Eco-labeling and dolphin avoidance: A dynamic model of tuna fishing in the Eastern Tropical Pacific

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 103-116

  Hicks, Robert L ^a   Schnier, Kurt E ^b  

^a Dept of Economics and Thomas Jefferson Program in Public Policy at the College of William and Mary   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dolphin safe eco labeling; Dynamic random utility modeling; Location choice

Indexed keywords

FISHERIES; FISHING VESSELS; LABELS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TROPICS;

DISCRETE CHOICE MODELS; DISTRIBUTION OF EFFORTS; DOLPHIN-SAFE ECO-LABELING; DYNAMIC RANDOM UTILITY MODELING; EASTERN TROPICAL PACIFIC; EXPECTED UTILITY; LOCATION CHOICE; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

DOLPHINS (STRUCTURES);

AVOIDANCE REACTION; DISCRETE CHOICE ANALYSIS; DOLPHIN; ECOLABELING; FISHERY MODELING; FISHING EFFORT; FISHING VESSEL; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TUNA FISHERY; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (TROPICAL);

SCOMBRIDAE; VINDULA ARSINOE;

EID: 54049119187     PISSN: 00950696     EISSN: 10960449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2008.01.001     Document Type: Article

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