Economic versus physical input measures in the analysis of technical efficiency in fisheries

Applied Economics

Volumn 35, Issue 15, 2003, Pages 1699-1710

  Pascoe, Sean ^a   Hassaszahed, Parastoo ^a   Anderson, Jesper ^b   Korsbrekke, Knud ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b Food Research Institute   (Denmark)

^c Institute for Marine Research   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISHERY PRODUCTION; FISHING INDUSTRY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY;

NORTH SEA;

EID: 0344668481     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0003684032000134574     Document Type: Article

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