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Dissertations, Theses and Plan B Papers—Search ResultsFound 166 entries matching your query. [ Search Again ] 2013Ariga, Joshua Essays on Farm Fertilizer Profitability and Demand.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
2013.
Major Professor: Thomas Jayne.
Satimanon, Thasanee Sustainable Attribute Valuation and Manufacturer’s Sustainable Product Launch Decision Making: An Egg Industry Case .
Ph.D. Dissertation,
2013.
Major Professor: Dave Weatherspoon.
Sindi, Julius Essays on Market Access through Collective Action: Analyses of Factors Affecting the Formation, Success, and Impact of Farmer Marketing Groups in Kenya.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
2013.
Major Professor: John Staatz.
Xia, Fang Do Legal Reforms in Favor of Women Improve their Economic and Political Outcomes? Evidence from India.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
2013.
Major Professor: Songqing Jin.
2012Burke, William Maize Production in Zambia and Regional Marketing: Input Productivity and Output Price Transmission.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
2012.
Major Professor: Thomas Jayne.
Carolan, Joseph Viability Assessment of Regional Biomass Pre?Processing Center Based Bioethanol Value Chains.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
2012.
Major Professor: Satish Joshi.
Hernandez-Barco, Ricardo Smallholders, Output and Input Markets, and Technology Adoption in Central America.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
2012.
Major Professor: Thomas Reardon.
Komarek, Timothy Three Essays in Regional Economic Development: Forecasting, Firm Sizes and Ethanol Plants.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
2012.
Major Professor: Scott Loveridge.
Melstrom, Richard Three Essays in Resource Economics: Protecting Non-Use Values through Ecosystem Management and Estimating Recreational Demand To Determine Use Values.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
2012.
Major Professor: Frank Lupi.
Reyes, Byron The Economic Impact of Improved Bean Varieties and Determinants of Market Participation: Evidence from Latin America and Angola.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
2012.
Major Professor: Richard Bernsten.
Wu, Feng Three Essays on Agricultural Price Volatility and the Linkages between Agricultural and Energy Markets.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
2012.
Major Professor: Robert Myers.
2011Katjiuongua, Hikuepi Essays on the EU Trade Policy Reforms and the Namibian Beef Sector.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
2011.
Major Professor: Dave Weatherspoon.
Kizito, Andrew The Structure, Conduct, and Performance of Agricultural Market Information Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
2011.
Major Professor: John Staatz.
Kumarappan, Subbu The Economic Prospects of Cellulosic Biomass for Biofuel Production.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
2011.
Major Professor: Satish Joshi.
Ma, Shan Supply and Demand for Ecosystem Services from Cropland in Michigan.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
2011.
Major Professor: Scott Swinton. Department 2011 Best Ph.D. Dissertation
Mason, Nicole Marketing Boards, Fertilizer Subsidies, Prices, & Smallholder Behavior: Modeling & Policy Implications for Zambia.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
2011.
Major Professor: Thomas Jayne.
Ricker-Gilbert, Jacob Household-Level Impacts of Fertilizer Subsidies in Malawi.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
2011.
Major Professor: Thomas Jayne.
Satriawan, Elan Essays on Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Public Health Progams on Child's Well-Being: Evidence from Indonesia Family Life Survey.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
2011.
Major Professor: Richard Bernsten.
Shanoyan, Aleksan External Facilitation of Sustainable Market Linkages in the Agri-Food Supply Chain: Evidence from the USDA Marketing Assistance Program in the Armenian Dairy and Vegetable Industries.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
2011.
Major Professor: Christopher Peterson.
2010Aralas, Sarma Essays in Trade and Environment: The Environmental Effects of Intraindustry Trade.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
2010.
Major Professor: John Hoehn.
Song, Feng Essays on Land Use Decisions for Energy Crop Production and the Effects of Subsidies under Uncertainty and Costly Reversibility.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
2010.
Major Professor: Scott Swinton. Department 2010 Best Ph.D. Dissertation Award
Xie, Fang Essays on the Bioeconomic Analysis of Wildlife and Livestock Disease Problems.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
2010.
