Empowering Small Donors in Federal Elections

An effective new public matching funds system in which citizens direct the distribution of public funds to candidates would fundamentally change the way our campaigns are financed. The system would decrease the opportunities for corruption of federal officeholders and government decisions, and provide candidates with an alternative means for financing their elections without being obligated to special interest funders. Most importantly, the system would restore citizens to their rightful pre-eminent place in our democracy

The Future of Agriculture: Frequently Asked Questions

Production Economics,

FORECASTING MEXICAN LIVE CATTLE EXPORTS TO THE UNITED STATES

International Relations/Trade, Livestock Production/Industries,

A Profile of Agriculture in New Mexico from the 1997 Census of Agriculture

Production Economics,

ASSESSING CHANGES IN SOIL EROSION RATES: A MARKOV CHAIN ANALYSIS

Markov chain analysis (one-step and long-run) is applied to the National Resources Inventory (NRI) database to evaluate changes in wind-based soil erosion rates over time. The research compares changes in soil erosion rates between NRI sample sites with and without applied conservation practices for a random sample of Great Plains counties. No significant differences between sites are found for half of the counties evaluated. The effectiveness and efficiency of conservation policies are thus questioned in light of these research results.conservation, Markov, National Resources Inventory, policy, soil erosion, Land Economics/Use,

Market and Welfare Effects of Livestock Feed Subsidies

Agricultural and Food Policy, Livestock Production/Industries,

PREDICTING LAND PURCHASE BEHAVIOR IN A FAST GROWTH, INTENSELY AGRICULTURAL COUNTY

Attitudes toward farmland preservation, agriculture, development, and open space are used to predict land purchases in a rapidly developing, agricultural area. Using data from New Mexico land buyers, a qualitative choice model gives probabilities of individuals purchasing irrigated valley farmland or desert mesa land based on attitudes and socio-economic characteristics.Land Economics/Use,

My Definition of Intelligence

Non-fiction by Joyce Skagg

Examining the Effects of Different Coping Styles on Dependent Stress Generation

In this study, I prospectively examined the associations between different coping styles and stress. Stress can be classified as independent, which is stress that an individual has no control over, or dependent stress, which is stress that occurs because of the individuals’ actions. Coping is how individuals deal with that stress. With the role that coping plays in stress, I expected that it would relate to stress generation. I hypothesized that some forms of coping would prospectively predict the occurrence of less dependent stress but not independent stress. To test this hypothesis, I had college students (N=73) complete negative life events questionnaire (NLEQ) and the cope inventory at two time-points separated by approximately 10 weeks. Consistent with the idea that coping styles are related to stress generation, mental disengagement and behavioral disengagement were each cross-sectionally associated with dependent life stress, but not independent life stress. More importantly, as hypothesized, both active coping and acceptance coping prospectively predicted less dependent stress at the second timepoint, controlling for dependent stress at the first timepoint and coping at the second timepoint. No significant prospective associations were found between any coping styles and independent stress. This shows that specific styles of coping are prospectively linked to less dependent stress over time, which may have important implications for interventions aimed at decreasing the occurrence of stress-related disorders