Browsing by Author "Nikitina, Ekaterina"
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Application of economic tools for informing Atlantic salmon management in Norway. Opportunity cost of protection measures, valuation of ecosystem services and environmental cost-benefit analysis.
Nikitina, Ekaterina (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2020-10-23)This thesis explores various aspects of the application of economic analysis to Atlantic salmon management in Norway. The purpose and contributions are twofold. On the one hand, the thesis seeks to improve economic toolbox used to analyse environmental-economic trade-offs. On the other hand, it yields specific conclusions and recommendations for the case of Atlantic salmon management in Norway and ... -
Opportunity Cost of Environmental Conservation in the Presence of Externalities: Application to the Farmed and Wild Salmon Trade-Off in Norway
Nikitina, Ekaterina (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel, 2018-08-17)Estimation of the opportunity cost is necessary for the economic assessment of environmental conservation policies. This paper considers the case where an environmental good is negatively affected in the process of the production of marketable goods. In the presence of externalities, conservation implies the undertaking of abatement measures by polluters. A relevant measure of opportunity cost in ... -
Policy context as a factor of bias in the valuation of environmental goods – a dual-process theories perspective
Nikitina, Ekaterina (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel, 2018-03-13)When ecosystem services value estimates are applied in the economic assessment of environmental policies, high accuracy of these estimates is required. One of the directions in the scientific discussion on biases in stated preference (SP) valuation surveys builds on dual-process theories of judgment. The paper contributes to this literature by presenting an experiment where two types of judgment ... -
The role of “green” licences in defining environmental controls in Norwegian salmon aquaculture
Nikitina, Ekaterina (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2015-05-14)The study examines the problem of externalities in the Norwegian aquaculture sector. The two main environmental challenges of Norwegian salmon aquaculture at the moment are the sea lice spread and farmed fish escape. Without dealing with these challenges, no increase in production was possible. At the same time the growth in the output is needed to satisfy the increasing demand for salmon products ...