Economic inefficiency and environmental impact: An application to aquaculture production

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 93-105

  Asche, Frank ^a   Roll, Kristin H ^a   Tveteras, Ragnar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Environmental impact; Inefficiency

Indexed keywords

ALLOCATIVE EFFICIENCY; AQUACULTURE INDUSTRY; HIGH PRODUCTIVITY; INEFFICIENCY; SUBSTANTIAL VARIATIONS;

AGRICULTURE; AQUACULTURE; PRODUCTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

AQUACULTURE PRODUCTION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; INNOVATION; SALMONID;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 67349212910     PISSN: 00950696     EISSN: 10960449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2008.10.003     Document Type: Article

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