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2023:

Factors Influencing the Purchase Price of Non-Urban Land, Addom, Elias.

Impact of COVID-19 Outbreak on Rural Health Infrastructure: Evidence From the 2020 Meatpacking Plant COVID 19 Outbreak, Adorkor, Edmund.

Short-Term Factors Influencing Export Corn Basis Values in the Pre-and Post-COVID Periods: A Comparison of Econometric and Machine Learning Approaches, Bullock, Shaina.

Endogenous Economic Freedom, Dubovoy, Isaac.

Criminal Behavior During Electricity Blackouts: Evidence from Load Shedding in Cape Town, South Africa, Munkaila, Lambongang.

Did North Dakota's Property Tax Relief Program Decrease Educational Efficiency?, Mensah, Dorothea.

Supply Chain Risks and Disruptions in Grain Exporting, Nendick, Ryann.

The Effect of Fare-Free Transit Policy on Transit Demand and Community Economic Indicators: A Panel Data Analysis, Ofosu-Kwabe, Kenneth.

Protein Premiums in Hard Red Spring Wheat: A Comparison of Econometric and Machine-Learning Approaches, Ogunjemilua, Oluwafemi David.

2022:

A Meta-Analysis of Studies Addressing the Impact of GBH on Human and Animal Health and the Environment, Barnor, Kodjo. 

Reservoir Recreation Analysis: The Effect of Reservoir Management Agency on Recreation Participation, Boateng, Mary.

Impacts of The COVID-19 Pandemic on Housing Markets, Chowdhury, Tuhinur.

Natural Disasters, Institutions, and Economic Recovery: Longterm Effects of Hurricane Katrina, Clark, Corbin.

Effect of Contract Attribute Levels on Willingness to Participate in a Working Wetland Program, Coffield Haley.

The Effect of Rate-Setting Methods on U.S. Commercial Airport's Credit Ratings, Golkar, Bahareh.

Economics of Site-Specific Weed Management: A Partial Budgeting Approach, Jensen, Conner.

Farmers’ Preference to Precision Ag Data Management: A Choice Experiment, Idowu, Abiodun.

Economic Benefits of Investing in Precision Agriculture Technologies, Jahan, Mohsina.

Decision Tree and Real Options to Value Agtech Startup Growth Decisions, Kallman, Dylan.

Mapping The Unconventional Monetary Policy of FED with Financial Market, Sen Gupta, Proma.

Efficiency, Concentration, Biosecurity, and Integration in Chinese Pork Production, Tian, Yongxia (Amanda).

Analysis of State Adoption of Numeric Water Quality Standards, Tseklu, Dorcas.

2021:

India's Ethanol Import Demand: A Structural Model Approach, Aaron, Michael.

Global Impact of the U.S.-China Trade War in Agricultural Sector, Adom, Enoch.

Business Risk, Financial Risk, and Liquidity Management on U.S Farms – Evidence from Midwest States, Allahverdiyev, Emin.

Ex-Ante Temporal Optimization in Soybean Origination: An Overdetermined Approach Through Deep Learning, Carlson, Noah.

Marijuana Legalization Effect on Opioid Abuse: A Synthetic Control Approach, Denkyirah, Elisha.

Ethanol Policy, Commodity Revenue, and Import Quantity Demand: The United States and Brazil, Diffely, Bree.

Optimization of Coverage Ratios for Basis and Freight Trading Portfolios, Kroll, Adam.

Income and Price Effect on Bilateral Trade and Consumption Through Expenditure Channel: A Case of Chickpea, Owusu Ansah, Michael.

The Effect of Property Tax Relief on K-12 Education Spending in North Dakota, Nichols, Kole.

Home Purchase Restriction Impact on House Prices, Kangxin, Sun.

The United States and Brazil - Spatial and Logistical Interdependence for Soybean Shipments to China, Scheresky, Gwen.

Real Options for Agriculture Technology: A Venture Capital Valuation Approach, Vetsch, Lee.

Rice Variety Choice and Subsidy Effects on Market Share, Zwinger, Jeremy.

2020:

Valuing Origin Switching Options Using Monte Carlo Simulation, Hanson, Cole.

Modeling the Impacts of Changing Agricultural Patterns on Rainfall and Temperature in North Dakota, Nuworsu, Eugene.