Major Professor: Richard Horan.
2009Adanu, Dziwornu Essays in the Political Economy of Eminent Domain and Efficient Water Resource Management.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
2009.
Major Professor: John Hoehn.
Chaudhuri, Malika .
Ph.D. Dissertation,
2009.
Major Professor: Christopher Peterson.
Dentoni, Domenico Branding Agri-Food Products with Credence Attributes.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
2009.
Major Professor: Christopher Peterson. Department 2009 Best Ph.D. Dissertation
Hadrich, Joleen Essays on Nutrient Management Risk in Livestock Production: Citizen Environmental Complaints, Manure Hauling System Costs, and Animal Emission Taxes.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
2009.
Major Professor: Christopher Wolf.
Murekezi, Abdoul Essays on the Effects of Coffee Market Reforms, Supply Chains, and Income Improvement in Rwanda.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
2009.
Major Professor: Scott Loveridge.
Olynk, Nicole Agricultural Producer Responses to Changes in Consumer Demand for Production Process Attributes.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
2009.
Major Professor: Christopher Wolf.
Wang, Honglin Social Learning and Parameter Uncertainty in Irreversible Investments and Partial Maximum Likelihood Estimation of a Spatial Probit Model.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
2009.
Major Professor: Thomas Reardon.
Young, George Case-Ready Meats: An Outsourcing Decision for Food Retailers.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
2009.
Major Professor: John Allen.
2008Gramig, Benjamin Essays on the Economics of Livestock Disease Management: On-Farm Biosecurity Adoption, Asymmetric Information in Policy Design, and Decentralized Bioeconomic Dynamics.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
2008.
Major Professor: Richard Horan. Department 2008 Best Ph.D. Dissertation
Kirimi, Lilian Wambui Essays on Disease-Related Working-Age Adult Mortality: Evidence from Rural Kenya.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
2008.
Major Professor: Thomas Jayne.
Mathenge, Mary Essays on Off-Farm Labor Market Participation, Farm Production Decisions and Household Economic Wellbeing: Empirical Evidence from Rural Kenya.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
2008.
Major Professor: David Tschirley.
Ragasa, Catherine Essays on Food Safety and Competitiveness in the Philippine Seafood Industry.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
2008.
Major Professor: Richard Bernsten.
Sidique, Shaufique Analyses of Recycling Behavior, Recycling Demand, and Effectiveness of Policies Promoting Recycling.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
2008.
Major Professor: Satish Joshi/Frank Lupi.
Xu, Zhiying Essays on Applied Production Analysis in Agriculture.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
2008.
Major Professor: Thomas Jayne.
2007Donnet, M. Laura Essays On Specialty Coffee Procurement.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
2007.
Major Professor: Allan Schmid.
Mazhangara, Edward The Economic Impact of Prime-Age Adult Mortality on Malawian Agricultural Households in the Era of HIV/AIDS.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
2007.
Major Professor: Scott Swinton.
Zhang, Wei Optimal Pest Management in the Presence of Natural Pest Control Services.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
2007.
Major Professor: Richard Horan/Scott Swinton. AAEA 2008 Honorable Mention Ph.D. Dissertation; Department 2007 Best Ph.D. Dissertation
2006Balsevich, Fernando Essays on Producers’ Participation in, Access to, and Response to the Changing Nature of Dynamic Domestic Markets in Nicaragua and Costa Rica.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
2006.
Major Professor: Thomas Reardon.
Benfica, Rui An Analysis of Income Poverty Effects in Cash Cropping Economies in Rural Mozambique: Blending Econometric and Economy-Wide Models.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
2006.
Major Professor: David Tschirley.
Bopape, Lesiba Elias The Influence of Demand Model Selection on Household Welfare Estimates: An Application to South African Food Expenditures.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
2006.
Major Professor: Robert Myers. Department 2006 Best Ph.D. Dissertation
Chapoto, Antony The Impact of AIDS-Related Prime-Age Mortality on Rural Farm Households: Panel Survey Evidence from Zambia.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
2006.
Major Professor: Thomas Jayne.
