Masters Thesis and Projects

Some of the research our students have done in the past:

Master's (Thesis)

Student & Major Professor Title of Thesis Joel Ainsworth Penny Diebel “RINs and Biofuel Mandates: Comparing Ethanol and Biodiesel Markets” William Anderson Penny Diebel “Net Farm Income Determinants and the Role of Water Development Projects” Joanna Carroll Bruce Weber “Did the Great Recession Change SNAP Participation Behavior? A Panel Analysis of Two Oregon Snap Participant Cohorts” Jacob Gjesdahl Randy Rosenberger “Improved Viewshed Modelling for Estimating Effects of Neighboring Land Uses on Property Values” Sam Gulpen Bill Jaeger “Using Country-Level Forest Coverage to Analyze the Existence of an Environmental Kuznets Curve” Nadine Hanhan Susan Capalbo “Greening the Grid: The Cost-Effectiveness of Residential Solar Programs in Oregon” Elizabeth "Libby" Hodgin Cathy Durham “Impact of Price and Color Availability on Fair Trade and Organic Apparel Choice” Daniel Holder B. Starr McMullen “Determinants of Household Vehicle Miles Traveled in Oregon” Alexey Kalinin Bill Jaeger “Right as Rain? The Value of Water in Willamette Valley Agriculture” Yue Ke Starr McMullen “Economic Analysis of a Road Usage Charge” Nicole Kovski David Lewis “Recreational Boating and the Spread of Eurasian Water milfoil – Determinants of Boater Demand and the Costs of Prevention Efforts in Wisconsin” Annah Latane Bill Jaeger “An Exploration of Water Quality in the United States Using an Environmental Kuznets Curve Framework” Jeffrey McCaulou Susan Capalbo “Estimating a Juniper Biomass Supply from Private Rangelands: The Impact of Distance and Biotic Factors on Costs” Jason Miller Cathy Durham "The Economics of Commodity Promotion in the Hazelnut Industry" Winston Oakley JunJie Wu "Maximizing Urban Property Values Through Open Space Conservation" Beau Olen JunJie Wu “Irrigation Choices for Major West Coast Crops: Water Scarcity and Climatic Determinants” Daniel Ritter Clark Seavert “The Economic Value of Native Pollinators in Regard to Oregon Blueberry Production” Sakib Bin Salam B. Starr McMullen “Is There Still a Southwest-Effect? – A Study of Southwest Airline’s Pricing Strategies” Lucas Stein Penny Diebel “Economic Analysis of Potential Camelina Oil Crop Supplies in the Northwest U.S.” Tyler West Clark Seavert “An Investment Valuation and Risk Assessment of High-Density Sweet Cherry Orchards” Senal Weerasooriya Qinglai Meng “Exchange Rate Dynamics and the Trade Balance: The Case of Sri Lanka” Seth Wiggins John Antle "Pacific Northwest Rangeland Carbon Sequestration" Xiurou Wu Bruce Weber How Does Income Inequality Affects Community Economic Resilience?” Xin Zhang Jeff Reimer "An Economic Model of Search and Matching in International Trade"

Master's (Projects)

Student & Major Professor Title of Project Lauren Bell Randy Rosenberger “Estimating Recreation Losses from Mountain Pine Beetle Outbreaks in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado” Robert Campbell Randy Rosenberger “Economic Analysis of Coho Salmon Habitat Restoration at Winter Lake, Lower Coquille River, Oregon” Claire Cvitanovich Randy Rosenberger “Updated Recreation Use Values Database: Meta-regression and Comparative Analysis” Jacob Davis Christian Langpap “Endangered Species Conservation Funding Analysis and Optimization” Rishi Deka Susan Capalbo “Wind, Solar and Wave Energy: A Comparative Review and Cost-Benefit Study” Arjang Fartash Qinglai Meng “The Impact of Consumption Externality on the Current Account of a Small Open Economy” Isabel Guerrero Darius Adams “An Econometric Analysis of Output Supply and Input Demand in the Oregon Softwood Lumber and Plywood Industries” Xiaoou Han Christian Langpap “An exploration of the connection between land management and endangered species recovery.” Yo Han Lee Claire Montgomery “Changing Housing Density in the Rural Midwest” Thomas Palley Jeff Reimer “Minimum Wage Labor in the State of Oregon: A Computable General Equilibrium Analysis of Immigration and Minimum Wage Policy” Samuel Robison Rolf Fare “An Analysis of the Productivity of TSA Screenings” Benjamin Schiek John Antle “Modeling the Praxis of Climate Change and Farmer Adaptation: A Kenya Case Study Combining the Ricardian and TOA-MD Methologies” Braeton Smith Bill Jaeger “The Environmental Kuznets Curve and Fuel-Switching in Electricity Generation” Tiffany Smith David Lewis “The Market Opportunity Costs of Retiring Cropland: A Case Study in Eastern Oregon” Joshua Swanson Gil Sylvia “The Economic Feasibility of Small-Scale Aquaculture in the Pacific Northwest” Marielle Vena Randy Rosenberger “The Shifting Determinants of the Unemployment Rate During Recession and Recovery” Jenna Way Clark Seavert “A Method to Assess the Tradeoffs between Farm Profits and Environmental Quality Outcomes”