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  • Profits, Rents and Resource Rents

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    Arnason, Ragnar
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    The concept of rents has a venerable history in economic theory. In his fundamental work on the Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith defined the concept making it clear that rents were distinct from profits. Ricardo, building on the foundation laid by Adam Smith, similarly distinguished between profits and rents in...
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    Fisheries Economists Biannual Conference, 2017 La Paz, Mexico March 22-24, 2017 Ragnar Arnason

  • On the Appropriate Rate of Discount

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    Arnason, Ragnar
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    Discount rates, it is well-known, play an important role in the determining optimal extraction paths for natural resources. In fisheries analysis, as well as other natural resource use, constant discount rates are customarily assumed. In practical applications, the constant discount rate is often taken to be the social rate of...
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    Association of Fisheries Economists Biannual Conference, 2017 La Paz, Mexico March 22-24, 2017 Ragnar

  • Introduction to the Fishery Performance Indicators

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    Garlock, Taryn, Anderson, James, Anderson, Chris, Chu, Jingjie, and Meredith, Jennifer
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    The sustainability of fish stocks, fishery-derived income and well-being of dependent communities are interrelated and sustainable socio-ecological systems require an understanding of all three.  A newly developed evaluation tool addressing these three important facets of fishery systems is the Fishery Performance Indicators (FPIs). The FPIs were designed to associate fishery...
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    of Nauru Agreement Ragnar Arnason Professor, University of Iceland Thiraphong Chansiri President