This paper investigates the role of waste disposal service fees and household characteristics in determining recycling rates and waste generation. Using individual household data from Portland, Oregon, we model a multistage household decision process regarding waste generation and recycling...

"In 2001 and 2002, the Korean government dramatically increased cigarette taxes, anti-smoking advertisements, and smoking prohibitions as part of an anti-smoking campaign. This paper examines the impacts of these policy changes by modeling quit success and smoking intentions pre- and post-policy...

The feasibility of quadratic programming as a means of integrating agricultural pricequantity relationships and regional resource availability is demonstrated for a California test case. Estimates are developed for producer's and consumer's surplus, values of vegetables and field crop...

A multiyear discrete stochastic programming model with uncertain water supplies and inter-year crop dynamics is developed to determine: (i) whether a multiyear drought’s impact can be more than the sum of its parts, and (ii) whether optimal response to 1 year of drought can increase a...