Gains from quota trade: theoretical models and an application to the Danish fishery

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Gains from quota trade : theoretical models and an application to the Danish fishery. / Andersen, Jesper Levring; Bogetoft, Peter.

In: European Review of Agricultural Economics, Vol. 34, No. 1, 2007, p. 105-127.

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Andersen, JL & Bogetoft, P 2007, 'Gains from quota trade: theoretical models and an application to the Danish fishery', European Review of Agricultural Economics, vol. 34, no. 1, pp. 105-127. https://doi.org/10.1093/erae/jbm003

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Andersen, J. L., & Bogetoft, P. (2007). Gains from quota trade: theoretical models and an application to the Danish fishery. European Review of Agricultural Economics, 34(1), 105-127. https://doi.org/10.1093/erae/jbm003

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Andersen JL, Bogetoft P. Gains from quota trade: theoretical models and an application to the Danish fishery. European Review of Agricultural Economics. 2007;34(1):105-127. https://doi.org/10.1093/erae/jbm003

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Andersen, Jesper Levring ; Bogetoft, Peter. / Gains from quota trade : theoretical models and an application to the Danish fishery. In: European Review of Agricultural Economics. 2007 ; Vol. 34, No. 1. pp. 105-127.

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