Liu, Yanyan Papers on Agricultural Insurance and Farm Productivity.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
2006.
Major Professor: Robert Myers.
Nizalov, Denys Three Essays on Regional Economic Development and Local Determinants of Poverty.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
2006.
Major Professor: Scott Loveridge.
2005Labarta-Chávarri, Ricardo Essays on the Economic Evaluation of Integrated Pest Management Extension in Nicaragua.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
2005.
Major Professor: Scott Swinton.
Nyambane, Gerald Gesicho Omae The Dynamics of Agricultural Insurance and Consumption Smoothing.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
2005.
Major Professor: Robert Myers.
Okello, Julius Compliance with International Food Safety Standards: The Case of Green Bean Production in Kenyan Family Farms.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
2005.
Major Professor: Scott Swinton.
Punjabi, Meeta Integrating Econometric Analysis with Scenario Analysis for Forecasting in a Rapidly Changing Environment: Case Study of the U.S. Dry Bean Industry.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
2005.
Major Professor: Christopher Peterson.
Racevskis, Laila Public Preferences and Nonmarket Values for the Management of Forest Ecosystem Services.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
2005.
Major Professor: Frank Lupi.
2004Camara, Oumou M. The Impact of Seasonal Changes in Real Incomes and Relative Prices on Households Consumption Patterns in Bamako, Mali.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
2004.
Major Professor: John Staatz.
Mainville, Denise Yvonne Strategic Responses to Structural Change in Agrifood Markets: Essays on the Fresh Produce Market of São Paulo Brazil.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
2004.
Major Professor: Thomas Reardon.
Miklavcic, Pamela Riley Migrant Farm Labor in Michigan: An Analysis of Recent Trends in Supply and Demand, and Policy Implications.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
2004.
Major Professor: Richard Bernsten.
Muleta, Asfaw Negassa The Effects of Policy Changes on Spatial Grain Market Efficiency in Ethiopia.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
2004.
Major Professor: Robert Myers.
Neven, David Three Essays on the Rise of Supermarkets and Their Impact on Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Supply Chains in Kenya.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
2004.
Major Professor: Thomas Reardon.
Nouve, Kofi Impacts of Global Agricultural Trade Reforms and World Market Conditions on Welfare and Food Security in Mali: a CGE Assessment.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
2004.
Major Professor: John Staatz. Department 2005 Best Ph.D. Thesis
Tothova, Monika Truth Vs Beauty: Essays On Standards, Trade, And Agreements.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
2004.
Major Professor: David Schweikhardt. Department 2004 Best Ph.D. Dissertation
2003Gonzalez-Ramirez, Horacio Economic Evaluation of Bean-Research Investment in Mexico.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
2003.
Major Professor: Richard Bernsten.
Hadley, Gregg Lewis Factors Influencing Dairy Cattle Culling Decisions and their Economic Implications.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
2003.
Major Professor: Stephen Harsh.
Karanja, Daniel David The Impact of Maize Technologies on Income Distribution in Marginal and High Potential Regions of Kenya.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
2003.
Major Professor: Eric Crawford.
Kijima, Yoko Essays on Poverty, Inequality and Labor Market in India.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
2003.
Major Professor: Thomas Reardon/John Strauss.
Mather, David Len Essays On The Economic Impact Of Disease-Resistant Bean Research In Honduras.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
2003.
Major Professor: Richard Bernsten. Department 2003 Best Ph.D. Dissertation
Srivastava, Lorie The Effects Of Compliance Uncertainty On Flexible Environmental Performance Standards: Total Maximum Daily Loads In Michigan.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
2003.
Major Professor: Sandra Batie.
Wanzala, Maria Namakhoye An Economic Analysis of the Performance of the Fertilizer Subsector in the Maize Belt of Western Kenya.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
2003.
Major Professor: John Staatz.
2002Adhikari, Bishwa Bhakta Factors and Trends of Regional Shifts of Production: Analysis of the U.S. Pork Sector.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
2002.
Major Professor: Laura Cheney.
