Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics

 

These digital collections include theses, dissertations, faculty publications from the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics. Also included is a collection of Extension and Outreach publications provided by the department.

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  • Climate shocks, adaptation policies, and human health in developing countries: an application to India 

    Author(s):Kishore, Siddharth, author; Manning, Dale, advisor; Suter, Jordan, committee member; Hill, Alexandra, committee member; Pena, Anita, committee member
    Date Issued:2023
    Format:born digital; doctoral dissertations
    My dissertation is on climate change, policy adaptation, and human health in a low-income nation. Specifically, I focus on the impact of climate change on maternal and child health in India using secondary and spatial ...

  • Potential implications of the novel coronavirus for the Greeley, CO meat-processing industry 

    Author(s):Hill, Alexandra E., author; Wrigley, Adam P., author; Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Colorado State University, publisher
    Date Issued:2020
    Format:born digital; reports

  • Economic and fiscal impact study: Colorado State University 

    Author(s):Hill, Rebecca, author; Cutler, Harvey, author; Shields, Martin, author; Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Colorado State University, publisher
    Date Issued:2017-11
    Format:born digital; reports

  • Final report, Upper Gunnison basin in-stream flow project 

    Author(s):Sparling, Edward W., author; Harpman, David A., author; Booker, Jim, author; Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Colorado State University, publisher
    Date Issued:1994-09-20
    Format:born digital; reports
    This is the final report for a project funded by the Ford Foundation, the purpose of which was to measure the value of the water flows in, and the habitats affected by water flows in the East and the Taylor Rivers near ...

  • Estimating the economic benefits of maintaining peak instream flows in the Poudre River through Fort Collins, Colorado 

    Author(s):Loomis, John, author; Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Colorado State University, publisher
    Date Issued:2008-04
    Format:born digital; reports

  • Workforce changes and the food supply chain - understanding and mitigating the effects of COVID-19 on the agricultural workforce 

    Author(s):Hill, Rebecca, author; Hill, Alexandra, author; Thilmany, Dawn, author; Jablonski, Becca, author; Bayham, Jude, author; Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Colorado State University, publisher
    Date Issued:2020-05-12
    Format:born digital; reports

  • Coronavirus and farm workers 

    Author(s):Beatty, Timothy, author; Hill, Alexandra, author; Martin, Phillip, author; Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Colorado State University, publisher
    Date Issued:2020-03-23
    Format:born digital; reports

  • Ensuring the continued functionality of essential critical infrastructure industries by estimating the workforce impacts of COVID-19 

    Author(s):Bayham, Jude, author; Hill, Alexandra E., author; Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Colorado State University, publisher
    Date Issued:2020-04-20
    Format:born digital; reports

  • 2016 public attitudes about agriculture in Colorado: a study by the Colorado Department of Agriculture 

    Author(s):Chriestenson, Chad, author; Martin, Michael, author; Thilmany-McFadden, Dawn, author; Sullins, Martha, author; Jablonski, Becca, author; Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Colorado State University, publisher
    Date Issued:2016
    Format:born digital; reports
    This research replicates studies conducted in 1996, 2001, 2006 and 2011 by the Colorado Department of Agriculture partnering with different CSU personnel over the years. In 1996, the Colorado Department of Agriculture and ...

  • Three essays on the use of spatial data to inform environmental and resource management 

    Author(s):Sheng, Di, author; Suter, Jordan F., advisor; Manning, Dale T., committee member; Goemans, Christopher G., committee member; Bailey, Ryan T., committee member
    Date Issued:2022
    Format:born digital; doctoral dissertations
    This dissertation consists of three essays that use of spatial data to inform trade-offs related to environmental and resource management. The first essay explores how a spatially targeted differentiated payment design can ...

  • Camping in clearcuts: the impacts of timber harvesting on USFS campground utilization 

    Author(s):Wallace, Kelly, author; Suter, Jordan, advisor; Bayham, Jude, committee member; McCollum, Dan, committee member; Tulanowski, Elizabeth, committee member
    Date Issued:2022
    Format:born digital; masters theses
    The United States Forest Service (USFS) governs its lands under multiple-use management, where land is managed for more than one purpose or objective to achieve the greatest possible combination of public benefits. Some ...

