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The impact of school characteristics on return migration
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Brain drain, the out-migration of the college educated especially from rural areas, poses a serious threat to the economic viability of many rural ...
Exploring the relationships between livelihood dimensions and socio-ecological resilience in the Bolivian altiplano
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
Households in the Bolivian Altiplano construct their livelihood strategies in a system marked by changing climate and volatile social systems. The strategies that they choose must work to decrease the household's vulnerability ...
Political economy, political entrepreneurship and biofuels regulation in the US
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
This paper draws on theories of regulation from the political entrepreneurship and political economy fields to explore the dynamics of the US biofuels market. The conducted case study addresses questions regarding the life ...
Comparing the impacts of biofuels using survey and non-survey data
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
This paper utilizes survey data to compare several non-survey methods of modeling the economic impacts of biofuels plants. It examines differences in the input coefficients derived from the survey versus the trade coefficients ...
Three essays on location aspects in biotechnology entrepreneurship
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
Mainly due to the potential of knowledge spillovers facilitated by spatial proximity biotechnology firms may benefit from the spatial collocation of similar firms so that they increase their venture capital funds. Essay 1 ...
The role of bridging and linking social capital in household wealth: a case study of two livelihoods in Treasure Beach, Jamaica
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
The Caribbean is a developing region of the world that has struggled to overcome corrupt governmental programs and agencies. Poverty and crime are commonplace, and a strong distrust of government is often present. With ...
The impact of Wal-Mart on the rural retail wage
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
This study uses panel data to test the impact of Wal-Mart on the rural retail wage. There are observations from 2,986 counties in the contiguous United States from 1990-2005. Previous studies have reported mixed findings ...
Technical analysis of evolving farm organization
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
In the 20th century, some farm organizations have evolved to include more separation of ownership and control, formality, and complexity. We examine propositions of existing theory on the effects to farm success and farm ...
A case of uncertainty in the vertical integration decision
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Since the 1970s, sugar beet processors in the United States have undergone a shift from investor-owned firms to producer-owned firms. In 1970, all nine ...
Three essays on economic growth and the environment: A comparative analysis of developed and developing countries
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
The effect of organizational structure on firm first day underpricing, long-term performance : evidence from U.S. biotech initial public offerings from 1996 to 2004
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This paper investigates the effect of organizational structure on firm first-day return (underpricing), and long-term performance. Using 206 United ...
Estimating U.S. consumer beef demand differentiated by USDA quality grades
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
A historically low U.S. cattle inventory combined with record cattle prices create potential for herd expansion. Many in the livestock industry are discussing the need to restructure beef production and debating over what ...
A Study of Innovation and Patenting in the Life Sciences
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
Three essays on rice markets and policies in southeast Asia with a focus on rice consumption patterns in Vietnam
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
Three essays on intellectual property rights and agricultural change in Africa
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This dissertation consists of three essays that lie at the intersection of intellectual property rights (IPRs) and agricultural development in Africa. ...
The firm, uncertainty, and entrepreneurship
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Uncertainty provides entrepreneurs with profit opportunity and, also, dissipates the opportunity. Therefore, entrepreneurs have intention to utilize ...
Three essays on Black Sea grain markets
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
Russia and Ukraine (often referred to as the Black Sea region) have recently emerged as major world grain exporters. Just in the 2011/12 marketing year, according to the USDA (2013) they were among the top ten global ...
Specialization and the firm
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
This dissertation investigates the causes of integration in the market, especially as pertains to specialized exchange economies with intensive resource heterogeneity. While the transaction cost theories of the firm are ...
Expanding our understanding of effective entrepreneurship and leadership processes : an application to the wine sector
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
The recent economic recession in the U.S. and in the E.U. is enhancing entrepreneurship processes around the world. Old forms of production are becoming obsolete along with old ways of organizing the economy and society. ...
The economic and performance impact of technology adoption
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
Since first commercialized in 1996, biotech corn has experienced rapid adoption. By 2010 over 75% of the corn planted area in the United States, Canada, Argentina, Brazil, South Africa, and the Philippines was planted with ...