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Getting Back On The Horse: Drought Response In 2003, Matthew A. Diersen Dec 2002

Getting Back On The Horse: Drought Response In 2003, Matthew A. Diersen

Economics Commentator

No abstract provided.


Us And European Trends And Policies Regarding Organic Agriculture, Thomas L. Dobbs Nov 2002

Us And European Trends And Policies Regarding Organic Agriculture, Thomas L. Dobbs

Economics Commentator

No abstract provided.


Analysis Of U.S.-Canada Intra-Industry Trade, Bashir Qasmi, Scott Fausti, Moore Liuyi Oct 2002

Analysis Of U.S.-Canada Intra-Industry Trade, Bashir Qasmi, Scott Fausti, Moore Liuyi

Economics Staff Paper Series

Determinants of U.S.- Canada Intra-industry trade in industry groups: a) Food and live products, b) Manufacturing products, and c) Machinery and transportation products are investigated. The analysis uses the OECD data for 1997 U.S.-Canada bilateral trade flows combined with the U.S. industry characteristics data from the U.S. Economic Census. Levels of intra-industry trade, measured by the Grubel Lloyd Index, were regressed on a number of industry characteristics using OLS techniques. Empirical results show that selected measures of product differentiation, economies of scale, and oligopolistic behavior are important determinants of U.S.-Canada bilateral trade in the selected industries. There are however, differences …


Direct And Indirect Effects Of Drought On South Dakota's Economy, Matthew A. Diersen, Gary Taylor, Alan May Aug 2002

Direct And Indirect Effects Of Drought On South Dakota's Economy, Matthew A. Diersen, Gary Taylor, Alan May

Economics Commentator

No abstract provided.


Education - Human Capital Investment, Richard Shane Aug 2002

Education - Human Capital Investment, Richard Shane

Economics Commentator

No abstract provided.


The Farm Security And Rural Investment Act Of 2002: A Chang Ein Policy Or A Continuation Of Freedom To Farm?, Gary Taylor Jul 2002

The Farm Security And Rural Investment Act Of 2002: A Chang Ein Policy Or A Continuation Of Freedom To Farm?, Gary Taylor

Economics Commentator

No abstract provided.


South Dakota Agricultural Land Values And Rental Practices: 2002, Burton Pflueger, Larry Janssen Jun 2002

South Dakota Agricultural Land Values And Rental Practices: 2002, Burton Pflueger, Larry Janssen

Economics Commentator

No abstract provided.


Does International Trade Hold Profit Potential For The U.S. Dairy Industry?, Donald L. Peterson May 2002

Does International Trade Hold Profit Potential For The U.S. Dairy Industry?, Donald L. Peterson

Economics Commentator

No abstract provided.


A Look At Federal Spending In South Dakota, Evert Vaner Der Sluis, Sam Cordes Mar 2002

A Look At Federal Spending In South Dakota, Evert Vaner Der Sluis, Sam Cordes

Economics Commentator

No abstract provided.


An Update On Prices Of Organic Crops In Comparison To Conventional Crops, Sherry K. Bertramsen, Thomas L. Dobbs Feb 2002

An Update On Prices Of Organic Crops In Comparison To Conventional Crops, Sherry K. Bertramsen, Thomas L. Dobbs

Economics Commentator

No abstract provided.


Profitability Determinants In South Dakota's Beef Cow/Calf Enterprise, Amy N. Singrey Jan 2002

Profitability Determinants In South Dakota's Beef Cow/Calf Enterprise, Amy N. Singrey

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

South Dakota beef cow/calf producers who had completed a 2000 Standardized Performance Analysis were surveyed and interviewed to gain a better understanding of what personal characteristics and management factors may help determine profitability. Low, medium and high profitability categories were defined by calculating one standard deviation above or below a mean ROA. Producers were unaware of their profitability category at the time of the interview. Statistically significant differences were found in reference to the involvement of the operator in physical labor and management functions, and in the percentage of other family members involved in the management functions in the enterprise. …