Arcenas, Agustin Farmer-led Soil Conservation Initiative in a Developing Country Setting: The Case of the Claveria Land Care Association in Claveria, Misamis Oriental, Philippines.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
2002.
Major Professor: Allan Schmid.
Deaton, Jr., Brady J. Hazards And Amenities: Examining The Benefits Of Hazardous Waste Clean-Up And Support For Farmland Preservation.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
2002.
Major Professor: Allan Schmid.
Naseem, Anwar Essays on Mixed Oligopoly and Agricultural R&D.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
2002.
Major Professor: Richard Bernsten.
Phillips, Cynthia A. Time Series Analysis of Famine Early Warning Systems in Mali.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
2002.
Major Professor: James Oehmke. Department 2002 Best Ph.D. Dissertation
Phillips, Jon C. The Production and Marketing of Differentiated Agricultural Products: Implications for Agribusiness Strategy.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
2002.
Major Professor: Christopher Peterson.
2001Chaudhury, Nazmul Efficiency And Productivity Of Nepalese Agriculture.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
2001.
Major Professor: Thomas Reardon.
Maumbe, Blessing Mukabeta Essays on the Economics of Cotton Production in Zimbabwe: Policy Implications for Technology Adoption, Farmer Health and Market Liberalization.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
2001.
Major Professor: Scott Swinton. Department 2001 Best Ph.D. Dissertation
Walker, William D. An Institutional Analysis of Environmental Self-Regulation.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
2001.
Major Professor: Sandra Batie.
2000Ahmed, Hiba Tree Essays on Water Service: A Case Study of the Residential Sector of Cairo.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
2000.
Major Professor: John Hoehn.
Camara, Youssouf Profitability of Cassava Production Systems in West Africa: A Comparative Analysis (Cote D'Ivoire, Chana and Nigeria).
Ph.D. Dissertation,
2000.
Major Professor: John Staatz.
Fitzpatrick, Ellen T. The impact of U.S.-Mexican economic integration on national and subsector competitiveness.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
2000.
Major Professor: John Staatz.
Mole, Paulo Nicua An Economic Analysis of Smallholder Cashew Development Opportunities and Linkages to Food Security in Mozambique's Northern Province of Nampula.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
2000.
Major Professor: Michael Weber.
Yamano, Takashi Food Aid's Effects on Household Behavior in Rural Ethiopia.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
2000.
Major Professor: Thomas Jayne/John Strauss.
Yanggen, David Russell Sustainable Agriculture and Deforestation in the Peruvian Amazon.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
2000.
Major Professor: Thomas Reardon.
1999Aldridge, Kimberly M. Predicting the Path of Grain Prices with Limited Data: A Case Study from Mali.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
1999.
Major Professor: John Staatz. Department 2000 Best Ph.D. Dissertation
Asuming-Brempong, Samuel Implications of Open Trade in West Africa for The Beef Sector: Evidence from Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire, Mali and Burkina Faso.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
1999.
Major Professor: John Staatz.
Diagana, Bocar Nene Essays on the Economics of Soil Nutrient Replenishment in Ecologically Fragile Regions of SubSaharan Africa: Evidence From Senegal.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
1999.
Major Professor: Thomas Reardon.
Govereh, Jones Impacts of Tsetse Control on Migration and Capital Accumulation: Zambezi Valley, Zimbabwe.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
1999.
Major Professor: Allan Schmid.
Kajisa, Kei Contract Theory and Its Applications to Groundwater Markets in India.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
1999.
Major Professor: Thomas Reardon.
Kambewa, Patrick Sawasawa Constraints and Opportunities to Expanding Legume Production: An Institutional and Economic Analysis of the Legume Seed Sector in Malawi.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
1999.
Major Professor: Richard Bernsten.
Lai, Jing-Yi Optimal Post-Harvest Grain Marketing Strategies in a Risky Market Environment.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
1999.
Major Professor: Robert Myers. Department 1999 Best Ph.D. Dissertation
Steffens, Karin M.J. Birder Preferences for Attributes of Birding Sites: A Binary-Choice Experiment.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
1999.
Major Professor: John Hoehn.
