Hedonic pricing of Atlantic cod: Effects of size, freshness, and gear

Marine Resource Economics

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 259-277

  Lee, Min Yang ^a  

^a NORTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Atlantic cod; Hedonic pricing; Seafood demand

Indexed keywords

GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 84925660648     PISSN: 07381360     EISSN: 23345985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/677769     Document Type: Article

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