Browsing 2021 Theses (MU) by Thesis Department "Agricultural economics (MU)"
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An applied economic analysis of the demand for pork primal cuts
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)This study estimates domestic disappearance equations for the six main pork primal cuts (belly, butt, ham, loin, picnic, and rib) to determine the own-price, cross-price, and income elasticities for each cut. These equations ... -
Eat MO beef : effects of regional labeling on Missouri consumers' beef preferences
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)With recent activity suggesting a desire to increase Missouri's meat processing capacity, it is necessary to provide consumer data for industry consideration. The objective of this research is to empirically measure Missouri ... -
Effects of partially decoupled payments on production decisions and their relation to farmers' demographics
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)This thesis examines how farmers' production decisions are affected by policy scenarios involving a base acreage update, an increase in Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) payments, and an increase ... -
How distributed energy resources and dynamic pricing interact to modify residential electricity loads
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)In this paper, we develop a model to analyze the effects of different electricity pricing regimes on the consumption decisions of consumers with installed solar photovoltaic generation assets under different asset ... -
Insights for rural health care provider retention : a quantitative survey analysis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)Due to rural health disparities and an uneven distribution of health providers across the rural urban continuum, retaining the existing rural health care provider workforce may be an important strategy to maintain existing ... -
Nudging meat eaters towards plant-based meat alternatives : an online supermarket experiment
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)We implement a non-hypothetical online grocery shopping experiment to study the impact of health and environment related information nudges on consumers' purchases of meat and plant-based meat alternatives. More specifically, ... -
Understanding how violence impacts rural mexico: a cross sectional analysis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)Violence has negative impacts on the wellbeing of civilians, but it specifically has a stronger impact on the rural poor. In Mexico, the rural poor are often ignored in academic research and in policies that address violence, ...