The Impacts of Cost-reducing Technology in the Gold and Oil Industries, Simonson, Mark.

Soybean Quality and Market Factor Influence on North Dakota Origin Basis Values, Thompson, Ryan.

The title of the defense is Risk Perception, Bias, and Resistance fo New Food Technology: The Case of GMOs, Wanlass, Michael.

2019:

Precision Agriculture Technology Adoption and Usage in North Dakota, Cossette, Max.

Interest Rate and Commodity Price Impacts on Farm-Level Financials, Denk, Ann.

The Role of Politically Linked Agricultural Policy and Trade on the Performance of Turkish Agriculture, Ergun, Ekrem.

Trade in CRISPR/Gene-Edited Wheat: A Partial Equilibrium Analysis, Fosu, Prince.

The Effects of Futures Markets on the Spot Price Volatility of Storable Commodities, Goetz, Cole Louis, April.

Optimal Inventory Strategy Under Risk: A Contingent Claims Approach, Klebe, Jesse, April.

Investing in United States Farmland: A Capital Asset Pricing Model Analysis, Messner, Bryce.

2018:

The Role of Trade Facilitation Indicators and Genetically Engineered Restrictive Index on U.S. State Exports and Efficiency, Addey, Kwame, April.

Bidding Competition and Supply Chain Risk in Soybean Exports, Bisbee, Seth, November.

Economic Efficiency of Occupational Health and Safety Investiments at Agricultural Cooperatives, Kankanamge, Thilani, June.

The impact of the African Growth and Opportunity Act on Sub-Sahara African value added agricultural exports, Mwagura, Joseph

Comparing Genetic Modification and Genetic Editing Technologies: Minimal Required Acreage, Neadeau, Joseph, November.

Estimating the Economic Benefits of Automatic Section Control in the North Dakota Prairie Pothole Region, Rahman, Baishali, May.

How Diversified is our Market Indices? Application of Machine Learning and Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM), Sakouvogui, Kekoura.

2017:

Yield Efficiency Using a Stochastic Frontier Approach for Corn, Soybeans, and Hard Red Spring Wheat in North Dakota, Badarch, Bayarbat, March.

A Study of North Dakota Crop Basis Volatility: A Mixed Model Approach to Temporally and Spatially Analyze Unobserved Basis Determinants, Mobarok, Mohammad, April.

China's Urban Household Food Consumption, Nutrition, and Health, Wang, Yan, April.

Real Option Analysis of Primary Rail Contracts in Grain Shipping, Landman, Daniel, April.

Determinants for Biofuel Policies in the Americas, Weisser-Gomez, Franco, July.

Charitable Donations, Gamage, Danindu, August.

An Analysis of Financial Risk Measures within Agricultural Cooperatives, Schweiss Kristi, September.

Economic Freedom and Philanthropy, Pritchard, Ian, October.

Optimization of Soybean Buying Strategies Using Derivatives, Moody, Nathaniel, December.

2016:

Determining Farmers' Preferences for a Working Wetlands Program, Addo, Nana, May.

Valuation of Licensing Agreements in Agriculture Biotechnology, Churchill, Jason, May.

Rail Car trip transit time and the effects on grain trading company profits, Gesme, Nathaniel, April.

Effect of Abnormal Loan Growth on U.S. Credit Union Performance, Han, Dahye, April.

Minimum Cost Beef Backgrounding Ration Utilizing Alternative Feedstuffs & Stochastic Prices, Helmuth, Levi, December.

Hedging Default and Price Risks in Commodity Trading, Kimura, Norifumi, November.

Hispanics Immigrants on the Fields: Is Discrimination a Barrier to Get Non-agricultural Jobs?, Lopez Barrera, Emiliano, June.

Measures of Bank Performance, Liquidity Risk and Their Relationship with Farm Income Volatility, Olek, Caitlin, August.

Comparative Analysis of the Profit Risk in the Cultivation of Energy, Wijesinghe, Asanka, April.

Understanding Changes in the Distribution of House Prices in Beijing, China, Yi, Yimin, June.

2015:

Effect of Economic Freedom on Social Capital: Panel Evidence from U.S. Contiguous States, Kyaw Min Maw, Aka, April.

