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analyzed separately.
Salvanes, Kjell G. and Don J. DeVoretz (1997). "Household Demand for
Fish and Meat Products: Separability and Demographic Effects."
Marine Resource Economics, 12(1):37-55.
By reviewing the current demand literature for fish and meats, it is
apparent that several inadequacies arise from the problems of market
delineation or aggregation errors. Inappropriate aggregation may lead to
biases in price elasticities and associated specification problems with
respect to identifying substitutes. Formal separability tests allow for
identification of appropriate aggregation levels and the relevant products or
market boundaries in a systematic manner. A formal demand system for fish and
meat can thus be estimated with one data set over various aggregations with
the appropriate demographic arguments. The present article tests for
separability (and thus relevant substitutes/complements) by estimating
different demand systems over different aggregation levels for fish and meat
with an identical retail level household data set for the Canadian market.
Samonte-Tan, Giselle P.B. (2000). Economic Status and Policies Affecting the
Shrimp Industry in the Gulf of Mexico. Dissertation, Department of
Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas,
May, 180 pp.
The economic status of the Texas shrimp harvesting sector is analyzed
based on cost and revenue data for the period 1987-1992. Texas ex-vessel
shrimp prices have remained low and stable while shrimp operating costs have
been increasing resulting in an annual loss averaging $3,875 per vessel.
Second the bioeconomic impacts of sea turtle conservation policies on the
shrimp industry are analyzed using the General Bioeconomic Fisheries
Simulation Model (GBFSM) extended to include a Kemp s ridley sea turtle
biological submodel. Results show that the sea turtle population will rebuild
without the use of TEDs at a lower cost to the nation. Better nest protection
would be more effective in the long run than the TED regulations in restoring
the Kemp s ridley population. Bycatch reduction devices (BRDs) were evaluated
and showed that costs to the nation increased as survival rates from shrimp
escapement declined. If 50% survived, the total economic loss to society is
$44.9 million and if the survival is 0%, the loss is $65.7 million.
Samonte-Tan, Giselle P.B., Wade L. Griffin, Teofilo Ozuna, Jr., and John M.
Ward (1997). The Economic Status of the Texas Shrimp-Harvesting
Sector. Draft report, Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M
University, College Station, Texas, August, 14 pp.
An analysis of the economic status of the Texas shrimp-harvesting sector
is provided. The study begins by discussing how shrimp imports have affected
domestic shrimp supply and how this, in turn, has affected Texas ex-vessel
shrimp prices. The impact of fishery conservation and management policies on
shrimp landings and returns is also. Finally, an in-depth analysis of the
costs and returns of Texas shrimp fishermen is provided examined for the
period 1987 through 1992. The results indicate that the Texas shrimp
harvesting sector was economically viable up to 1979 but that this viability
abruptly ended due to increased imports which have kept shrimp prices low and
stable and to increased costs resulting from the imposition of shrimp
regulatory policies. In essence, the Texas shrimp-harvesting sector has been
experiencing a price-cost squeeze since the early 1980s.
Sample, Rebecca S. (1990). "Transition to Chaos in Multidimensional
Constrained Systems." Master of Science thesis, Department of
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