Factors Affecting Utah Ranch Prices

Factors affecting agricultural land prices

n the twenty years that preceded 1920 I there was a 245 percent increase in the average per-acre price of farmland (including improvements) before land values fell sharply. Today’s escalation in land values-364 percent between 1957 and 1977-prompts some pointed questions: Have land prices reached their peak? If not, when will they plateau, if ever? Will they then decline and, if so, will the de...

Factors affecting laboratory test use and prices

The use of clinical laboratory tests has more than doubled during the past decade. Some observers of the health system feel that this growth is excessive and is a result of current payment systems. This article examines the effects of current reimbursement policies with regard to the use of laboratory tests and prices charged for tests. The results suggest the following: The method of financing...

Factors Affecting Bromus tectorum Seed Bank Carryover in Western Utah

Cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum L.) is a winter annual weed that presents a serious obstacle to rangeland restoration in the Intermountain West. The objective of this study was to evaluate factors regulating the size and persistence of cheatgrass carryover seed banks on semiarid sites in western Utah. We prevented current-year seed production in each of four habitats, then tallied emerging seedling...

The Empirical Analysis of Affecting Factors of Shanghai Housing Prices

In recent years, China's commodity housing prices is soaring highly, especially in large cities such as Shanghai. To research the factors affecting Shanghai housing prices, screening variables by the supply and demand perspective, making the variable linear regression by gradually removing the variable method, the results showed that: In the Shanghai-specific context, lending rates and GDP impa...

Factors Affecting Indiana Electricity Prices in Competitive Markets