Optimal fishery harvesting rules under uncertainty

Resource and Energy Economics

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 272-286

  Sarkar, Sudipto ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fish harvesting; Optimal harvest quantity; Optimal harvest trigger; Real option

Indexed keywords

CARRYING CAPACITY; ECOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; ECONOMIC PARAMETERS; FISH STOCK; FIXED COST; HARVESTING COSTS; HIGH VOLATILITY; INPUT PARAMETER; LOGISTIC GROWTH; LOW GROWTH RATE; OPTIMAL HARVEST QUANTITY; OPTIMAL HARVEST TRIGGER; OPTIMAL POLICIES; OPTION MODELS; OUTPUT PRICE; PACIFIC HALIBUT; PRICE SENSITIVITY; REAL OPTION;

COST ACCOUNTING; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS; FISHERIES; MEATS; OPTIMIZATION; RISK ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STOCHASTIC MODELS;

HARVESTING;

EXTINCTION RISK; FISHERY ECONOMICS; FISHERY POLICY; GROWTH RATE; HARVESTING; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETERIZATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STOCHASTICITY; STOCK ASSESSMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

HIPPOGLOSSUS STENOLEPIS;

EID: 70349992951     PISSN: 09287655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reseneeco.2009.05.002     Document Type: Article

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