  • Analyzing the impact of Hurricane Matthew on the housing market in Savannah Georgia 

    Author(s):Wrigley, Adam, author; Hill, Alexandra, advisor; Suter, Jordan, advisor; Iverson, Terry, committee member
    Date Issued:2022
    Format:born digital; masters theses
    This study seeks to shed light on the relationship between destructive hurricanes and public belief in the increasing risk to homeownership from these storms as climate change progresses. We investigate the impact of ...

  • Three essays on food economics 

    Author(s):Mendis-Murukkuwadura, Sachintha Sarani, author; Bonanno, Alessandro, advisor; Berning, Joshua, committee member; Bayham, Jude, committee member; Cleary, Rebecca, committee member; Miller, Ray, committee member
    Date Issued:2022
    Format:born digital; doctoral dissertations
    This dissertation is comprised of three analyses of households' food acquisition behavior. In Chapter 2, we estimate the substitution between different food categories and time allocated to food purchase and preparation ...

  • Assessing the impact of the DIGS curriculum on agricultural literacy in youth 

    Author(s):Appel, Sarah E., author; Enns, Kellie, advisor; Clark, Nathan, committee member; Martin, Jennifer, committee member; Bennett, Jennifer, committee member
    Date Issued:2022
    Format:born digital; masters theses
    This research examines the impact of the DIGS curriculum on agricultural literacy, the breadth of agricultural understanding, and affinity for agriculture. The DIGS curriculum is a third thru fifth-grade curriculum emphasizing ...

  • Water use in the western U.S.: irrigated agriculture, water leases, and public preferences 

    Author(s):Thorvaldson, Jennifer Lynn, author; Pritchett, James, advisor; Frasier, Marshall, committee member; Bright, Alan, committee member
    Date Issued:2010
    Format:doctoral dissertations
    In the western U.S., water continues to be reallocated from agricultural to urban uses as a result of rapid population growth and urbanization. However, the negative implications of permanent rural-to-urban water transfers ...

  • Determinants of investment: sexed semen in dairy cattle 

    Author(s):McCullock, Katelyn, author; Hoag, Dana, advisor; Seidel, George, committee member; Wailes, William, committee member; Parsons, Jay, committee member
    Date Issued:2010
    Format:masters theses
    The process of sexing semen through flow cytometry has achieved results in several species, including humans. Potentially, the dairy industry has the ability to earn large gains from sexed semen because of the need for all ...

  • Valuing ecosystems and economic services across land-use scenarios in the Prairie Pothole region of the Dakotas 

    Author(s):Gasciogne, William R., author; Hoag, Dana, advisor; Koontz, Lynne, committee member; Loomis, John, committee member; Goldstein, Josh, committee member; Koontz, Stephen, committee member
    Date Issued:2010
    Format:masters theses
    This thesis uses biophysical values derived for the Prairie Pothole Region (PPR) of North and South Dakota, in conjunction with value transfer methods, to assess the environmental and economic tradeoffs under different ...

  • Three essays on horizontal regulation limiting alcohol sales 

    Author(s):Palardy, Nathan, author; Costanigro, Marco, advisor; Cannon, Joe, committee member; Berning, Josh, committee member; Bayham, Jude, committee member
    Date Issued:2022
    Format:born digital; doctoral dissertations
    This dissertation considers the impact of loosening horizontal regulations that limit competition among alcohol retailers on producers, retailers, and consumers. A recent trend towards the liberalization of alcohol retail ...

  • Mean variance analysis of winter wheat stocker cattle: distribution of cash, traditional hedge, and calendar spread gross margins 

    Author(s):Platt, Terrel, author; Koontz, Stephen R., advisor; Frasier, W. Marshall, committee member; Enns, R. Mark, committee member
    Date Issued:2022
    Format:born digital; masters theses
    The purpose of this research is to evaluate historic returns for Oklahoma stocker cattle wheat pasture operations using cash and futures prices to determine potential risk management strategies that optimize returns and ...

  • Cattle feeding hedging and cash margin analysis 

    Author(s):Ramey, Holden Milller, author; Koontz, Stephen R., advisor; Frasier, W. Marshall, committee member; Wagner, John J., committee member
    Date Issued:2022
    Format:born digital; masters theses
    Historical cattle feeding margins offered through multiproduct hedging, single commodity hedging, and cash markets are determined and compared. Expected margins result from hedging in the commodity futures markets, while ...

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