This dissertation comprises three integrated studies that examine the relationship between oil palm expansion and filovirus spillover risk in sub-Saharan Africa, combinin[...]

Coastal environments are dynamic systems where natural processes, human development, and economic decisions interact in complex ways. My research sits at the intersection[...]

This study examines how survey mode influences self-reported Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WaSH) outcomes, focusing on social desirability bias as a key mechanism. Usin[...]

Severe drought conditions have been occurring more frequently over the last two decades. In 2001 and 2002, under the authority of the Flint River Drought Protection Act ([...]

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This dissertation examines interconnected aspects of greenhouse gas emissions, energy use,and climate change impacts under the overarching theme of informing emissions mi[...]

Harvesting is the only step in commercial mushroom cultivation that is not yet mechanized. UK based Silsoe Research Institute developed and successfully tested an automa[...]

Global food security and rural households are increasingly vulnerable to adverse weatherconditions associated to climate change. Informal risk-sharing and self insurance [...]

The peanut sector operated under a supply management program until 2002. With the passage of the 2002 Farm Bill, however, the sector was ushered into a more market-orient[...]

The fresh lime industry is an important economic activity in Veracruz, Mexico. In this thesis, the economic potential of the fresh lime and lime oil industries are invest[...]

This dissertation analyzes the perception of flood risk as captured in property prices and in the decision of buying flood insurance. First, we examine whether property [...]

This dissertation consists of three essays on microfinance and education. The first essay employs panel data from the Kyrgyzstan Household Integrated Survey from 2006 to [...]

Land is an increasingly scarce resource, and all levels of government must make conscientious decisions when planning and adopting zoning ordinances. This thesis looks at[...]

The first purpose of this thesis was to measure economic value and consumer surplus of natural resource commodities for citizen groups in both Georgia and Trinidad. A re[...]

The experience of Water Consumers Cooperatives accumulated in Armenia during the past six years has been mixed. On one hand, some of the cooperatives have provided eviden[...]

The objectives of this study were to describe the Russian market for imported US poultry meat in the 1990s and to analyze the impact of the Russian ruble devaluation on t[...]

Pollination is an ecosystem service and a production practice. As agriculture is confronted with pollinator decline, assessments of the potential consequential loss of ec[...]

Despite the contribution of recreational and charter fishing in the economy, there has not been any efficiency analysis conducted on charter fishing industry. This study [...]

This dissertation comprises three manuscripts which examine the recreational travel cost literature and consider new approaches to data management and demand modelling th[...]

Farms today vary by size, type, organization, and concentration of production. The result is a very diverse farm sector. The farm resource regions provide a framework fo[...]

Limited water supply in many parts of the U.S. is a serious problem in agriculture. Policymakers need better tools to devise programs and policies to deal with such shor[...]

In the first chapter of the dissertation, we estimate the impacts of controlling for environmental production conditions on smallholder farmers' technical efficiency in E[...]

Increasing the number of insured assets in high risk areas, such as coastal flood zones, can help reduce the need for federal disaster aid and help communities rebuild qu[...]

Most of the United States have individual and corporate level taxation and the influence on private employment is largely debated. This paper concentrates on exploring an[...]