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Determining Farmers’ Preferences for a Working Wetlands Program
(North Dakota State University, 2016)
Wetlands play important role in the ecosystem and are a link between land and water. This study investigates a voluntary working wetlands pilot program focusing on small, temporary and seasonal wetlands present on croplands. ...
Measures of Bank Performance, Liquidity Risk and Their Relationship with Farm Income Volatility
(North Dakota State University, 2016)
The objective of this paper is to analyze the impact of farm-level risk on bank
performance in the state of North Dakota. Farm-level risk has been quantified into a single
measure of the volatility of net farm income. ...
Effect of Abnormal Loan Growth on U.S. Credit Union Performance
(North Dakota State University, 2016)
This study examined the relationship between abnormally rapid loan growth and its impacts on U.S. credit union performance during 2007 – 2013. Three hypotheses were developed to test whether and how abnormal loan growth ...
Valuation of Licensing Agreements in Agriculture Biotechnology
(North Dakota State University, 2016)
As demand for agricultural commodities expands throughout the world, competitors are finding it advantageous to form strategic partnerships. Firms seek to collaborate in an organized effort to advance technology as quickly ...
Rail Car Trip Transit Time and the Effects on Grain Trading Company Profits
(North Dakota State University, 2016)
This examines the logistic process of a grain trading company, and how logistics affect profits. Trip transit time is the amount of times a shuttle train moves back and forth from an elevator and a destination. In the years ...
The Risks Associated with Barley Production in North Dakota
(North Dakota State University, 2016)
The market for barley has shifted from a demand for exports and livestock feed, to a demand for human food and alcohol production. Due to the crop qualities required for malting in the alcohol industry, barley is perceived ...
Comparative Analysis of the Profit Risk in the Cultivation of Energy Beet in North Dakota
(North Dakota State University, 2016)
Energy beet is a promising ethanol feedstock as it did not compromise the food security given it is not used as a food or feed. Although the technological and financial feasibility studies were available the risk of yield ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...