Econometric Modeling of World Trade in Groundfish: Progress Report

Abstract

This paper describes the process that led to the world groundfish trade model project that originated at the 1988 conference of the International Institute for Fisheries Economics and Trade, held in Esbjerg, Denmark, and was organized at an international conference held in St. John's, Newfoundland, in 1989. The motivation for the project is discussed, as are the proceedings of the Newfoundland conference, with its emphasis on the interactions among demand, supply, and institutional factors in the development ofsuch a model, and on the extensive data requirements of such a project.