The study examined the determinants of profit margins earned by artisanal fishermen in Ghana using the concept of percentage contribution margin. The effects of selected variables on margins were examined for two marketing agents - spouse and other agents. A system of equations were estimated separately for the major and...
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Lafayette, Indiana, USA
JingjieChu, The World Bank Group, Washington DC, USA
Jennifer Meredith, University
The study examined the determinants of profit margins earned by artisanal fishermen in Ghana using the concept of percentage contribution margin. The effects of selected variables on margins were examined for two marketing agents - spouse and other agents. A system of equations were estimated separately for the major and...
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Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University
kquagrai@purdue.edu
Chu, Jingjie
The World Bank
The study examined the determinants of profit margins earned by artisanal fishermen in Ghana using the concept of percentage contribution margin. The effects of selected variables on margins were examined for two marketing agents - spouse and other agents. A system of equations were estimated separately for the major and...
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