Stepanek, Julia Caley Lessons from Ethiopia's High-Input Technology Promotion Program: How the Organization of the Fertilizer Subsector Affects Maize Productivity.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
1999.
Major Professor: Thomas Jayne.
1998Begashaw, Getachew W. Determinants of Public Service Expenditures in Fast Growing Local Governments of Michigan.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
1998.
Major Professor: Allan Schmid.
Blend, Jeffrey Raymond Consumer Demand For Ecolabeled Apples.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
1998.
Major Professor: Eileen van Ravenswaay.
Gebremedhin, Berhanu The Economics of Soil Conservation in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
1998.
Major Professor: Carl Eicher.
Jansen, Heinz J. Induced Institutional Change in the Trade and Environment Debate: A Computable General Equilibrium Application to NAFTA with Endogenous Regulation Setting.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
1998.
Major Professor: Thomas Reardon. Department 1998 Best Ph.D. Dissertation
Kangasniemi, Jaakko People and Bananas on Steep Slopes: Agricultural Intensification and Food Security Under Demographic Pressure and Environmental Degradation in Rwanda.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
1998.
Major Professor: John Staatz.
Kupfuma, Bernard R. Economic Efficiency and Returns to Scale of Communal Area Agriculture in Zimbabwe and Implications for Agrarian Reform.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
1998.
Major Professor: Eric Crawford.
Lyford, Conrad Power An Analytical Framework for Industry Strategic Planning and Coordination.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
1998.
Major Professor: Christopher Peterson.
Radke, Brian R. Prepartum Selection of Holstein Heifers to Maximize Profit of Michigan Dairy Producers.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
1998.
Major Professor: James Lloyd.
Wessen, Paul David Institutional Economics of Arabica Coffee Marketing in Cameroon.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
1998.
Major Professor: Allan Schmid.
Wysocki, Allen Francis Determinants of Firm-Level Coordination Strategy in a Changing Agri-Food System.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
1998.
Major Professor: Stephen Harsh.
1997Ahmad, Mubariq Ecolabeling of Tropical Timber: Linking Consumer Awareness and Sustainable Forest Utilization.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
1997.
Major Professor: John Hoehn.
Chu, Mei-Chin Designing Production Contracts to Reduce Agricultural Nonpoint Source Pollution.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
1997.
Major Professor: Sandra Batie. Department 1997 Best Ph.D. Dissertation
Dimithe, Georges An Economic Analysis of the Competitiveness of Alternative Rice Production Systems: The Case of Bas-fond Rice Production in Mali-Sud.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
1997.
Major Professor: Richard Bernsten.
Khan, Memoona Rauf Effects of Irrigation on Rice Productivity and Commercial, Educational and Overall Infrastructure on Farm-Household Decisions in Central Punjab, 1992.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
1997.
Major Professor: J. Roy Black.
Machethe, Charles Lepepeule Determinants of Credit Constraints on Micro and Small Enterprises in the Northern Province of South Africa.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
1997.
Major Professor: Carl Eicher.
Owens, Nicole N. Farmer Willingness to Pay for Herbicide Safety Characteristics.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
1997.
Major Professor: Scott Swinton.
Pietola, Kyösti Sakari A Generalized Model of Investment With an Application to Finnish Hog Farms.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
1997.
Major Professor: Lindon Robison.
Sterns, James Arthur Decisions About Exporting: The Case of Michigan's Smaller Agribusiness and Food Industry Firms.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
1997.
Major Professor: Christopher Peterson.
Strasberg, Paul J. Smallholder Cash-Cropping, Food Cropping and Security in Northern Mozambique.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
1997.
Major Professor: Michael Weber.
1996Donovan, Cynthia Effects of Monetized Food Aid on Local Maize Prices in Mozambique.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
1996.
Major Professor: Michael Weber.
Fernandez, Javier An Economic Analysis of the Sunflower Seed Sector in Spain.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
1996.
Major Professor: John Ferris.
Hong, Seong-Gwan The Effect of Wage and Rent Shocks on Migrations.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
1996.
Major Professor: John Hoehn.
