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Demand for meats in the United States--at the local and national level
(1983)
Most changes in quantity of meat demanded by U.S. consumers can be explained by changes in meat prices and in consumers' disposable income. Changes in consumer tastes and preferences are other factors that influence demand. ...
Antecedents of role conflict and role ambiguity in the National Park Service
(1980)
The purpose of this research was twofold: (1) to conduct a comprehensive study of the antecedents of role conflict and role ambiguity, and (2) to extend this research to public agencies managing natural resources, which ...
Present and future use of computers in high school programs of vocational agriculture in the United States as perceived by teachers of vocational agriculture
(1985)
The purpose of this study was to determine how teachers of vocational agriculture in high schools in the United States utilized computers and how they perceived computers should be used in the future. Five supporting ...
Hunting lease and characteristic demand : a conceptual and empirical hedonic-travel cost approach
(1989)
The growing need for recreational hunting has placed an increasing pressure on public land. Especially in Texas, where over 95% of the land is privately owned, lack of public deer range is well manifested. As a result, a ...
The substitutability of monetary assets : a variable preferences approach
(1986)
Measurement of the elasticity of substitution between financial assets is an important element in evaluating the role that the assets play in the economy. In this thesis, a price dependent utility function is used to examine ...
The training director : competencies for the future
(1980)
Preparing individuals for their roles at some future date using information from only the past or present seems inappropriate. The current literature did not reveal any research directed toward the future roles, responsibilities, ...
Cost of living index theory under endogenous preferences
(1983)
This dissertation is concerned with making various cost-of-living indexes under the assumption that the 'real' or the 'representative' consumer has price-dependent utility functions. Because the indifference map of ...
The effects of sunshine legislation on the collective bargaining process in public education as perceived by administrators, teachers, and labor relations specialists in seven states
(1983)
The specific intent of this inquiry was to ascertain the effects of sunshine legislation on the collective bargaining process in public education. The recency of sunshine legislation and the scarcity of current, relative ...
Effects of 1981 and 1982 tax legislation on conventional apartment investment through the corporate and partnership forms
(1983)
In August of 1981 the Economic Recovery Tax Act (ERTA) was signed into law. A purpose of ERTA was to enhance motivation for investment. In September of 1982 the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act (TEFRA) was signed ...
The Air Force Ranch Hand project in Southeast Asia : operations and consequences
(1984)
In 1961, the United States began an experiment in unconventional warfare which ultimately raised a storm of protest throughout the world and helped to destroy the credibility of an American government. Even after the ...