Dissertations from 2019
Institutions, Market Concentrations, and Trade, Joy Das
Theses from 2018
Factors Affecting Spatial Differences in Health Outcomes, Kwadwo Poku-Agyemang
Theses from 2017
Dynamic Modelling of Local Government Wealth when Shocked by Natural Disasters, Alejandra Brevé Ferrari
Descriptive Aanalysis of Agritourism in Louisiana: Motivation. Marketing. Limitations., Denys Maksymov
Preferences and Values for the Gulf Coast Ocean Observing System, Cody Lynn Plummer
Three Essays on Consumption Behavior, Credit, and Labor Supply of Farm Households in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from Uganda, Seydina Ousmane Sene
Theses from 2016
Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Implications to Global Wine Market, Natalia Antosova
The Vulnerability of Louisiana to Hurricane Damage and the Value of Wetlands for Hurricane Risk Reduction, James Luke Boutwell
A Review of the Dominican Cocoa Industry: Determining Advantages and Factors to Improve, Glorianni Viviana Estrella
An Assessment of the Economic Feasibility of Establishing a Biofuel Industry in the State of Louisiana, Alessandro Holzapfel
An Augmented Gravity Model: Factors that Affect the U.S. Sugar Imports from Western Hemisphere Countries, Katherine Ramirez Hernandez
Potential Impacts of the TPP on Agricultural Trade in the Asia-Pacific Region Utilizing a Gravity Model Framework, Chloe Michelle Worley
Dissertations from 2015
Three Essays on Economic Analysis of Production Systems of U.S. Grass-fed Beef Industry, Basu Deb Bhandari
Essays on the Effect of Trade Facilitation on Bilateral Agricultural Trade, Trina Biswas
Factors Influencing Sustainable Cocoa Production in Northern Haiti, Wegbert Chery
Evaluating Commodity Farm Program Selection and Economic Return Variability on Representative Farms in the Mississippi River Delta Region Using a Risk Return Framework, Michael Anthony Deliberto
Agricultural Policy, Off-farm Income, and Farmland Values: The Case of South Korea, Hyunjeong Joo
Three Essays on Food Demand, Land Use Intensity, and Food Crop Portfolio Choice under Weather Risk, Aditya Raj Khanal
Three Essays on Land Ownership, Gender, and Agricultural Productivity in The Case of Developing Countries, Krishna H. Koirala
Evaluation of the Impact of Changes in Commodity Income Support Measures Included in the Agricultural Act of 2014 on Equitable Louisiana Rice Production Rental Arrangements, Abdallahi Ould Abderrahmane
A Market-Based Approach for Valuing Ecosystem Services on Coastal Properties, Michelle A. Savolainen
Estimating Desirable Cattle Traits Using Latent Class and Mixed Logit Models: A Choice Modeling Application to the U.S. Grass-Fed Beef Industry, Isaac Sitienei
Dissertations from 2014
The worlds of agriculture in Asia : agricultural and economic development, Lorna Econg Amrinto
Analysis of Media Coverage of Selected Food Safety Events on the Demand for the Recalled Products, Abhishek Bhagwat Bharad
A Factor Analysis of the Dimensions of Economic Damages from Tropical Storms and Hurricanes in Louisiana, James Luke Boutwell
Direct Marketing of Louisiana Shrimp: A Cost-Earnings Analysis, Jill Christoferson
The Role of Futures Prices in Pricing Commodity Exports of Developing Countries, Jorge Jose Handal Reyes
An Evaluation of the Impact of the Adoption of the Onboard Module Building Cotton Harvest System on the Economic Competitiveness of Cotton Production in Louisiana, Natalia Estefania Latorre
Factors influencing adoption of VSH queens in the honey breeding industry, Julie Leiby
Exchange Rate Volatility Effects on BRICS Countries Exports, David Isaias Maradiaga Pineda
Three Essays on U.S. Meat Goat Production: Goal Structure, Selection of Breeding Stock, and Meat Goat Marketing, Narayan Prasad Nyaupane
United States Meat Goat Production Economic Performance Measures: A Stochastic Production Frontier Analysis, Berdikul Qushim
Three Essays on Migration Decision, Migration Destination Choice, and Food Security: Evidence from Chitwan, Nepal, Madhav Regmi
Application of Choice-Based Conjoint Analysis to Determine Consumers' Preferences and Willingness to Pay for Grass Fed Beef in the United States, Franklin Fernando Vaca Moran
Evaluating Alternative Techniques for Forecasting Industrial and Occupational Employment, Drew A. Varnado
Estimating U.S. household seafood demand based on longitudinal and cross-sectional data, Huabo Wang
Remittance and Migration: Impact on Technology Adoption, Natural Resource Conservation, and Household Welfare, Deborah Ann Williams
Theses from 2013
Assessing the efficiency of alternative best management practices to reduce nonpoint source pollution in the broiler production region of Louisiana, Bryan Gottshall
Consumer's preferences for goat meat in the United States : an application of choice-based conjoint analysis, Jessica Irene Hill
An analysis of consumer preferences for grass-fed versus grain-fed beef, Bo Lin
Quality of care: analyzing the relationship between hospital quality score and total hospital costs, Jordan Andrew Newell
Environmental Kuznets Curve In Water Pollution: A Semiparametric Approach, Mahesh Pandit
Empirical and simulation essays on analyzing a country's export performance : the case of Ghana, Aude L. Pujula
The effects of U.S. shrimp imports on the Gulf of Mexico dockside price : a source differentiated mixed demand model, Maryam Tabarestani
Theses from 2012
Commuting patterns and labor markets: a new regional classification for Louisiana, Deepa Acharya
Three essays on modeling economic and fiscal change for communities under disequilibrium following natural disasters, Arun Adhikari
The economic feasibility of utilizing energy cane in the cellulosic production of ethanol, Kayla Lynn Brown
Factors influencing price volatility on soybeans futures prices, Diego J. Gavilanez Hernandez
