Cost structure and capacity in the Norwegian pelagic fisheries

Applied Economics

Volumn 38, Issue 16, 2006, Pages 1877-1887

  Nøstbakken, Linda ^a  

^a Institute for Research in Economics and Business Administration   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMETRICS; ESTIMATION METHOD; FISHERY ECONOMICS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 33749009021     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: 14664283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036840500427197     Document Type: Article

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