Introducing individual transferable quotas on nitrogen in Danish fresh water aquaculture: Production and profitability gains

Ecological Economics

Volumn 75, Issue , 2012, Pages 83-90

  Nielsen, Rasmus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA); Gains from emission trading; Incentive based regulation; Individual Transferable Quotas (ITQ)

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE PRODUCTION; CONTROL SYSTEM; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; EMISSIONS TRADING; EUROPEAN UNION; FRESHWATER; INCENTIVE; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLICY APPROACH; PROFITABILITY; QUOTA SYSTEM; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; WATER PLANNING; WATER POLLUTION;

DENMARK;

EID: 84857114671     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2012.01.002     Document Type: Article

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