The value of El Niño forecasts in the management of salmon: A stochastic dynamic assessment

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 765-777

  Costello, Christopher J ^a   Adams, Richard M ^b   Polasky, Stephen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Coho salmon; Economic analysis; El Ni o; Value of information

Indexed keywords

ONCORHYNCHUS KISUTCH;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FORECASTING METHOD;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0032321528     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1244062     Document Type: Article

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