As long as total effort cannot be completely controlled, a more thorough understanding of fishers' supply response decisions will be beneficial for fisheries managers. In this paper, we present a model of fishers' gear choice, which is empirically estimated on a panel of Swedish demersal...

As long as total effort cannot be completely controlled, a more thorough understanding of fishers' supply response decisions will be beneficial for fisheries managers. In this paper, we present a model of fishers' gear choice, which is empirically estimated on a panel of Swedish demersal...

During the last decade, empirical evidence of regional agglomeration economies has emerged for some industries. This paper argues that externalities from agglomeration are not only present in some manufacturing and service sectors, but can also occur in primary industries, such as aquaculture....

The paper proposes developing a trade model for salmon to assist in discussions and negotiations of current international salmon trade issues and major risk problems facing the salmon industry. Two modeling approaches are discussed: 1) developing a traditional equilibrium trade programming model...

Producers or consumers faced with an increase in taxes are usually able to shift parts of it to other levels in the value chain. We examine who is actually bearing the burden of increased energy taxes in the EU-area - consumers or exporters. Traditional tax incidence theory presumes spot...