Keyler, Stefan K. Economics of the Namibian Millet Subsector.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
1996.
Major Professor: Carl Eicher.
Makanda, David Wafula Wheat Policy in Kenya.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
1996.
Major Professor: James Oehmke.
Oniki, Shunji Effects of Output Changes on Factor Demand in Japanese Agriculture: A Flexible Dynamic Cost Function Approach.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
1996.
Major Professor: Robert Myers.
Wang, Hong Farmer Risk Management Behavior and Welfare Under Alternative Portfolios of Risk Instruments.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
1996.
Major Professor: J. Roy Black. Department 1996 Best Ph.D. Dissertation
Woods, Timothy Alan Subsector Strategic Coordination Toward Improved Performance: A Framework and an Apple Subsector Case Study.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
1996.
Major Professor: James Shaffer.
1995Bonnard, Patricia J. Land Tenure, Land Titling, and the Adoption of Improved Soil Management Practices in Honduras.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
1995.
Major Professor: Lester Manderscheid.
Cabal, Miguel Entry, exit and growth of micro and small enterprises in the Dominican Republic 1992-1993.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
1995.
Major Professor: Michael Weber.
Daniels, Lisa Entry, Exit, and Growth Among Small-Scale Enterprises in Zimbabwe.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
1995.
Major Professor: Carl Eicher.
Martel-Lagos, Pedro V. A Socio-Economic Study of the Honduran Bean Subsector: Production Characteristics, Adoption of Improved Varieties, and Policy Implications.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
1995.
Major Professor: Richard Bernsten.
Parker, Joan Chamberlin Patterns of Business Growth: Micro and Small Enterprises in Kenya.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
1995.
Major Professor: Harold Riley.
Rubey, Lawrence Michael Maize Market Reform in Zimbabwe: Linkages Between Consumers Preferences, Small-Scale Enterprise Development and Alternative Marketing Channels.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
1995.
Major Professor: Michael Weber.
Rusike, Joseph An Institutional Analysis of the Maize Seed Industry in Southern Africa.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
1995.
Major Professor: Carl Eicher.
Sakurai, Takeshi Essays on Uncertainty and Sustainability in the Semi-Arid Tropics.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
1995.
Major Professor: Allan Schmid. Department 1995 Best Ph.D. Dissertation
Steffen, Philip N. The Roles and Limits of the Grain Market in Assuring Household Food Security in Northeastern Mali: Implication for Public Policy Volume II.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
1995.
Major Professor: John Staatz.
Whims, John Frederick An Analysis of Baseline Data to Assess Structural Shifts, Trends and Linkages of Michigan's Production Agriculture Economy During the 1970's and 1980's.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
1995.
Major Professor: Lester Manderscheid.
1994Barry, Abdoul Wahab Comparative Advantage, Trade Flows and Prospects for Regional Agricultural Market Integration in West Africa: The Case of Cote D'Ivoire and Mali.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
1994.
Major Professor: John Staatz.
Boughton, Duncan Harvey A Commodity Subsector Approach to the Design of Agricultural Research: The Case of Maize in Mali.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
1994.
Major Professor: Eric Crawford.
Dembele, Niama Nango Economic Analysis of Traders' Response to Cereals Market Reforms in Mali.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
1994.
Major Professor: John Staatz.
Diagne, Aliou Consumer Behavior and Welfare Measurement Under Uncertainty: Theory and Empirical Evidence From Senegal.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
1994.
Major Professor: Eric Crawford/John Strauss. AAEA 1995 Honorable Mention Ph.D. Dissertation; Department 1994 Best Ph.D. Dissertation
Duncan, John The Economic Effects of Alternative Institutional Designs for U.S. Crop Insurance.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
1994.
Major Professor: John Hoehn.
Hinman, Donald Lee Cooperatives, Marketing Orders and Balancing Supply and Demand in Three Perennial Crop Commodity Subsectors.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
1994.
Major Professor: Thomas Pierson.
Howard, Julie Ann The Economic Impact of Improved Maize Varieties in Zambia.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
1994.
Major Professor: Eric Crawford.
