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Hierarchical analysis of production efficiency in a coastal trawl fishery

Holloway, G. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2058-4504, Tomberlin, D. and Irz, X. (2005) Hierarchical analysis of production efficiency in a coastal trawl fishery. In: Simulation methods in environmental and natural resource economics. Kluwer.

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Abstract/Summary

We present, pedagogically, the Bayesian approach to composed error models under alternative, hierarchical characterizations; demonstrate, briefly, the Bayesian approach to model comparison using recent advances in Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) methods; and illustrate, empirically, the value of these techniques to natural resource economics and coastal fisheries management, in particular. The Bayesian approach to fisheries efficiency analysis is interesting for at least three reasons. First, it is a robust and highly flexible alternative to commonly applied, frequentist procedures, which dominate the literature. Second,the Bayesian approach is extremely simple to implement, requiring only a modest addition to most natural-resource economist tool-kits. Third, despite its attractions, applications of Bayesian methodology in coastal fisheries management are few.

Item Type:Book or Report Section
Refereed:Yes
Divisions:Life Sciences > School of Agriculture, Policy and Development > Department of Agri-Food Economics & Marketing
ID Code:30706
Publisher:Kluwer

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