Distance vs. ray functions: An application to the inshore fishery of Greece

Marine Resource Economics

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 251-267

  Fousekis, Panos ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Distance function; Fisheries; Ray production function

Indexed keywords

EID: 34648854086     PISSN: 07381360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/mre.17.4.42629369     Document Type: Article

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