Table 3.

Regression Results for the Snow Crab Fishery, by Model Specification for the Joint Estimation

ParameterProbitLogitExtreme ValueTwo-Stage Estimation
Production
Constant15.3610** (2.83)15.3808** (2.82)15.3346** (2.81)15.3381** (2.75)
Length0.4173** (0.15)0.4186** (0.15)0.4246** (0.15)0.3702** (0.13)
Hp- 1.6102** (0.41)- 1.6136** (0.41)- 1.6069** (0.41)- 1.6957** (0.40)
Crew0.1458 (0.11)0.1486 (0.11)0.1504 (0.11)0.0682 (0.12)
Pots- 0.9207** (0.42)- 0.9248** (0.42)- 0.9209** (0.42)- 0.9190** (0.41)
Days0.0321 (0.04)0.0325 (0.04)0.0323 (0.04)0.0436 (0.04)
Hp X Pots0.2651** (0.06)0.2655** (0.06)0.2642** (0.06)0.2752** (0.06)
2001- 0.9706** (0.05)- 0.9694** (0.05)- 0.9644** (0.05)- 1.0342** (0.05)
2002- 1.1187** (0.07)- 1.1166** (0.07)- 1.1095** (0.07)- 1.2257** (0.06)
2003- 0.5186** (0.05)- 0.5177** (0.05)- 0.5144** (0.05)- 0.5700** (0.05)
2004- 0.4646** (0.04)- 0.4640** (0.04)- 0.4621** (0.04)- 0.4911** (0.05)
Exit decision
Constant- 1.2462 (0.64)- 2.1519 (1.10)- 1.1387 (0.81)- 0.9266 (0.57)
Age0.0388** (0.01)0.0675** (0.02)0.0522** (0.01)0.0362** (0.01)
Length- 1.5856** (0.72)- 2.9358** (1.27)- 2.4834** (0.96)- 1.4131** (0.67)
Hp0.2632 (0.39)0.5270 (0.68)0.5305 (0.50)0.2402 (0.36)
Percentage revenue3.1363** (0.63)5.7815** (1.24)4.2730** (0.93)2.8697** (0.56)
Alaska vessel0.3502* (0.21)0.5339 (0.34)0.3016 (0.26)0.3509* (0.20)
Technical inefficiency2.0826** (0.76)3.7523** (1.38)3.4685** (1.17)4.1285** (1.44)
Embedded Image0.14300.14290.14290.1588
Embedded Image0.15250.15330.15510.0831
Number of observations941941941941
Log-likelihood value- 640.90- 640.07- 639.78-
  • ↵* Statistically significant the 90% level;

  • ