SABIIA - Sistema Aberto e Integrado de Informação em Agricultura (Sabiia)

Liang, Chyi-Lyi (Kathleen); King, Lauren; Halbrendt, Catherine K.; Robinson, Karen.

The goal of this research is to identify the assets and constraints that exist specific to small business manufacturers in Vermont. To satisfy this goal, the study examines factors that influence location decisions as well as identifying what obstacles business owners have experienced. The idea for this project originated in response to the troubled economic condition of several Vermont communities, where unemployment rates are unusually high and income unusually low. Understanding what obstacles business faces might enable future ideas on how to solve these problems. Once assets are identified, they can be capitalized on, leading to more successful business operations. Preliminary data was collected through a telephone interview survey with Vermont...

SPATIAL AND VARIETAL PRICE ANALYSIS OF DRY EDIBLE BEAN MARKETS

Palavras-chave: Community development; Small business; Community/Rural/Urban Development.

Ano: 1999

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21498

Liang, Chyi-Lyi (Kathleen); Feuz, Dillon M.; Taylor, R. Garth.

Dry bean prices, as received by the grower and the dealer, were analyzed for four different production regions, and for two of the major varieties grown in the US. The dry bean price series were not stationary. Prices for each variety were cointegrated across the production regions and between grower and dealer markets. However causality tests failed to show the dominant regional variety as the price leader. Further, prices of the two varieties were not cointegrated, which indicated that growers would benefit from growing more than one variety at the same time.

Tipo: Journal Article

Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis.

Ano: 1998

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/34517

USING MULTIVARIATE RANK SUM TESTS TO EVALUATE EFFECTIVENESS OF COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN TEACHING BUSINESS STATISTICS

Su, Yeong-Tzay; Liang, Chyi-Lyi (Kathleen).

Arguments about using computer facilities to classroom teaching have gained a lot of attention over time. Using the computer facilities will be helpful to demonstrate real world applications, while poor data or inappropriate case studies might reduce the confidence in applying computer programs in classroom teaching. In this article we examine the results of using computer facilities to teach Business statistics to a group of Management students sampled from Krannert School of Management, Purdue University. This study shows that students are attracted to the interactive computer programs designed for the Business Statistics course, and students are more motivated to attend classes when using computer facilities are applied in teaching. Furthermore,...

Dollar Enterprise – Integrating Experiential Leaning in Teaching Community Entrepreneurship

Palavras-chave: Rank sum test; Multivariate analysis; Teaching evaluation; Computer applications; Business statistics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.

Ano: 1999

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21707

Help students to think outside the box with entrepreneurship education in the Colleges of Agriculture

Everybody has had dreams. Some of the dream ideas have the potential to be developed into successful enterprise concepts (for commercial enterprises or non-profit organizations), if we know how to proceed to prepare for success and failure. Unfortunately sometimes a dream idea can also become a nightmare for people who do not have adequate skills and knowledge to capitalize on opportunities. Being an entrepreneur does not imply one must own a business. Those who have dreamed about being their own boss one day, always wonder what it would be like to actually start and run their own business. Dollar Enterprise, an integrated and unique activity offered by the Department of Community Development and Applied Economics through a course “Introduction to...

Tipo: Presentation

Palavras-chave: Entrepreneurship; Teaching; Education; Experiential learning; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.

Ano: 2012

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124361

This paper presents a sample road map of creating and implementing a successful entrepreneurship curriculum in the College of Agriculture.

Cointegration Tests of Spatial and Variety Price Linkages in Regional Dry Bean Markets

Palavras-chave: College of Agriculture; Entrepreneurship Education; Curriculum Development; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession; Q0.

Ano: 2011

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103670

Liang, Chyi-Lyi (Kathleen); Feuz, Dillon M.; Taylor, R. Garth.

INTERDEPENDENCE OF AGRICULTURE AND TOURISM: QUANTIFYING THE VALUE OF THE AGRICULTURAL WORKING LANDSCAPE IN VERMONT

Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis.

Ano: 1997

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/35787

Wood, Nancy; Halbrendt, Catherine K.; Liang, Chyi-Lyi (Kathleen); Wang, Qingbin.

This study evaluates the impact of the agricultural working landscape on the Vermont tourist industry and state economy. Vermont is known for its scenery, especially its agricultural landscape. It has often been stated that Vermont's tourist industry, which represents 15% of the state's economy, depends upon this special landscape for its comparative advantage in the New England tourism market. However, Vermont's landscape is changing. The number of farms and acres of farmland have decreased significantly in the past several decades. State policy makers are grappling with the challenge of supporting and preserving both the farm and tourist economies in the face of regional and global competition. This study quantifies the impact of the agricultural...

DISPARITIES OF ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITIES AMONG URBAN INDUSTRIES -- AN EXPLORATORY APPROACH

Palavras-chave: Land Economics/Use; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.

Ano: 2000

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21814

The results of an on-going exploratory study focused on disparities in entrepreneurial activities across 203 Metropolitan Statistical Areas among 18 industries in the US showed that there existed variations in the path of entrepreneurial development among MSAs and different industries. Resource allocation, market, policies, and supportive organizations could lead to these variations.

CHINA'S INTERNATIONAL TOURISM UNDER ECONOMIC TRANSITION: NATIONAL TRENDS AND REGIONAL DISPARITIES

Palavras-chave: MSA; Entrepreneurship; Urban; Disparity; Gini coefficient; Community/Rural/Urban Development.

Ano: 2004

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20405

Liang, Chyi-Lyi (Kathleen); Guo, Rong; Wang, Qingbin.

China's Tourism industry, especially international tourism, has expanded rapidly since its market-oriented economic reform started in 1978. There has been limited information regarding the trends and regional disparities. This paper examines the national trends of China's international tourism since 1982 and analyzes the changes in regional disparities since 1995. While the trend analysis suggests that China's international tourism is likely to keep growing at a significant rate, the analysis of regional disparities based on Gini coefficient indicates that the regional inequality in the number of international tourists and income has shown a downward trend since 1995. Findings from this study suggest that China's economic reform has stimulated the...

"GREEN TAXES": IMPACTS ON NATIONAL INCOME, SOCIAL WELFARE, AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

Palavras-chave: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.

Ano: 2003

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22209

Liang, Chyi-Lyi (Kathleen); Lovejoy, Stephen B.; Lee, John G..

Two taxation schemes were designed to be included in a multi-regional multi-sectoral General Equilibrium model for reducing the use of commercial fertilizers, with the goal of alleviating surface water pollution. Under the 500% tax rate, results showed that 0.1% of the national income was given up in order to exchange for a 3% reduction in the fertilizer application used as an intermediate input. Furthermore environmental quality would be improved by 3%, if a linear relationship existed between the changes in intermediate fertilizer use and the improvement in environmental quality.

THE IMPACT OF THE TOURISM SECTOR ON THE VERMONT ECONOMY: THE INPUT-OUTPUT ANALYSIS

Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy.

Ano: 1998

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20870

Lin, Tun; Halbrendt, Catherine K.; Liang, Chyi-Lyi (Kathleen); Wood, Nancy.

There are only few states in the United States where state income relies heavily on tourism industry, and Vermont is one of them. Vermont has the advantage in possessing spectacular landscape, clean environment, and attractive agriculturally based rural community, which provide an excellent opportunity for tourism industry development. Vermont economy also benefits from the tourists' activities because: (1) tourists contribute significant amount of income to Vermont economy, especially from ski business; (2) tourists' expenditures in Vermont become a significant source of state tax income; and (3) to sustain tourism industry in Vermont helps to preserve rural community environment as well as nature beauty in Vermont. Although tourism industry is very...

A Life Case of Hardwick, Vermont - Approach to Improve Long Term Sustainability for Small and Medium-Sized Farms and Rural Communities

Palavras-chave: Tourism; Vermont; Input-Output model; Visitor survey; Lodging survey; Ski Survey; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.

Ano: 1999

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21618

This paper presents a success story of a rural community adopting multifunctional farm operation to achieve long term sustainability and profitability.