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Pigs in Cyberspace: A Natural Experiment Testing Differences between Online and Offline Club-Pig Auctions

Roe, Brian E.; Wyszynski, Timothy E. - 2011

We find sale prices and net revenues received by sellers in the Midwestern club pig market are higher at traditional face-to-face auctions than at comparable Internet auctions. The comparison overcomes adverse selection issues that commonly plague such analyses by using data from sellers that...

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PRICE PREMIUMS FROM A CERTIFIED FEEDER CALF PRECONDITIONING PROGRAM

Ward, Clement E.; Lalman, David L. - 2003

Preconditioning calf programs, while not new, are becoming more prevalent. They provide benefits to cow-calf producers while adding value for feeder cattle buyers. However, questions remain regarding the marginal returns from marketing preconditioned calves exceeds the marginal costs for...

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Tractors on eBay: Differences between Internet and In-Person Auctions

Diekmann, Florian; Roe, Brian E.; Batte, Marvin T. - 2007

Internet auction platforms are changing the face of transactions in many business sectors, including agriculture. We provide one of the first systematic examinations of the differences between internet and in-person auctions in agricultural input markets. A hedonic model estimated with used...

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15.021J / 11.433J Real Estate Economics, Spring 2004

Wheaton, William C. - 2004

This course, offered by the MIT Center for Real Estate, focuses on developing an understanding of the macroeconomic factors that shape and influence markets for real property. We will develop the theory of land markets and locational choice. The material covered includes studies of changing...

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Maximising the economic returns of road infrastructure investment

Joynt, Hubert - 2004

The aim of this study is to explore ways to maximise the economic returns of road infrastructure investment. In order to achieve this objective, the study was divided into five parts involving the following: analysing the nature of road infrastructure, determining the relationship between road...

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Estimating Suppression Expenditures for Individual Large Wildland Fires.

Gebert, K.M.; Calkin, D.E.; Yoder, J. - 2007

. Variables having the largest influence on cost included fire intensity level, area burned, and total housing value within 20 mi …

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The Effect of Current and Perceived Economic Conditions on Consumer Apparel Purchase Expenditures

Woods, Adria M - 2005

Consumer spending accounts for over sixty-five percent of the Gross Domestic Product in the United States, greatly affecting the economy, as well as the retail sector. The consumer, rather than business or government, has become the dominant factor in shaping the course of the aggregate U.S....

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The problem of front-end loading and disorder in the housing market

Leslie, Derek - 2001

Full-text of this article is not available in this e-prints service. This article was originally published following peer-review in Economic Issues, published by and copyright Economic Issues Education Fund.

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The Effects of gaming on residential real estate prices and sales: A case study of Las Vegas: 1990--2008

Miller, Christopher Alan - 2009

This dissertation empirically investigates the effects of the gaming industry on a local economy, specifically housing … housing. The analysis provides evidence of a significant positive correlation between gaming revenues and casino employment …

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Essays on subcontracting, competitive bidding, and dynamic housing demand.

Miller, Daniel Patrick - 2009

rates and tightening credit standards. In the second essay, we estimate and simulate a dynamic structural model of housing … demand. The model allows for realistic features of the housing market including non-convex adjustment costs from buying and … estimated parameters, we simulate the partial equilibrium consumption and housing and financial asset accumulation response by …

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