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Essays in International Trade: Cotton, Seafood, and Meat
(2018-11-26)
The dissertation consists of three essays as three chapters and it focuses on agricultural trade. Each essay studies a separate agricultural product and applies a different research method.
Chapter 1 applies a Muth-type ...
Essays of Forestry Investments in the US and Stumpage Market in the US South
(2007-05-15)
In 2005, nearly $30 billion of American forest land in the hands of institutional investors may suggest that timberland is a good portfolio diversifier. However, this statement may be overstated because forestry investments ...
Essays on Applied Econometrics
(2017-07-26)
This dissertation consists of three essays. The first essay analyzes the determinants of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the food products sector in Turkey. An Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) model which is ...
Essays on Applied Econometrics: Agriculture and Development
(2014-06-18)
This dissertation explores three topics on agriculture and development using different applied econometric techniques. In the first chapter, Non-linear regression models were used to estimate the effect of own and other ...
Essays on Applied International Economics and Finance
(2011-04-06)
Studies in international economics and finance have become increasingly important in understanding the ways economies are integrated. This dissertation comprises three essays on this topic. The first essay investigates ...
Essays on Applied Resource Economics Using Bioeconomic Optimization Models
(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 Banking and Housing
(2021-04-15)
In 1865, the first minority bank in the United States was established. Over time, banks owned or controlled by minorities have grown in number. Yet, one hundred and fifty years later, they still account for only 2.8 percent ...
Essays on Economic Growth, Population Growth, and Patent Policy
(2018-06-15)
Economic growth is defined as an increase in the production of goods and services over a specific period of time and is calculated as the percentage change of real gross domestic product (GDP) from one year to another. ...
Essays on Economic Policy and Consumer Sentiment
(2019-07-10)
To boost aggregate demand and create new jobs for the U.S. economy, the U.S. government enacted the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) during the recent Great Recession, one of the largest fiscal stimulus programs ...
Essays on Exploring the Value of Business Analytics in Health Care
(2016-05-04)
Although researchers and practitioners across various disciplines, including computer science, healthcare informatics, and clinical medicine have advocated that business analytics have tremendous benefits for healthcare ...
Essays on Farmer Consumption Choices, Beginning Farmers Credit Constraints and Exit
(2016-12-19)
The dissertation is divided into three chapters, the first concerning the choice of food
safety in Ghana, the second on Beginning farmer credit constraints, and the last on beginning
farmer survival.
Chapter 1 uses ...
Essays on Financial Institutions and Financial Stability
(2019-04-09)
This dissertation is composed of three essays related to financial institutions and financial stability. The first essay constructs a measure of integration among global banks and examines its impact on bank insolvencies ...
Essays on Financial Markets and Institutions
(2023-06-16)
This dissertation consists of three essays that focus on financial markets and institutions. Chapter 1 examines whether branches of banks in communities affected by natural disasters raise deposit rates to attract additional ...
Essays on Food and Agricultural Policy
(2006-12-15)
The study provides insight into the policy provisions that provide a safety net for low income families and agricultural producers in the United States. Private food assistance along with Food Stamp Program and Federal ...
Essays on Forecasting in Finance
(2021-07-22)
This dissertation is composed of three essays related to forecasting in various financial markets. The first essay reviews over 60 studies published from 2008 to 2021 that investigate the causes of the mortgage crisis ...
Essays on Forestry Products Industry: Sawmill Productivity and Industrial Timberland Ownership
(2006-05-15)
In this dissertation, two topics of forest products industry were investigated: inter-regional productivity comparison of sawmilling industries in the North America, and the relationship between industrial timberland ...
Essays on GCC Energy Economics and Saudi Arabia’s Economic Growth
(2016-12-12)
The first chapter analyzes the impact of energy subsidies on a select sample of nitrogen fertilizer producers in the Arabian Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region that disclose their financial statements. The paper estimates ...
Essays on International Timber Products Trade
(2017-04-27)
During the last decade, the production and trade of timber products have gone through rapid change due to the implementation of several new policies and regulations. Specifically, one of the world’s largest exporters of ...
Essays on International Trade and Finance: An Empirical Assessment of Food Safety and Banking Crises
(2017-12-11)
This dissertation is composed of three chapters examining how food policy and bilateral tariff affect international trade, and how 2007-2008 global banking crises influence MFIs performance. Chapter 1 explores the impact ...
Essays on International, Development and Environmental Economics
(2022-07-28)
This dissertation consists of three empirical essays in three chapters, which sheds light on select research questions on foreign inflows on the income inequality in low-income countries, the agricultural productivity of ...