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Dynamic economic evaluation of pest control strategies
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1972)
Two theoretical mathematical models which synthesize dynamic economic and ecological factors involved in pest control are constructed. These models can be used for the temporal evaluation of alternative insect pest control strategies. One model...
Distribution of the tax burden
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1909)
Accepting income as a basis for taxation, we will examine the various methods of raising revenue for Federal, State, and local purposes and see how near, according to our standard of measure, they come to realize in practice ...
The development of the administration of public health and safety, Kansas City, Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1907)
As indicated by the title, this is a study of the development of administration in the field of Public Health and Safety in Kansas City. Mr. Fairlie in his Municipal Administration includes within this field Economic Regulations, Buildings, Police...
An essay on the idea and logic of agricultural economics
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1977)
The idea and logic of agricultural economics is primarily concerned with determining what agricultural economists mean by the "science" of agricultural economics. What is the logic of "scientific discovery" in agricultural economics? What sort of a...
Identification of the Missouri public's perception of natural resource problems
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1974)
in the consideration of potential public goods and services. This is not to suggest that past economic research is irrelevant but that the economic problems may be broader than what has been included in past economic models. Once it is recognized that "what...
Highway impacts on Ozark incomes and employment
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1970)
Introduction and problem review: Confronted by depressed economic and social conditions of extensive regions within the United States, the Federal Government through its various agencies is waging "war on poverty." Many plans and strategies...
The economics of land disposal of municipal effluent
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1972)
"Objectives of the study: The study attempts to analyze the possibilities of utilizing wastewater for agricultural production, particularly involving the use of irrigation. Various economic questions concerning the economics of residuals will also...
The poverty of place : a comparative study of five rural counties in the Missouri Ozark
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1999)
to further the understanding of the dynamics driving this phenomenon or to discover what types of public policies are likely to be successful at breaking up these areas of persistent poverty. The existence of a five county group in the south central Missouri...
A feedlot beef cattle production function study with an economic analysis of corn-silage rations
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1971)
"The Problem and Objectives: The basic Impetus for this study is well summarized by Heady’s comment: Although economics deals quite largely with the maximization (profit, national product) or minimization (cost, resource outlay) of quantities...
The redistributive effects of construction grants resulting from Public Law 92-500 in EPA Region VII
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1975)
This study investigates the redistributive consequences of federal construction grants made for publicly owned wastewater treatment plants in EPA Region VII. This is accomplished by estimating the proportion of the benefits that accrue to each...
The Black community in Boone County, Missouri, 1850-1900
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1979)
members through sales and estate settlements, their efforts to maintain contact with each other, and their reunion with emancipation. The his¬torian is able to discuss the reactions of these people to freedom and their attempt to ameliorate their economic...
American socialism and syndicalism
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1913)
Another word with which we have to deal when studying the problems of industrial reform is "Syndicalism." As yet the word is but vaguely known and its connotation is still somewhat of a mystery to the general public. This new movement, which...
Technical response functions for corn -- an economic analysis of nitrogen fertilizer experiments
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1972)
"The main objective of this study is to estimate corn response functions for nitrogen and plant population using experimental data in three counties of Missouri. These response functions will be used in two ways: (a) to determine some economic...
An analysis of the agricultural base and potential in State Economic Area 2b in northeast Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1965)
Important changes have occurred since 1950 in the agriculture of the State Economic Area 2b, a sixteen county area in northeast Missouri. The changes have been induced by broad movements in economic and technological forces affecting the agriculture...
Decision making process of African farmers : a theoretical approach
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1973)
"The objectives and limitations: The objective of this dissertation is to derive an economic decision rule from the given set of underlying concepts of social organization of African societies. The small cultivator is used as an example...
The geography of Boone county : historical and economic geography
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1915)
This thesis discusses the geographical concerns of Boone County including its location, agriculture, economic dependencies, transportation capabilities, and people. The authors attempts to show correlation between the environment and the state...
Investor capital, taxes and the structure of cattle feeding
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1974)
in the late 1960's by merger of individual feedlots, offer equity investments of publicly-registered limited partnerships. This investment allows direct pass through of profits and losses to the investor's income tax account. In addition, cash accounting...
Early financial history of Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1904)
The financial history of Missouri properly begins with the history of the territory of which Missouri was, in the earliest time, a part. That territory, however, the field of attempted French colonization and of Spanish ...
Exhaustible resources and technological change in the United States agriculture, 1940-1969
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1973)
-Douglas (CD) production function due to its relative simplicity and its popularity in production economics literature. However the constant elasticity of substitution (CES) production function was selected to estimate the relationship between inputs and output...
Alternate methods of coordination for agricultural producers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1971)
"Every economic system must perform three basic functions; it must decide: (1) what goods and services will be produced; (2) how they are to be produced, that is, by whom, and with what resources and in what technological manner; and (3) for whom...