Dhingra, Neeraj, May.

Costs and Risks of Testing and Blending for EAA in Soybean, Heartsgaard, David, June.

Effect of Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection on Airfares in the U.S. Domestic Airline Industry, Malalgoda, Narendra, November.

Risk Balancing in the Banking Sector, Hulinsky, Nathan, December.

2014:

Impact of trade openness on technical efficiency: Agricultural sector of the European union, Hart, Jarrett, January.

North Dakota banking efficiency: A DEA application to agricultural and non-agricultural banks pre- and post-financial crisis 2002-2012, Froelich, Samantha, April.

The impact of the Panama Canal expansion on U.S. soybean exports, Gallagher, Brian, April.

Determining the optimal commodity and hedge ratio for cross-hedging jet fuel, Turner, Peter, May

The Effects of Exchange Rate on Bilateral Trade Between the United States and South Korea, Lee, Dasul, October.

Applying serf analysis to rank procurement strategies for a North Dakota green field pea processor, Sanderson, Bryant, October.

A historical analysis of natural gas demand, Dalbec, Nathan, November.

Estimating U.S. residential demand for fuelwood in the presence of selectivity, Daly, Ryan, November.

Survival analysis of foreclosures by housing and neighborhood characteristics, Dias, Resha, November.

Effect of Deregulation and Off-Balance Sheet Activities on the X-Efficiency of U.S. Credit Unions, Hossain, Md. Daulat, November.

A multivariate approach to forecasting dairy imports, Laufmann, Regina, November.

Regional Differences in Beverage and Fruit Consumption in China, Wu, Xiaotian, November.

2013:

Determinants of Capital Structure in Agricultural Cooperatives in North Dakota, Shang, Ran, March.

Adolescent Food Consumption in Urban China: Factors Influencing BMI and School Meals, Anfinson, Carl, April.

ChangMin, Kim, April.

Risk Management Strategies for Commodity Processors, Chen, Songjiao, May.

Food Away From Home Consumption in Urban China: Household Composition and Dining Location Effects, Liu, Haiyan, June.

Switching options: The value of flexibility provided by geographical diversification, Johansen, Stephan, July.

Intermarket trading strategies and risk, Skadberg, Kristopher, July.

Developing A Model to Value Germplasm Using Real Options, Simonson-Paschke, Marit, July.

Evaluating the Role of Trade Openness and Trade Openness Risk on Agricultural Production Technical Efficiency: An Empirical Analysis of Sub-Saharan African Countries, Erjok, Erjok, October.

North Dakota Banking Efficiency: A DEA Application to Agricultural and Non-Agricultural Banks Pre- and Post-Financial Crisis 2002-2012, Froelich, Samantha Ann, November.

2012:

A Study on Factors Affecting U.S. Bilateral Trade with Her Major Trading Partners, Cho, Won Joo, May.

A Study on Consumers' Purchasing Intention According to Message Frame Regarding Food Safety Issues, Han, Dae Hee, June.

Effects of Winter Weather Risk on the Profitability of Beef Feedlots in North Dakota, Armbrust Shae, BillieJo, November.

Filling in Missing Values in the North Dakota Land Valuation Model, Laufmann, Laura, November.

The Relationship Between Water Pollution and Economic Growth Using the Environmental Kuznets Curve: A Case Study in South Korea, Choi, Jaesung, November.

Transporting and Disposing of Wastewater from North Dakota Oil, Yin, Qingqing, December.

2011:

U.S. Bilateral Trade with its Major Trading Partners and Russia, Belousova, Valentina, February.

Oberholtzer, Daniel, February.

Contribution of Public Investments and Innovations to Total Factor Productivity, Glazyrina, Anna, March.

Accounting for Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Toxic Air Pollutants in Trucking, Efficiency and Productivity, Heng, Yan, March.

The Effect of Food Safety and Quality on the Consumption and Price of Meat in Beijing, China, Shang, Xia, March.

Van Winkle, Andrea, October

2010:

Creating a Transportation Strategy for North Dakota Exporters, Goldade, Ashley Lynn, May.

Globaliztion and Obesity, Liogier, Anais, November.

The Effect of Export Promotion Programs on Establishing Export Markets, Och, Nathan Ronald, April.

