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The impact of external knowledge on patent production among SBIR winners
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
highlights the economic significance of the type of external knowledge sourced by a particular firm....
Econometric methods for improved measures of financial risk
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
the financial economics literature about the relative importance of the VaR flaws (e.g., subadditivity) and probability model specification errors in risk measurement under Extreme Value Theory. In particular, we use the peaks-over-threshold method based...
Spatial econometric analysis of highway and regional economy in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
The dissertation consists of four chapters: first, highway and economic development; second, spatial effects of highways and employment in Missouri; third, highway and industrial establishment in Missouri; finally, simultaneous spatial model...
An assessment of the impact of landscape soil, government programs and crop insurance on the profitability of perennial grass cropping systems grown for bioenergy
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
Cellulosic biomass is among the most promising alternatives to fossil fuels being considered in Missouri. In order to become a viable energy source, there needs to be a reliable supply of cellulosic material. Miscanthus, ...
How do Brazil's mandated blending requirement and world crude oil price affect international markets
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
In recent years, more and more countries and areas have become increasingly concerned with environmental problems, and energy independence goals as a result of the high crude oil price. In this context, biofuels are widely ...
Framing public health disaster : Chinese newspaper coverage of the contaminated milk powder affair
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This study explores how the news environment might affect the news framing of public health disasters. Specifically, it examines the coverage of the 2008 Chinese milk disaster...
Towards a deconstructive ethics : an economic sacrifice and the logic of the gift
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
This thesis argues that deconstruction as a practice has been, from its inception, inherently ethical, focusing in particular on Derrida's reading of the gift. Deconstruction, insofar as it remains committed to interrogating ...
How monetary policy influences the lending to small business : an empirical study on relationship banking using a Korean bank data set
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
This study examines the influence of the monetary policy on bank lending to small business in Korea using a unique loan panel data set of firms. We analyze the dynamics of monetary policy transmission in an environment of ...
Corporate social responsibility in the wood products industry : a consumer perspective
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
responsibilities compared with economic and philanthropic responsibilities. U.S. consumers' desire of economic responsibilities was higher than philanthropic responsibilities while Chinese consumers had lower level of desire toward economic responsibilities...
Media coverage of the new economy
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
The late 1990's represented a time of unprecedented economic growth. However, the economic bubble ultimately burst and the nation entered into a recession. Following the crash, there was speculation that the media were responsible irresponsible...
Causes of domestic terrorism: 1970-2010
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
's Global Terrorism Database. Economic, political, systemic, and social structural determinants were tested with a negative binomial regression on 194 states between 1970 and 2010. Results suggested an inverse U relationship between wealth and the incidence...
Cost-benefit analysis of multisystemic therapy for serious and violent juvenile offenders and their siblings
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
This study investigated the economic benefits of an intensive family-based treatment (multisystemic therapy, MST) versus individual therapy (IT) using arrest data from 25-year follow-ups of referred serious and violent juvenile offenders (n = 176...
Evaluation of herbicide programs for the management of glyphosate-resistant giant ragweed in soybean
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
-plant (PREPLT) followed by (fb) 2-pass post-emergence (POST) herbicide programs in GR and glufosinate-resistant soybean on GR giant ragweed density, soybean yield, and net economic return. Results from this research indicate that POST applications to smaller...
The impact of the Chinese air cargo hub project on the business climate of St. Louis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
In 2007, business and civic leaders in St. Louis approached the Chinese government with a proposal called the "Big Idea", which called for the creation of an air cargo hub at St. Louis Lambert International Airport. Using ...
Precast prestressed bridge approach slab : cost effective designs
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
. The two suggested alternatives are also effective for rapid replacement/repair operations on bridge approach slabs. A life cycle analysis (LCCA) was completed to study comparative costs for urban and rural traffic patterns and to investigate the economic...
The federalist frontier : early American political development in the old northwest
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
trade factories, and on economic policies, this dissertation argues that the United States government left indelible marks throughout the civil society and politics of the region. Federalists also survived in Ohio much longer than it did elsewhere (as...
Crisis, conflict, and consumption : case studies of the politics and culture of neoliberalization in urban responses to global economic transformations
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
Urbanization in the United States since the 1980s has proceeded in an environment dominated by neoliberal policy. With provisions including federal devolution that places the burden of service provision at the local level, ...
Continuing inequity : the conveyance of white supremacy in the education policy speeches of President Barack Obama
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
and practice by constructing education in a neoliberal frame. With his promotion of school choice, quantifiable teacher quality, academic excellence, and the promotion of education as an economic imperative, President Obama maintains the neoliberal hegemony...
Three essays on healthcare access and efficiency
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This dissertation is composed of three papers relating to healthcare access and efficiency. Focus of the first paper is to develop a gravity-based ...
A structural model of the international coffee sector : an econometric investigation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
The primary objective of this research was to build an econometric model of the international coffee sector that could be used to simulate alternative scenarios including macroeconomic changes, potential technological ...