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Three essays on decision-making in natural resource economics

Brady, Michael Patrick

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2007, Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics.
The first two chapters look at differences between individual and group decision-making in economic environments. Using laboratory experiments the first chapter shows that group preferences for self-interest differ from those of individuals, but the direction and magnitude depends on the procedure governing how groups make decisions. The second chapter looks at the dynamics of group decision-making, which leads to an argument for looking at group decisions through the lens of reciprocity. The third chapter focuses on country level trends in agriculture to empirically investigate whether countries that increase agricultural productivity increase or decrease land in agriculture.
Steven Wu (Advisor)
153 p.

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  • Brady, M. P. (2007). Three essays on decision-making in natural resource economics [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1190065935

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Brady, Michael. Three essays on decision-making in natural resource economics. 2007. Ohio State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1190065935.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Brady, Michael. "Three essays on decision-making in natural resource economics." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1190065935

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)