Grains, Trains and Aqua-Mobiles, Ritteman, Thomas Arthur, May.

2009:

The Effects of Ethanol Policy on Cattle Production, Braun, Dane Curtis, November.

The Effect of Lender-Imposed Sweeps on an Ethanol Firm's Ability to Invest in New Technology, Fewell, Jason Edward, July.

A Stochastic Simulation of the North Dakota Ethanol Production Incentive, Kurth, Andrew Hamilton, May.

Valuing and Pricing of Random & Non-Persistent Genetically Modified Traits (Corn & HRSW), Shakya, Sumadhur, August.

Price Recovery, Productivity, and Contributors of Railroad Profitability, 1996-2007, Shi, Xiao Feli, December.

The Impacts of Expected Structural Changes in Demand for Agricultural Commodities in China and India on World Agriculture, Tangen, Alyssa, December.

2008:

Examination of North Dakota's Production, Cost, and Profit Functions: A Quantile Regression Approach, Marroquin, Jacklin Beatriz, December.

Productivity Growth in the U.S. Trucking Industry, Condon, Steven, May.

Time-Varying Estimation of Crop Insurance Program in Altering North Dakota Farm Economic Structure, Chow-Coleman, Jane Amy, December.

The Valuation of Agricultural Biotechnology: The Real Options Approach, Flagg, Ian Marshall, May.

Impact of Agriculutral Productivity Changes on Agricultural Exports, Gurung, Ananda Bahadur, December.

Impact of Climate Change and Weather Variability on North Dakota Agriculture, Mayom, Chol Permina, November.

Logistic Strategies for an Herbaceous Crop Resideu-based Ethanol Production Industry: An Application to Northeastern North Dakota, Middleton, Jason Enil, December.

Impact of Economic, Political, and Socio-Demographic Factors on the Parliamentary Election Outcomes in Central and Eastern European Countries, Zhelo, Inessa, November.

2007:

A Game Theory Analysis of Firm Reaction to External Organizational Demands: The Case of Animal Welfare Standards, Tzul, Sheril Sherine, December.

An Econometric Analysis of Cost Changes in U.S. Trucking and the Implications of Implementing the NAFTA Trucking Provisions, Peterson, Erica Kay, April.

An Empirical Analysis of U.S. Foreign Direct Investment and Exports of Processed Food Industries, Haque, Mohua, November.

A Reference Price Model of Sugar Consumption with Implications on Obesity, Effertz, Cary Marshall, April.

Economic Feasibility of Producing Ethanol from Dry Pea and Corn as Feedstock in North Dakota: A Risk Perspective, Goel, Abhishek, December.

Factors Influencing Potato Production in North Dakota, Roberson Zetina, Zoe Taryn Margaux, May.

How U.S. Agriculture Adjusts to Energy Price Changes, Gong, Jian, May.

Identifying Beneficial Attributes of Water Management Organizations, Kritsky, Craig Charles, August.

Pricing Genetically Modified Output Traits and Effects on Competing Technologies, Johnson, Adam Michael, May.

The Impact of Multilateral Trade Association Membership on Agricultural and Food Trade, McKoy Shahera Diane, December.

2006:

An Economic Assessment of Genetic Information: Leptin Genotyping of Breeding Cattle, Mitchell, Jay Douglas, October.

Case Studies in Farm Management, Jodock, Karl Nelson, September.

Determining and Evaluating Cost-Effective Food Safety Risk Reduction Strategies at Retail Meat Facilities, Lehrke, Linda, November.

Identifying Market Preferences for High Selenium Beef, Hovde, Scott Curtiss, December.

Interdependency of Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Growth: Evidence From the Developing Countries of Asia, Aravindhakshan, Sijesh Chavarattil, November.

Optimal Grain Production and Distribution in China, Huang, Fengqin, April.

Private and Social Costs of Hazardous Material Transportation: A Model for Anhydrous Ammonia Distribution in North Dakota, Zimanski, Michael Robert, May.

Spatial Price Effects of the Adoption of Moderate Scab Resistant Hard Red Spring Wheat Varieties, Motuba, Diomo, May.

The Effects of Deregulation on Rail Rates: A Study on Wheat, Barley, Corn, Oat, and Soybean, Vinje, Daniel Martin, April.

