This paper investigates the ratio of general long-term debt to general capital assets’ influence on municipal credit ratings – signals of risk to investors – and coupon rates. Given current uncertainty levels in credit markets, it is paramount that low risk be signaled to sell debt and...

The purpose of this research is to study the determinants of farm-level variety choice and variety demand for banana cultivars in Uganda within an integrated agricultural household modeling framework. Of particular interest is the role of banana consumption and production attributes, among other...

Historically, scholars of economic growth have focused almost exclusively on aggregate output or income as a way to assess the standard of living in a society. The purpose of this dissertation is to supplement and challenge this methodology by using evidence of the biological standard of living...