• Challenges and opportunities: impacts of COVID-19 on Norwegian seafood exports 

      Asche, Frank; Straume, Hans-Martin; Garlock, Taryn M.; Johansen, Ulf; Kvamsdal, Sturla Furunes; Nygård, Rune; Pincinato, Ruth Beatriz; Tveterås, Ragnar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      A rapidly growing literature shows that COVID-19 and the measures to contain the spread of the virus can have significant market impacts for seafood. These can be interruptions of production, or reductions in demand directly ...
    • Climate change and small pelagic fish price volatility 

      Pincinato, Ruth Beatriz; Asche, Frank; Oglend, Atle (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Price volatility, an indicative measure of price uncertainty, is an important factor influencing fisheries cost, income, food security, and pressure on fish stocks. An increase in price volatility means that prices are ...
    • Factors influencing production loss in salmonid farming 

      Pincinato, Ruth Beatriz; Asche, Frank; Bleie, Hogne; Skrudland, Aud; Stormoen, Marit (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-02)
      Using a unique dataset, this paper investigates factors influencing production loss in Norwegian salmonid farming. The factors can be grouped into fish-specific factors (e.g. species, genetics, and generation), input factors ...
    • Market incentives for shark fisheries 

      Pincinato, Ruth Beatriz; Gasalla, Maria A.; Garlock, Taryn; Anderson, James L. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-05)
      Fishers tend to prioritize landings of the most valuable product to better utilize vessel capacity. This may lead to discards of catches that are economically undesirable or legally prohibited. The high-value of shark fins ...
    • Price dispersion and the stability of trade* 

      Øglend, Atle; Asche, Frank; Pincinato, Ruth Beatriz; Straume, Hans-Martin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-02-02)
      Research on trade relationships has documented a high rate of relationship breakup and churning. We use data on Norwegian exports to document two stylized facts about the stability of trade relationships. First, the ...
    • Price dispersion and the stability of trade* 

      Asche, Frank; Pincinato, Ruth Beatriz; Straume, Hans-Martin; Øglend, Atle (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Research on trade relationships has documented a high rate of relationship breakup and churning. We use data on Norwegian exports to document two stylized facts about the stability of trade relationships. First, the ...
    • Regulation of salmon aquaculture towards 2030: Incentives, economic performance and sustainability 

      Tveterås, Ragnar; Misund, Bård; Roche Aponte, Fabian; Pincinato, Ruth Beatriz (Research report, 2020)
      This report discusses how the future regulation of salmon aquaculture can be designed to provide appropriate incentives for producers to innovate and operate such that the Norwegian society achieve sustainable and economic ...
    • The São Paulo wholesale seafood market: A study of fish prices in Brazil 

      Pincinato, Ruth Beatriz; Oglend, Atle; Bertolini, Renata Melon Barroso; Muñoz, Andrea Elena Pizarro (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      We analyze fish pricing in the São Paulo wholesale market, the second largest seafood market in South America. Quantitative price analysis is complemented by interviews with participants in the value chain to answer how ...
    • The commodity market’s volatility through Covid-19 and the war in Ukraine 

      Veivåg, Mats Kristian (Master thesis, 2023)
      In early 2020 a pandemic quickly led to major shutdowns of production and travel to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 virus, and lockdowns affecting the supply chain stopping the flow of materials and goods. Because of ...