Marketing channels and internet technology used by specialty crop farmers, Sandamali Kanaththa Kankanamge
Three essays on the efficiency of rural hospitals in the United States, Iustin Cristian Nedelea
Examining the relationship between the exchange rate, foreign direct investment and trade, Shanta Parajuli
Economic and attitudinal perspectives of the recreational for-hire fishing industry in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, Michelle Savolainen
Three essays on technology adoption and the roles of off-farm labor, human capital, and risk in contemporary US agriculture, Hiroki Uematsu
Economic assessment of rapid land-building technologies for coastal restoration, Hua Wang
Dissertations from 2011
Three essays on the labor allocation decisions of the modern farm family, Jeremy Michael D'Antoni
The economics of processing ethanol at Louisiana sugar mills: a three part economic analysis of feedstocks, risk, business strategies, and uncertainty, Paul Michael Darby
Economics of U.S. government debt accumulation, Carlos Ignacio Garcia Jimenez
Exchange rate volatility and bilateral agricultural trade flows: the case of the United States and OECD countries, Kashi Ram Kafle
Theses from 2010
Understanding the economic factors that impact the financial health of local governments, John David Barreca
Analysis of media agenda-setting effect on consumer confidence in the safety of the U.S. food system across consumer segments, Abhishek Bhagwat Bharad
Analysis of consumer preferences toward 100% fruit juice packages and labels, Tatiana Bonilla
Value of clearfield rice: an agronomic and economic approach, Tyler Paul Carlson
The returns and volatility of agribusiness stocks: how do they measure up to non-agribusiness stocks?, Benjamin Michael Clark
Factors affecting adoption of cover crops and its effect on nitrogen use by producers, Gnel Gabrielyan
Do the poor pay more for healthy food? an empirical economic analysis, Patrick Lee Hatzenbuehler
Three essays on the role of amenities as an economic development strategy, Junpyo Hong
Adoption of breeding technologies in the U.S. dairy industry and their influences on farm profitability, Aditya Raj Khanal
Stochastic trends in crop yield density estimation, David I. Maradiaga
Cellulosic ethanol in Louisiana: a three part economic analysis of feedstocks, pricing strategies and location strategies, Tyler B. Mark
An economic analysis of the costs of alternative sugarcane fallow weed control programs, José Rodolfo Mite Cáceres
An economic analysis of cover crops in corn-dominated production systems, Sukirti Nepal
The adoption of best management practices in the Louisiana crawfish industry, Narayan P. Nyaupane
Incentives, risk, and the role of private investments in Louisiana coastal wetland restoration, cheikhna Ould Dedah
Off-farm labor supply by farm operators and spouses: a comparison of estimation methods, Mahesh Pandit
Determination of the economic optimal cycle length for major sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) varieties in Louisiana, Juan Steer Nunes
Dissertations from 2009
Three essays on environmental issues associated with broiler production in Louisiana, Nirmala Adhikari Devkota
The expansion and diversification of the export sector and economic growth: the Costa Rican experience, Gustavo Filipe Canle Ferreira
Remittances, foreign direct investment and economic growth in Latin America and the Caribbean, Pablo Antonio Garcia-Fuentes
Essays on environmental issues associated with the diary production region in Louisiana, Larry Michael Hall
Three essays on the world rice market: a structure, conduct, and performance paradigm approach, Hyunsoo Kang
An analysis of government policy impacts in the ethanol and sugar markets, Hassan Marzoughi_Ardakani
Biophysical economic analysis of nutrient and sediment management practices in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley, Augustus Nyako Matekole
The economic importance and management of mercury contamination in pelagic fisheries, Tina Marie Willson
An analysis of the impact of the EU sugar policy reform on ACP countries: a quota market framework, Liliane Kiswendsida Zoungrana
Theses from 2008
Antidumping investigation in agriculture: issues of trade diversion-named vs non-named countries, Nandini Bandyopadhyay
Spatial economics of the Louisiana wetland mitigation banking industry, Ryan Joseph Bourriaque
Estimating the economic impacts of hurricane damage on coastal fishing infrastructure, Tanza Erlambang
Three papers on the behavior modeling of the shrimp fishermen in the Gulf of Mexico, Tao Ran
Analysis of the impact and importance of re-wholesalers in the ornamental market, Marco Absalón Velástegui
Theses from 2007
An economic evaluation of sugarcane combine harvester costs and optimal harvest schedules for Louisiana, Francis Gil Barker
Modeling the EU-US cereal trade - the post 'Agenda 2000' analysis, Sachin Chintawar
Record-keeping systems adoption by Louisiana dairy farmers, Elisabeth Grisham
Liability, institutions, and determinants of landowner access policies for fee-based recreation on private lands, James Emery Henderson
Best Management Practices adoption rates and alternative land usage among Southwest Louisiana rice producers, Heidi Landry
Analysis of the impact of fish imports on domestic crawfish prices and economic welfare using inverse demand systems, Young-Jae Lee
An analysis of the processor preferences for the adoption of potential crawfish peeling machines, Darius J. Lewis
Analyzing the cost of harvesting and the economic structure of Florida grouper fishery, I. Cristian Nedelea
An Analysis of the World Shrimp Market and the Impact of an Increasing Import Base on the Gulf of Mexico Dockside Price, Pawan Poudel