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Economic Benefits of the Recycling Industry in Missouri
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2005)
The recycling, remanufacturing, and reuse industry (RRR) plays an important role in Missouri by reducing the use of raw natural resources and by reducing energy consumption. Recycling activities also provide important economic benefits beyond...
Profile of Missouri's Farms and Farmers
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2005)
Missouri is home to approximately 158,000 farm operators and more than 106,000 farms. The agricultural industry is an important part of the Missouri economy; in 2002 total Missouri agricultural sales were approximately 5 ...
Combined Sewer Overflows in Missouri: Costs and Alternative Approaches
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2005)
of correcting the problems posed by CSOs is a daunting task that will force decisions affecting CSO communities economically and socially. Currently, the State of Missouri does not provide a regulatory framework for effectively addressing CSOs (See Report 27...
Missouri Recycling Economic Information Study
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2005)
, including vehicle batteries and tires, but recycling activities also produce economic benefits over and above environmental benefits. This study is designed to explore these economic benefits of recycling in the state of Missouri.
The study examined four...
Where Do Overweight Children Live?
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy., 2005)
Overweight status and obesity have increased dramatically among both adults and children in the past two decades (CDC 2003). While these increases have been well-documented, much less is known about how these outcomes vary ...
Missouri Micropolitan Areas: A Demographic Profile
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2005)
This brief examines how Missouri's recently
defined micropolitan counties compare to traditional metropolitan and rural areas of the state. This comparison is done by using several demographic categories including: population ...
Enhancing Missouri Traffic Safety with a Primary Enforcement Seat Belt Law
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2005)
, and the fatality rate per 100,000 persons was 21.6 in Missouri versus 14.6 for the national average and 7.18 in the safest state. Further, according to the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration, the economic cost of motor vehicle crashes in Missouri was $4...
Term Limits & Tenure in the Missouri General Assembly 2005
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2005)
The following report examines tenure and turnover in the Missouri General Assembly following the critical 2002 general election and the 2004 election. The 2002 election was the first since the decennial redistricting and ...
Combined Sewer Overflows: A Threat to Water Quality in Missouri
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2005)
Clean water is essential to the health and well being of humans and their environment. Pollution threatens surface waters and may make them unsafe for human use. Much of the pollution is from man made sources and, by law, ...
Transportation Equity Act: Adopting a Statewide Open Container Law in Missouri
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2005)
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 1,232 fatal vehicle crashes occurredin 2003 on Missouri's highways. Approximately 41 percent of these fatalities involved alcohol. These incidents ...
Missouri State and Local Open Container Laws
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2005)
In 1998, Congress and the President passed the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21), which aimed to encourage states to enact and enforce an open container law that prohibits possession of any open ...
Testing for the Presence of Financial Constraints in US Agricultural Cooperatives: An Investment Behaviour Approach
(Blackwell, 2005)
This study examines the presence of financial constraints in US agricultural cooperatives. We test the cooperative capital constraint hypothesis with a panel data econometric analysis of agricultural cooperatives' investment ...
State of the State on Drug Courts in Missouri
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2005)
Substance abuse is growing in the United States. In 2000 an estimated 6.5 percent of the population had a substance abuse problem, a proportion that increased to 7.3 percent by 2001 (SAMHSA, 2002). One result of increased ...
Missouri Medicaid Program: The A Graphical Profile
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2005)
This report provides a graphical summary of the Missouri Medicaid program. It is intended to provide background information of the policy issues being considered by the Missouri Medicaid Reform Commission. The report was ...
Market Structure in the US Electricity Industry: A Long-Term Perspective
(Elsevier, 2005-09)
We estimate changes in market structure in the US electric power industry during the last three decades using two independent approaches. First, we estimate an industry-wide conjectural-variations parameter. We find that ...
A big idea
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2005)
By breaking down barriers and hiring hungry, risk-taking researchers, the Food for the 21st Century program has helped change the way MU does science....
Reaching for answers
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2005)
From studying causes to treating cases, MU's autism experts extend their knowledge to children with the disorder and the families who care for them....
Lab to market
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2005)
Research starts with a problem. Entrepreneurship starts with a need. Through technology transfer, the two come together to create products that solve problems and fill needs.
Focus Groups on Infant Care Practices in Missouri
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2005)
The goal of this research project was to better understand how individuals, primarily low-income African-American parents in Missouri, make decisions on infant care
practices, specifically those focused around feeding and ...
An Extensive New Literature Concerning Low-Dose Effects of Bisphenol A Shows the Need for a New Risk Assessment
(National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 2005)
to hydrolysis, leaching of BPA has led to widespread human exposure. As of December 2004, there were 115 published in vivo studies concerning low-dose effects of BPA, and 94 of these report significant effects. In 31 publications with vertebrate and invertebrate...