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The New Zealand meat export industry : structure, conduct and performance
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1978)
Economic management requires that within the economy resources are allocated to achieve maximum efficiency in an overall attempt to promote standards of living.
The objective of this study is to examine efficiency of ...
A spatial economic analysis of electricity supply in Christchurch
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1974)
The objective of this thesis is to utilize spatial economic analysis to satisfy anticipated 1974 electricity demands in Christchurch in the most economical way possible. Chapter II deals briefly with the electricity supply ...
The response of agricultural prices to a change of the New Zealand exchange rate
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1977)
The objective of this thesis is to establish the response of agricultural prices to changes of the New Zealand exchange rate. Following an outline of the theory of exchange rate changes a brief history of the use of exchange ...
An analysis of the interdependence of costs and prices and their effects on the agricultural sector
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1976)
In recent years the agricultural sector in New Zealand has been faced with rising input prices and apart from the commodity price booms in the 1973 and 1974 seasons, prices received have been insufficient to maintain an ...
The development and evaluation of a peasant farm management game - A tool in extension - Education in Nepal and other under developed countries
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1970)
In this project, an attempt has been made to develop and evaluate a Peasant Farm Management Game to be used as a
tool for teaching tropical and subtropical agriculture to groups and individuals. The main aim is to provide ...
A procedure for the evaluation of pulpwood reforestation projects in Papua New Guinea : the Gogol Valley project
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1978)
A computer simulation model, designed to evaluate pulpwood reforestation projects, is used to study a project proposed in the Gogol Valley of Papua New Guinea. The project is evaluated using data available at two different ...
A model of the world wool textile market
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1974)
The thesis investigates world demand for wool and wool textiles over the period 1953 - 1967.
A deterministic process model comprising a series of eight linear equations and three identities traces demand from the consumer ...
The economics of water use in the Levels Plains Irrigation scheme
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1971)
This thesis reports the results of an economic study of an irrigation scheme in South Canterbury, New Zealand. This irrigation scheme is unique in State irrigation schemes in this country, for it is in danger of having a ...
An examination of some investment decisions under crown renewable lease tenure
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1971)
New Zealand has a total area of 66.4 million acres, of which 44 million are classified as occupied farm land. More than 40 per cent of this latter area is held under leasehold tenure. The Crown is the landlord of 14.9 ...
Economies of scale and locational pattern of wool villages in the South Island of New Zealand
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1979)
This study investigates wool marketing costs in the South Island of New Zealand. The objectives are (1) to determine the extent of economies of scale in wool villages and (2) to investigate a locational pattern of wool ...