Using Stochastic Optimization and Real-options Models to Value Private Sector Incentives to Invest in Food Protection Measures, Lewis, Andrew M., October.  

Utilizing Geographic Information System-Based Crop Coverages and Digital Soil Surveys to Improve Agricultural Land Value Models in North Dakota, Kermes, Kevin Eugene, July.

2005:

An Economic Analysis of Fed Cattle Marketing using Real-time Ultrasound, Pointier, Fabienne; June.

Comparing Alternative Opinion Survey Based Estimates with Actual Land Sales in North Dakota, Fluhrer, Jedediah O.; August.

Economic Factors Affecting the Increase in Obesity in the United States: Differential Response to Price, de Chastenet, Hélène; June.

Economics of Leptin Genotyping of Finishing Cattle, Bullinger, Jared R.; May.

Investor's Expectations of New Generation Cooperatives' Equity, Akono, Jean H.C.; April.

Impact of Changes in Dietary Preferences on U.S. Retail Demand for Beef: Health Concerns and the Role of Media, Mostad, Daniel A.; November.

Marketing Mechanisms to Facilitate Co-existence of GM and Non-GM Crops, Henry, Benjamin, July.

Recent Development in Infrastructure and its Impact on Agricultural and Non-agricultural Trade, Park, Mi-Hee, February.

Societal Perceptions of the Role of the U.S. Government in Support for Agriculture, Svangstu, Brooke A.; October.

2004:

An Economic Comparison of Reduced-input and Intensive Crop Rotations in the Red River Valley, Foissey, Thomas; August.

Costs, Risks, and Contracting Strategies for European Union Traceability Requirements, Henry, Xavier; August.

Customer Willingness to Pay for Breads Marketed as "Low-Carbohydrate" Breads, Johnston, Gretchen R.; December.

Evaluating Farmers' Preferences for Crop and Health Insurance Products, Orth, Michael P., May.

Factors Influencing Blackbird Damage to Sunflowers in Stutsman County, North Dakota, Ronning, Brent A.; May.

Financial Impacts of a Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Outbreak on North Dakota Agricultural Banks, Anderson, Ryan H.; October.

Genetically Modified Wheat: Price Impacts on Competing Technologies and Strategies of Agbiotechnology Firms, Huso, Scott R.; November.

Impact of Transportation on Business Location Decisions in Rural Upper Great Plains, Burdina, Mariya; May.

Inventory Valuation Decisions and Strategy Analysis, Osowski, Nicholas R., July.

North Dakota College Students' Perceptions of GM and Organic Food, Anderson, Jon C., November.

Predicting Food Safety Losses in Turkey Processing, Siaplay, Mounir; November.

2003:

An Analysis of Financial Management Strategies for New Generation Cooperatives Under Conditions of Risk, Streifel, Bradley J.; March.

Contracting Strategies and Marketing Mechanisms for Genetically Modified Wheat, Maxwell, Brett J., December.

Crops Marketing Education Program Targeted to Farmwomen, Schaunaman, Crystal M., December.

Evaluation of North Dakota Farm Production Efficiency and Financial Performance Over Time, Bayda, Volodymyr V.; May.

Marginal Impact of Education, Financial Performance, and Government Programs on the Adoption of Precision Agriculture Technology, Friedrichsen, Mary S.; December.

Optimal Testing Strategies for Genetically Modified Commodities, Jabs, Eric J.; May.

Shuttle Train Adoption Strategy, Huang, Weijun; June.

Value at Risk: Agricultural Processor Procurement and Hedging Strategies, Hawes, Cullen R.; April.

2002:

Characterization of the Canadian Commercial Walleye Fishery, Lemm, Leslie P.; December.

Crop Insurance and Quality Uncertainty Due to Scab and Vomitoxin, Tiapo, Napoleon M.; May.

The Economic Analysis of Alternative Financing Methods for Value-Added Beef Finishing Operations in North Dakota, Zutz, Christina L.; November.

Effects of Environmental Impact Information on Willingness to Pay for Genetically Modified Products, VanWechel, Tamara R.; May.  

Equity Valuation for New Generation Cooperatives, Umarov, Alisher A.; August.

Estimation of the Demand for Grain Transportation in North Dakota, Dybing, Alan G.; November.

