Illegal fishing and catch potentials among small-scale fishers: Application of an endogenous Switching regression model

Environment and Development Economics

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 156-172

  Akpalu, Wisdom ^a   Normanyo, Ametefee K ^b  

^a FARMINGDALE STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b HO TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Ghana)

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EID: 84897766329     PISSN: 1355770X     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355770X13000478     Document Type: Article

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