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dc.contributor.authorBertheussen, Bernt Arne
dc.contributor.authorDreyer, Bent
dc.contributor.authorDreyer, Sofie
dc.contributor.authorEvenseth, Susann
dc.date.accessioned2020-10-27T15:52:03Z
dc.date.available2020-10-27T15:52:03Z
dc.date.issued2020-10-25
dc.description.abstractThe same type of industries, located in different nations, may perform differently in global markets. This comparative case study of the Icelandic and Norwegian mackerel industries explores whether national resources, capabilities, and institutional environments can help elucidate performance differences in exporting a common natural resource. To gain insight into the phenomenon, the present study utilizes landing and export statistics from the two nations supplemented with qualitative data based on interviews with key stakeholders in both nations. The findings show that Norway achieves a significantly higher export price on North East Atlantic mackerel than does Iceland. The price premium is consistent over time. Different qualities of the fish exported from the two countries are considered to be the main reason for the price contrast. The quality differential, as the present study argues, is primarily due to biological conditions, which neither of the two nations control, as the natural quality of the mackerel is highest when the fish is accessible in Norwegian waters. Accordingly, Norway has a biological competitive advantage over Iceland in terms of mackerel export. However, it is argued that Norway’s ability to exploit the advantage commercially may be related to national resources and capabilities but hardly to the Norwegian institutional framework, which does not allow firms to integrate vertically. Finally, in the paper, the findings are discussed, and implications are outlined.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBertheussen bab, Dreyer B, Dreyer, Evenseth S. Performance differences between nations exploiting a common natural resource: The Icelandic–Norwegian mackerel case. Marine Policy. 2020en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1842123
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.marpol.2020.104269
dc.identifier.issn0308-597X
dc.identifier.issn1872-9460
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/19680
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.relation.journalMarine Policy
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2020 The Author(s)en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Social science: 200::Economics: 210en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Økonomi: 210en_US
dc.titlePerformance differences between nations exploiting a common natural resource: The Icelandic–Norwegian mackerel caseen_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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