Optimal and open access harvesting of multi-use species in a second-best world

Environmental and Resource Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 251-272

  Horan, Richard D ^a   Bulte, Erwin H ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

bioeconomics; elephants; management; nuisance; open access; pest; property rights; renewable resources; trade ban

Indexed keywords

HUMAN POPULATIONS; MULTI-USE SPECIES;

BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); BIODIVERSITY; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; HARVESTING; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

ELEPHANT; HARVESTING; NATURE CONSERVATION; NORTH-SOUTH RELATIONS; PROPERTY RIGHTS; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

AFRICA;

ELEPHANT; ELEPHANTIDAE; LOXODONTA;

EID: 3042727956     PISSN: 09246460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:EARE.0000031052.81245.cd     Document Type: Article

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