Free Trade Area of the Americas: Effects on the U.S. Sugar Industry, Carlson-Goodman, Melissa J.; November.

The Influence of Labor Constraints on Optimal Calving Season for Mixed Production Operations in the Northern Great Plains, Hawkins, Renee M.; March.

Procurement Strategies for End-users to Meet Functional Characteristics, Peterson, Del A., December

Socioeconomic Impacts of Agricultural and Non-agricultural Economic Development in North Dakota, Schepp, Angela L.; November

2001:

Logistical Strategies for Differentiated Wheat Classifications, Schlecht, Shannon M.; April.

Marketing and Crop Insurance Combined to Manage Risk on a Cass County Representative Farm, Clow, Aaron D.; July.

Quantification of Historic Flood Damage in the Maple and Wild Rice Watersheds of the Red River of the North Basin, Kjelland, Michael E.; March.

Risk Management Strategies for Grain Traders and Processors, Wagner, Robert; April.

1999:

Applying Option Theory to Guaranteed Rail Mechanisms, Lee, Jonathan A., May.

International Market Entry Strategies for Value-added Wheat Products, Syvrud, Prairie A., March.

1998:

Economic Assessment of Wetland Mitigation in Minnesota, Sip, Robert L., February.

1996:

Analysis of Export Targeting of Canadian Wheats, Young, Christopher E., May.

1990:

Economic Empact of Leafy Spurge on North Dakota Grazing Land, Thompson, Flint Dean, March.

Information Used by Farmers for Decision Making, Stearns, Larry Donald, June.

1989:

Assessment of Two Conservation Reserve Program Objectives in North Dakota, Skjelstad, Jo, July.

1981:

An Economic Comparison of Zero and Conventional Tillage for Small Grain Production in North Dakota, Swenson, Andrew L., August.

1979:

A Market Structure Study of the Queretaro Fluid Milk Industry, Ramirez, Francisco Soto, July.

Small Farms: A Selected List of References, Briefly Annotated, Ramirez, Francisco Soto, July.

1978:

A Description of Determinants of the Average Physical Product of Labor for the Lignite Coal Surface Mining Industry of North Dakota, Struck, Jeffrey K., May.

A Dynamic Economic Systems Community Impact Model Applied to Coal Development in the Northern Great Plains, Temple, George Sterling, May.

1977:

Interregional Energy Transportation Model for Evaluating North Dakota's Comparative Advantage for Producing Lignite Coal, Sheldon, Norman Lee, January.

1976:

Human Resource Implications of the Production Process in Underground Bituminous Extraction, Especially for Utah, Stradley, Scot Arthur.

Potato Pricing Determinants in the United States and in the Red River Valley, Shephard, Lyle C., April.

1973:

Costs and Returns Associated with the Production of Milk in North Dakota, Thiel, Richard J., May.

1972:

Solid Waste Disposal in Cass County, North Dakota, Sem, John Homer, December.

1971:

An Economic Analysis of Rice Prices in the Republic of Korea, Shim, Kyou Bo, July.

1966:

Economic Analysis of Performance Testing for Two Beef Herds in Morton County, 1958-1965, Stine, James F., May.

1965:

Income Distribution on Selected Types of Illinois Farms and Implications for Tenure Adjustments, Strohbehn, Roger Wallace.

1964:

Economies of Scale in the Local Government of Kansas, Shepherd, Robert Edwin.

The Organization of Country Markets for Grain in North Dakota, Velde, Paul Dwight, August.

1963:

Adjustment Implications of Government Cotton Programs for Southwestern Oklahoma, Sobering, Frederic David.

The Federal Crop Insurance Program in Eastern Nebraska--Saunders County, A Case Study, Starr, Gayle David, August.

1962:

An Analysis of Dairy Herd Replacements in Grady and Lincoln Counties, Sparks, Donald Eugene, May.

Linear Program Analysis of Roughage Systems for Grade A Dairy Farms in Grady and Lincoln Counties, Smith, Frederick John, May.

Minimum Resource Requirements and Resource Adjustments for Specified Farm Income Levels, Low Rollling Plains of Southwestern Oklahoma, Strickland, Percy Leo, Jr., May.

1922:

Farm Administration and Farm Labor, Viken, Edward, June.