Fishing regulations, individual discount rate, and fisherman behaviour in a developing country fishery

Environment and Development Economics

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 591-606

  Akpalu, Wisdom ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

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EID: 53349141654     PISSN: 1355770X     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355770X08004439     Document Type: Conference Paper

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