Browsing by Author "Leatham, David J."
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Choi, Chul (2010-10-12)This dissertation is concerned with (i) how to model an agricultural market, (ii) how to analyze the impacts of a certain event (i.e. animal disease outbreak) on the market, and (iii) what are the relationships between ...
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Chong, Hogun (Texas A&M University, 2004-09-30)This research explored the causal relationships among strategies, corporate structure, and performance of the largest U.S. non-financial firms using Directed Acyclic Graphs (DAGs). Corporate strategies and structure have ...
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Deaton, Brian D. (2013-11-27)A combination of time series models and causal search algorithms is applied to the foreign exchange markets to find causal linkages between the six most widely traded currencies (Australian dollar, Canadian dollar, euro, ...
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Kwon, Dae-Heum (2009-05-15)This study proposes one plausible procedure to address two methodological issues, which are common in micro- and macro- econometric analyses, for the full realization of research potential brought by recently available ...
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Seo, Sangtaek (Texas A&M University, 2006-04-12)Agricultural producers face uncertain agricultural production and market conditions. Much of the uncertainty faced by agricultural producers cannot be controlled by the producer, but can be managed. Several risk management ...
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Sanchez Bizot, Gustavo (Texas A&M University, 2006-08-16)Endogenous tariff formation has been the subject of theoretical studies that attempt to determine the fundamental economic variables that influence the structure of industry protection implemented by international trade ...
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Gabriel, Casillas Olvera, (Texas A&M University, 2004-11-15)Monetary policy has been given either too many positive attributes or, in contrast, only economy-disturbing features. Central banks must take into account a wide variety of factors to achieve a proper characterization of ...
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Gao, Chen (2020-03-27)Quantitative methods, including Econometrics, Stochastic Simulation and Classifications with Statistical Machine Learning, are widely used in financial markets and applied economics studies. In this dissertation I investigate ...
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Kim, Jin Woong (Texas A&M University, 2006-10-30)In this dissertation, three related issues of building empirical time series models for financial markets are investigated with respect to contemporaneous causality, dynamics, and structural change. In the first essay, ...
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Choi, Hankyeung (2012-10-19)In this dissertation, three related issues concerning empirical time series models for energy financial markets and the stock market were investigated. The purpose of this dissertation was to analyze the interdependence ...
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Larsen, Ryan A. (2012-10-19)Measuring, modeling, and managing risk has always been an important task for researchers. Many of the traditional assumptions relied on in risk research, such as the assumption of normality and single period optimization, ...
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Arunanondchai, Panit (2020-04-10)This dissertation consists of three stand-alone studies concerning applications of optimization modeling in agricultural policy evaluation and applications of copula when considering the tail risk in the energy commodity ...
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Qin, Xiaoyan (2012-07-16)This dissertation investigates the pricing behaviors of two major energy commodities, U.S. natural gas and crude oil, using times series models. It examines the relationships between U.S. natural gas price variations and ...
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Zohrabyan, Tatevik (2009-05-15)Financial market and its various components are currently in turmoil. Many large corporations are devising new ways to overcome the current market instability. Consequently, any study fostering the understanding of financial ...
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Crane, Laurence M. (Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1992)Capital accumulation in American agriculture has undergone an evolution over the last century. The increasing substitution of capital for labor, new technologies, and global product and financial markets, have made it more ...
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Fraire Dominguez, Francisco (2011-02-22)Models of strategic behavior are usually too complex to conduct large scale analyses, and frequently rely on accurate descriptions of the strategic environment, or unrealistic assumptions which render empirical studies ...
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Integrated forecasting analysis for comprehensive urban planning using vector autoregressive model Yoo, Jae Yoon (Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1992)Many urban problems are attributed to inappropriate comprehensive planning which fails to account for the dynamic and inter-related nature of urban activities in its forecasts. While many studies have attempted to integrate ...
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Dharmasena, Kalu Arachchillage Senarath Dhananjaya Bandara (Texas A&M University, 2004-09-30)In this thesis we study three basic issues related to international black tea markets: Are black tea markets integrated? Where is the price of black tea discovered? Are there leaders and followers in black tea markets? We ...
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Adair, Ann Laing (Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1987)The objective of this study was to specify the linkage between the federal government and the farm sector in the U.S. economy. The farm sector is the recipient of federal monies under legislated price and income support ...
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Hagerman, Amy D. (Texas A&M University, 2006-04-12)Agricultural cooperatives are a unique form of business whose performance is tied closely to the financial health of their farmer members. The changing business environment in Texas and other parts of the Midwest has put ...