A cost-benefit analysis of moose harvesting in Scandinavia. A stage structured modelling approach

Resource and Energy Economics

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 589-611

  Olaussen, Jon Olaf ^a   Skonhoft, Anders ^b  

^a TRONDHEIM BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cost benefit analysis; Moose hunting; Stage model

Indexed keywords

ADULT FEMALES; AGE STRUCTURED MODEL; ALCES ALCES; BROWSING DAMAGE; ECOLOGICAL CONDITIONS; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; MANAGEMENT SCENARIOS; MOOSE HUNTING; PROFIT MAXIMIZATION; SCANDINAVIA; STAGE MODEL; STAGE STRUCTURED; STOCK LEVEL;

ANIMALS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; COSTS; FORESTRY; HARVESTING; PROFITABILITY;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

AGE STRUCTURE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEER; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; HARVESTING; HUNTING;

SCANDINAVIA;

ALCES ALCES; ANIMALIA;

EID: 79957588789     PISSN: 09287655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reseneeco.2011.01.001     Document Type: Article

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