Optimal harvest licensing when harvest success is uncertain

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 125-140

  Hussain, Abul Maala Tanvir ^a   Tschirhart, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

optimal harvests; recreational licenses; uncertain harvest success

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL POLICY; FISHING; HARVESTING; HUNTING; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; YIELD;

EID: 77956603765     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: 14678276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajae/aap019     Document Type: Article

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