Browsing by Author "Hite, Diane"

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Adoption of Soil Conservation Practices and Farmers’ Willingness to Pay for Soil Testing in Northern Haiti

Kokoye, Senakpon (2017-01-27)

This dissertation is organized in three chapters that deal with issues on agricultural development in Haiti. The first chapter presents results from adoption of soil conservation practices in Northern Haiti. Using data ...

Consumption and Welfare Effects of Taxes on "Sin"

Reeder, Ryan (2011-04-12)

An Indirect Translog System and Linear Expenditure System are applied to Consumer Expenditure Survey data to estimate the effects of “sin taxes” on tobacco, alcohol, and food consumed away from home. Own-price elasticities ...

Credit Delivery Analyses and Climate Impact Issues: The Case of Ghana and Southeastern US

Quaye, Frederick Murdoch (2015-07-22)

The first paper examines the impact of the microfinance sector on small/ micro enterprises in Ghana. The study uses 2007 BEEPS data and employs the financing constraints approach to study if the presence of microfinance ...

Crop Yield Response to Drought in Alabama

Kreps, Tyler (2009-08-06)

A model was used to estimate crop yield response to drought in Alabama for corn, cotton, hay, peanuts, and soybeans. The analysis includes Alabama County level data for crop yields and weather variables for the years ...

Economic and Econometric Evaluation of the Turkish Labor Market

Guneysu Atasoy, Filiz (2017-07-06)

This dissertation is organized in three chapters that deal with issues on labor market changes in Turkey. The first chapter estimates how historical internal migration impacted the gender pay gap in the Turkish Labor Market ...

Economic Impact of Recreational Angler Visitation to Lake Guntersville, Alabama

McKee, Christopher (2013-08-22)

Recreational fishing in Alabama is a major revenue source for communities surrounding popular fishing destinations as well as a source of tax revenue for local, regional, and state governments. Statewide economic data on ...

Economic Impact of Recreational Angling on Reservoir and Tailrace Sections of Millers Ferry Reservoir, Alabama

Gratz, Steven (2017-04-17)

Recreational fishing creates a large source of income within the state of Alabama through both direct sales for local communities and taxes. Knowing how much and where anglers spend money fishing specific destinations ...

Economic Impact of Striped Bass Angler Visitation at Lewis Smith Lake, Alabama

Lothrop, Ryan (2012-04-09)

Recreational fishing for black bass (largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides and Alabama bass M. henshalli) and stocked striped bass Morone saxatilis are popular activities at Lewis Smith Lake, Alabama. The objective of the ...

Economic Value of the Tournament Black Bass Fishery on Lake Guntersville, Alabama

Snellings, Patrick (2015-05-08)

Lake Guntersville is one of the most renown black bass fisheries in the United States and as such attracts many tournaments of various sizes and competition levels. This study attempted to quantify the economic impact of ...

The Economics of Film Distribution

Byrd, William (2010-10-26)

The film industry, namely Hollywood, is characterized by a pattern of large budget releases during what may be termed peak seasons. The peak seasons are centered on holidays, when demand is high, which in turn leads to ...

The Economics of Quality in the Specialty Coffee Industry: Insights from the Cup of Excellence Programs

Wilson, Adam (2012-04-17)

This study estimates price determinants for specialty green coffee auctions using records from the 2004-2010 Cup of Excellence programs hosted by the Alliance for Coffee Excellence. Similar to a paper by Donnet et al. ...

The Economics of Water and Land Resource Use

Ojumu, Oluwagbemiga (2009-12-17)

Natural resource economics deals with the supply, demand, and the management of the earth’s natural resources. It brings together different broad areas in human economics, earth science, and natural ecosystems to create ...

Essays on Applied Resource Economics Using Bioeconomic Optimization Models

Affuso, Ermanno (2011-11-30)

With rising demographic growth, there is increasing interest in analytical studies that assess alternative policies to provide an optimal allocation of scarce natural resources while ensuring environmental sustainability. ...

Essays on the Profitability of Winter Farming Enterprises

Anand, Manik (2010-12-08)

Cover crops can boost soil productivity as they increase soil organic carbon levels, improve water infiltration and reduce soil erosion. In addition to the agronomic and environmental benefits, they can also provide ...

Evaluating the Competitiveness of US Agricultural Market Commodities

Kagochi, John (2007-08-15)

This dissertation is organized into three different topics in the field of international trade and economics that look at the competitiveness of US agricultural export commodities using different economic models and ...

An Evaluation of the Effects of the Housing Bubble on Consumer Preferences in the Housing Market: A Hedonic Pricing Model

Blair, Robert (2010-11-17)

The purpose of this thesis is to examine the effects of the recent housing bubble on consumer preferences across the entire United States along with individual census regions. A hedonic pricing model is used to analyze ...