Thesis Titles Spring 2003 to present (thesis may be found online at http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/etd.html)
Spring 2003
Arturo Bocardo (Chair: Tom Spreen)
The Citrus Industry in Mexico: Analysis and Perspectives
Larry Perruso (Chair: Sherry Larkin)
Three Essays on Production Models in Multispecies Fisheries
Summer 2003
Sharon Hutchinson (Chair: Sherry Larkin)
An Economic Analysis of Multi-Fishery Participation: Supply Responses and Rent Optimization of South Florida Commercial Fisheries
Fall 2003
Waldir Fernandes (Chair: Tom Spreen)
Analyses of the World Processed Orange Industry
Brian Francis (Chair: Tim Taylor)
Trade and Economic Growth in the Caribbean
Spring 2004
Jione Jung (Chair: John Vansickle)
Understanding the COMPAS Model: Assumptions, Structure, and Elasticity of Substitutions
Ora Napasintuwong (Chair: Robert Emerson)
Immigrant Workers and Technological Change: An Induced Innovation Perspective: on Florida and US Agriculture
Mike Zylstra (Chair: Richard Kilmer)
Hedging Net Firm Income for Florida Dairy Producers: A Case Study with an Application of the Conditional Values at Risk
Summer 2004
Kevin Athearn (Chair: James Sterns)
Efficacy of Environmental Labeling: An Economic Analysis with Two Examples from Florida Agriculture
Greg Livanis (Chair: Chuck Moss)
The Differential Production Model with Quasi-fixed Inputs: A Panel Data Approach to US Banking
Sikavas Nalampang (Chair: John Vansickle)
Impact of Selected Regulatory Policies on the US Fruit and Vegetable Industry
Daisuke Sano (Chair: Tom Spreen, Co-chair: Lisa House)
Analysis on Mexican Sweetener Market in the World of Trade Environment
Marisa Zansler (Chair: Tom Spreen)
The Economic Impacts to an Industry Associated with an Invasive Species: The Case of Citrus Canker in Florida
Fall 2004
Eric Bonnett (Chair: Tim Taylor)
Foreign Direct Investments and the Investment Climate of Developing Countries in the Western Hemisphere
Wirusana Tantiwongampai (Chair: James Seale)
Food Consumption Patterns: Empirical Evidence from OECD Data
Spring 2005
Arthur Tomerlin (Chair: Tom Spreen)
Economic Threshold Decision Rules as an Integrated Pest Management Tool in Florida Citrus Industry Production
Fall 2005
Marco Palma (Chair: Ronald Ward)
Measuring Demand Factors Influencing Market Penetration and Buying Frequency for Flowers
Summer 2006
Shiferaw Feleke (Chair: Richard Kilmer)
Global Competition for the Japanese Fruit Market
Josyline Javelosa (Chair: Andrew Schmitz)
Measuring the Potential Payoffs from Biofortification: The Case of High-Iron Rice in the Philippines
Spring 2007
Mariana Varese (Chair: Clyde Kiker)
Public Goods Provided by Natural Systems: An Economic Analysis from a Systems Perspective
Max Grunbaum (Chair: Tim Taylor)
An Evaluation of Trade and Tariff Revenue Effects for the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States Under Alternative Trade Liberalization Scenerios
Raphael Pierre (Chair: John Vansickle)
Economic Impact of a Mediterranean Fruit Fly Outbreak in Florida
Fred Rossi (Chair: Sherry Larkin)
Socio-Economic Impacts of Community Forest Management in Rural India
Summer 2007
Carlos Trejo-Pech (Chair: Sherry Larkin)
Earnings, Accruals and Cash Flows in the United States Food Supply Chain
Mohammad Ali (Chair: Richard Kilmer)
Estimating Import Demand for Fresh Tomatoes into the United States and the European Union
Fall 2007
Ronald M. Gordon (Chair: John Vansickle)
Impact of Caricom Economic Intergration Arrangements on teh Economic Gains of Selected Caricom Countries
Carlos Jauregui-Flores (Chair: Robert Emmerson)
Consumers' Use of Food Labels: An Application of Ordered Probit Models
Michael O'Connell (Chair: Robert Emerson)
A General Equilibrium Analysis of Property Tax in Florida
Sophia Glenn (Chair: Rod Clouser)
Case Study of Development in the County Road 241 Jonesville-Alachua, Florida Corridor
Kimberly Morgan (Chair: Rod Clouser)
Economic Analyses of the Effects of Red Tide Events on Three Secotrs of Florida Coastal Communitites: Restaurants, Residents, and Local Governements
Damian Adams (Chair: Mike Olexa)
The Economics and Law of Invasive Species Management in Florida |