Krieger, Douglas J. The Economic Value of Environmental Risk Information: Theory and Application to the Michigan Sport Fishery.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
1994.
Major Professor: John Hoehn.
Laker-Ojok, Rita The Edible Oil Subsector in Uganda: Can It Compete?.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
1994.
Major Professor: Eric Crawford.
Mekuria, Mulugetta An Economic Analysis of Smallholder Wheat Production and Technology Adoption in the Southeastern Highlands of Ethiopia.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
1994.
Major Professor: Carl Eicher.
Ngwira, Naomi Aretha The Role of Dimba Land and Small Scale Irrigation in Smallholder Farmers' Food Security in Malawi: An Application of Safety First Chance-Constrained Target MOTAD Mathematical Programming.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
1994.
Major Professor: James Shaffer.
Norgaard, Kurt Jay Impacts of the Subdivision Control Act of 1967 on Land Fragmentation in Michigan's Township.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
1994.
Major Professor: Lynn Harvey.
Thomas, Jeffrey Miller Retail Meat Management Practices: Toward Increased Operating Efficiency and Improved Meat Industry Performance.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
1994.
Major Professor: Thomas Pierson.
Wachenheim, Cheryl Joy The Comparative Advantage of the Michigan Beef Industry's Feedlot Sector.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
1994.
Major Professor: J. Roy Black.
Wohl, Jennifer Bard The Effect of Ambiguity on Consumers' Willingness to Pay for Pesticide-Residue Certification on Apples.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
1994.
Major Professor: Eileen van Ravenswaay. AAEA 1995 Honorable Mention Ph.D. Dissertation; Department 1994 Best Ph.D. Dissertation
1993Geis, Laura Marie The Role of the Banks for Cooperatives in Coordinating Investments in Industry Capacity.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
1993.
Major Professor: James Shaffer.
Gwilliam, Kent R. Farmland Leasing and Contract Choice in Michigan: The Influence of Social Distance.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
1993.
Major Professor: Allan Schmid.
Kimenye, Lydia Neema The Economics of Smallholder Flower and French Bean Production and Marketing in Kenya.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
1993.
Major Professor: Carl Eicher.
Maredia, Mywish K. The Economics of the International Transfer of Wheat Varieties.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
1993.
Major Professor: Carl Eicher. AAEA 1994 Outstanding Ph.D. Dissertation; Department 1993 Best Ph.D. Dissertation
Sipula, F. Kapola Reforms of the Maize Market System in Zambia: Issues of Price and Market Policies, Cooperatives and Interprovincial Transportation.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
1993.
Major Professor: James Shaffer.
Sun, Lih-Chyun Correcting for Self-Selection Bias in Contingent Valuation.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
1993.
Major Professor: John Hoehn.
1992Abeles-Allison, Lisa Chloie Structural Change in the Hog/Pork Subsector: Coordinating Roles of Livestock Farmer Cooperatives.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
1992.
Major Professor: James Shaffer.
Akgungor, Sedef E. The Economics of Consumer Response to Health-Risk Information in Food.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
1992.
Major Professor: Eileen van Ravenswaay.
Caudill, James The Valuation of Groundwater Pollution Policies: The Differential Impacts of Prevention and Remediation.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
1992.
Major Professor: John Hoehn.
Kim, Yong Taek Endogenous Farm Program Formation. The Case of the U.S. Wheat Program.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
1992.
Major Professor: James Oehmke.
Krause, Mark A. Optimal Adoption Strategies for Conservation Tillage Technology in Michigan.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
1992.
Major Professor: J. Roy Black.
Laki, Sam L. Policy Analysis of Sudan's Irrigated Sub-Sector: The Case of Gezira Irrigation Scheme.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
1992.
Major Professor: Eric Crawford.
Minot, Nicholas W. Distributional Effects of Currency Devaluation on Households in Rwanda: An Application of Willingness-to-Pay Welfare Measures.
Ph.D. Dissertation,
1992.
Major Professor: Michael Weber. Department 1992 Best Ph.D. Dissertation
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1991.
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1991.
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1991.
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1990.
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