a look at a case study of an exporter and their target markets, China, Japan, and South Korea. Then it estimates future soybean import demands ...

    • North Dakota College Students' Perceptions of GM and Organic 

      Anderson, Jon Charles (North Dakota State University, 2004)
      This research evaluates perceptions of genetically modified (GM) and organic food among North Dakota college students. Students responded to one of two survey instruments containing identical wording except for reference ...

    • Productivity Growth in the U.S. Trucking Industry 

      Condon, Steven (North Dakota State University, 2008)
      The performance of the trucking industry is very important to the economy given that it moves nearly 70 percent of the nation's freight (Tall et al. 2005). The more efficient and productive trucking fins are, the less the ...

    • Rice Variety Choice and Subsidy Effects on Market Share 

      Zwinger, Jeremy (North Dakota State University, 2021)
      The United States has been losing market share because the unintended consequences of policy decisions have influenced what rice to grow, rather than taking the signal directly from buyers. U.S. share of Mexican rice imports ...