Theses, Technical Papers, and Dissertations
Completed Original Research Defended in DARE
All DARE graduate students must prepare and defend a original work of scholarly research. With the advent of eletronic filing, here we provide access to completed theses, technical papers, and dissertations submitted in partial fulfullment of the requirements for M.S. and Ph.D. degrees.
Deisenroth, D.B. 2011. Accounting for Spatial Substitution Patterns and Bioeconomic Feedback Loops: An Economic Approach to Managing Inland Recreational Fisheries.
Co-Chairs: Dr. Craig Bond and Dr. John Loomis
Richardson, L.A. 2011. Quantifying the Economic Health Cost of Exposure to Wildfire Smoke: Four Essays in Non-Markey Valuation, Methodological Comparisons, and Econometric Methods to Address Endogeneity.
Chair: Dr. John Loomis
Thorvaldson, J.L. 2010. Water Use in the Western U.S. Irrigated Agriculture, Water, Leases, and Public Preferences.
Chair: Dr. James Pritchett
Gunter, A. 2011. Rebuilding Local Food Systems: Marketing and Economic Implications for Communities
Chair: Dr. Dawn Thilmany
Hick, E. 2011. Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary Determinants of Household Recycling Behavior
Chair: Dr. Andrew Seidl
McTernan, J.A. 2011. The Economic Value of Whitewater Sports in the Cache La Poudre Canyon, Colorado
Chair: John Loomis
Nicoletti, C.K. 2011. Rural Prosperity Initiative: Propensity-Score Analysis of Income and Crop Production Effects from a Comprehensive Micro-Irrigation Program in Zambia
Chair: Dr. Stephan Kroll
Stone, J. 2011. Policies Versus Perception: Estimating the Impact of Drought Awareness on Residential Water Demand.
Chair: Dr. Christopher Goemans
Thomas, C.M. 2010. A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Prevantative Management for Zebra and Quagga Mussels in the Colorado-Big Thompson System.
Co-Chairs: Dr. Craig Bond and Dr. Chris Goemans
Alamri, Y.A. 2010. Forecasting U.S. Exports of Corn.
Chair: Dr. Steve Davies
Brito, P.R.B. 2010 Farm Management in Crop Production Under Limited Water Conditions in Balkh, Afghanistan.
Chair: Dr. Steve Davies