Browsing by Author "McCarl, Bruce"
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Agricultural Policy Analysis: Considering Policy Measure updating in Milk Pricing and Crop Insurance Seo, Hongseok (2015-06-11)This dissertation investigates the possibility of updating policy features to reflect more current data within the realm of policies related to milk pricing and crop insurance. Two policy settings are examined. First, the ...
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Ribera, Luis; Zenteno, Joaquin; McCarl, Bruce (2009-03-10)Agricultural producers may be able to increase their earnings by selling carbon credits to large carbon emitters. This publication explains the origins of the carbon market, the types of projects agriculturists can undertake, ...
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Sung Ju Cho; McCarl, Bruce (Scientific Reports, 2017)
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Bell, David (2012-02-14)Two broad surveys of community- level water consumption and pricing behavior are used to answer questions about water demand in a more flexible and dynamic context than is provided in the literature. Central themes of price ...
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An economic exploration of prevention versus response in animal related bioterrorism decision making Elbakidze, Levan (Texas A&M University, 2006-04-12)Animal disease outbreaks either through deliberate terroristic act or accidental introductions present a serious economic problem. This work concentrates on the economics of choosing strategies to mitigate possible ...
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Ahire, Amit Bapu (2023-08-02)Climate change is expected to increase the global temperature and alter water cycles, resulting in changes in crop yields. This expectation has motivated substantial research, and many economists have studied the complex ...
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Garcia, Trisha Margaret Paula (2018-08-09)The world‟s energy demand is increasing and all indications are that oil will be the leading energy supply for the foreseeable future. However, a significant amount of the world‟s „easy to produce oil‟, has been produced. ...
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Boadu, Fred; McCarl, Bruce; Gillig, Dhazn (Natural Resources Journal, 2007)
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Aisabokhae, Ruth 1980- (2012-12-05)Climate factors like precipitation and temperature, being closely intertwined with agriculture, make a changing climate a big concern for the entire human race and its basic survival. Adaptation to climate is a long-running ...
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Mallipeddi, Rakesh Reddy (2019-03-01)In this dissertation, I investigate operational issues in the context of online social networks and digital economy. The first essay analyzes the phenomenon of open technology in the context of resource allocation. In this ...
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Edwards, David Michael (Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1990)This dissertation deals with a firm level decision making process that involves the acquisition and use of information in a high volume credit scoring environment. A two stage model is developed to describe the choice a ...
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Impacts of Biofuel Production and Navigation Impediments on Agricultural Transportation and Markets Ahmedov, Zafarbek (2013-08-22)This study investigated the impacts of U.S. biofuel production and barge navigation impediments on agricultural transportation and markets. Both past and future impacts of U.S. biofuel production levels mandated by the ...
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Mu, Jianhong (2012-07-16)This dissertation examines issues related to avian influenza (AI) disease. This is done via three essays that individually examine: (1) the impacts of climate change on the probability and expected numbers of AI outbreaks ...
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Syam, Siddhartha Sankar (Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1994)The multiple supplier inventory grouping problem concerns the minimization of total logistics cost for a firm that has many suppliers. Each supplier may provide multiple items, subject to capacity limitations. Logistics ...
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Garoian, Lee (Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1989)The profitability of ranch operations are largely dependent on stochastic prices and range conditions. These variables are stochastic, but not entirely beyond the influence of ranchers. Current management decisions will ...
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Elms, Rene ̓Davina (2011-02-22)This work focused upon design and operation of biodiesel production facilities in support of the broader goal of developing a strategic approach to the development of biorefineries. Biodiesel production provided an appropriate ...
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Cormier, Benjamin R. (Texas A&M University, 2007-04-25)A bio-refinery is a processing facility that produces liquid transportation fuels and/or value-added chemicals and other products. Because of the dwindling resources and escalating prices of fossil fuels, there are emerging ...
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Zhu, En (2009-05-15)In 2005 the highest global surface temperature ever was recorded. A virtual consensus exists today among scientists that global warming is underway and that human greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are a significant cause. ...
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Lee, Yuan-Yao (2019-03-06)This study addresses optimal design and configuration of a supply chain for a lignocellulosic biorefinery. To do this, a comprehensive two-stage stochastic Mixed Integer Programming (MIP) model was developed and implemented ...
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Sherwell Cabello, Pablo (2009-06-02)Analyzing different aspects of the supply chain aids in understanding how firms behave, interact and respond within an industry. Some concepts used to carry out this analysis include asymmetric price transmission, event ...