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Optimal fishery with coastal catch
Uecker, Hannes; Bayındır-Upmann, Thorsten - 2016
In many spatial resource models it is assumed that the agent is able to determine the harvesting activity over the complete spatial domain. However, agents frequently have only access to a resource at particular locations at which the moving biomass, such as fish or game, may be caught or...
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Property rights to the world's (linear) ocean fisheries in customary international law
Barrett, Scott - 2023
enclosure for nearshore fisheries. For highly migratory and offshore fisheries, enclosure is inefficient, and customary law …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014315058
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Disposal of petroleum installations : major policy issues
Osmundsen, Petter; Tveterås, Ragnar - 2000
Following the Brent Spar controversy, the OSPAR countries reached a unanimous agreement in 1998 for the future rules for disposal of petroleum installations. The vast majority of existing offshore installations will be re-used or returned to shore for recycling or disposal. For installations...
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Preserving the ocean circulation : implications for climate policy
Keller, Klaus; Tan, Kelvin; Morel, François; Bradford, … - 1999
Climate modelers have recognized the possibility of abrupt climate changes caused by a reorganization of the North Atlantic's current pattern (technically known as a thermohaline circulation collapse). This circulation system now warms north-western Europe and transports carbon dioxide to the...
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Voodoo versus fishing committees : the role of traditional and contemporary institutions in fischeries management
Alonso, Elena Briones; Houssa, Romain; Verpoorten, Marijke - 2015
We study the co-existence of two community-based institutions for fisheries management in Benin: a traditional …
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Sea surface temperature and tuna catch in the Eastern Pacific Ocean under climate change
Mediodia, Hanny John; Kahui, Viktoria; Noy, Ilan - 2020
potential to impact tuna fisheries. This paper theoretically models and then applies the production function approach to … fisheries. By considering area, species and fishing methods, we provide spatially and biologically relevant information for the … management of tuna in response to warming oceans. The increase in yellowfin tuna catch is higher in the Northern Hemisphere …
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Parents' desire to make equal inter vivos transfers
Halvorsen, Elin (contributor);  … - 2008
This study argues that parents have a desire for dividing equally between their children, and that this motive applies to transfers of gifts inter vivos. We suggest that the equal division motive competes with traditional altruism: support to the child or the children with greatest needs. When...
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'Large' vs. 'small' players : a closer look at the dynamics of speculative attacks
Bjønnes, Geir H.; Holden, Steinar; Rime, Dagfinn; … - 2009
What is the role of large playersʺ like hedge funds and other highly leveraged institutions in speculative attacks? In recent theoretical work, large players may induce an attack by an early move, providing information to smaller agents. In contrast, many observers argue that large players are...
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Neutral taxation of shareholder income? : corporate responses to an announced dividend tax
Alstadsæter, Annette; Fjaerli, Erik - 2009
The introduction of the 2006 Norwegian shareholder income tax was announced in advance, and it increased top marginal tax rates on individual dividend income from zero to 28 percent. We document strong timing effects on dividend payout on a large panel of non-listed corporations, with a surge of...
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Income mobility of owners of small businesses when boundaries between occupations are vague
Thoresen, Thor Olav - 2009
in Norway 1993-2003 by estimating income transition models for different definitions of occupational status. Business …
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