Orchards are vulnerable to the damaging effects of attacks by invasive species. Therefore, in this paper, we focus on a representative tree in a stylized orchard and show how the theory of discrete time Markov chains can be used to construct a model of this tree that is to be managed in the...

Orchards are vulnerable to the damaging effects of attacks by invasive species. Therefore, in this paper, we focus on a representative tree in a stylized orchard and show how the theory of discrete time Markov chains can be used to construct a model of this tree that is to be managed in the...

The extant literature tells us that a seaport inspector who places a large (small) weight on biological invasion damage control relative to economic cost reduction will, ceteris paribus, inspect ships with containers more (less) stringently. Therefore, in this theoretical note we analyze the...

We propose a research agenda for studying six basic questions about the impacts of alternate international invasive species control mechanisms on economic agents in a nation such as the USA. The six questions are as follows. First, when can one justify a trade ban as an effective regulatory...

The extant literature tells us that a seaport inspector who places a large (small) weight on biological invasion damage control relative to economic cost reduction will, ceteris paribus, inspect ships with containers more (less) stringently. Therefore, in this theoretical note we analyze the...

NOTE: The following is a description of the paper and not the actual abstract. In the recent past, a considerable amount of concern has been expressed in academic circles about the diminution in the world's diverse biological resources. In particular, it has been suggested that the problem of...