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Examining Integration, Efficiency and Technical Change in Chinese Pork Production
(North Dakota State University, 2021)
Pork has been the main protein source for the Chinese millennia. Though China is the largest pork producer in the world, multiple challenges hinder development of pork production and hence demand are difficult to satisfy. ...
Home Purchase Restriction Impact on House Prices
(North Dakota State University, 2021)
With the development of the economy, the real estate industry has increasingly become a major component of China's national economic growth. In this paper, I use a house sales transaction dataset collected from a publicly ...
Preferences of Tourists and Locals Toward Ecotourism Development on the Standing Rock Sioux Indian Reservation
(North Dakota State University, 2006)
Studies have shown that ecotourism is one of the fastest-growing sectors in the tourism market. To date, there has been very little systematic research focused on the general topic of ecotourism development on Indian ...
Effect of Contract Attribute Levels on Willingness to Participate in a Working Wetlands Program
(North Dakota State University, 2021)
Wetlands are an integral part of duck habitat in the Prairie Pothole Region, which covers three Canadian provinces and five U.S. states. They often overlap with cropland, creating issues for farmers. A program that provided ...
Natural Disasters, Institutions, and Economic Recovery: Effects of Hurricane Katrina
(North Dakota State University, 2022)
This study analyzes the effects of Hurricane Katrina on formal and informal institutions in Louisiana, Florida, and Mississippi to provide insights into the recovery trajectories of the states. I use the synthetic control ...
Real Options for Agriculture Technology: A Venture Capital Valuation Approach
(North Dakota State University, 2021)
For startups and young companies, there is significant uncertainty and managerial flexibility within a company’s business model, research and development (R&D) processes, and commercialization strategy. These characteristics ...
The United States and Brazil - Spatial and Logistical Interdependence for Soybean Shipments to China
(North Dakota State University, 2021)
Analyzing the United States/Brazil competition for market share of Chinese soybean imports requires a detailed, stochastic approach. Using data from 2013 to 2019, this thesis attempts to model and explain the change in ...
The Effect of Food Safety and Quality on the Consumption and Price of Meat in Beijing, China
(North Dakota State University, 2011)
China's economic success has helped it become one of the largest markets in the world. As a result, the demand for agricultural commodities in China has experienced a significant increase. Increasingly affluent Chinese ...
Intermarket Trading Strategies and Risk
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
The purpose of this thesis is to research methods that will be used to discover the profitability and risk of spatially arbitraging soybeans. A portfolio is used to analyze trading strategies, and the dependence measures ...
Grains, Trains and Aqua-Mobiles
(North Dakota State University, 2010)
Grain shippers are constantly faced with making merchandising and logistical decisions while trying to achieve a positive net margin. They have to decide how much grain to sell and when the most opportune time to do so ...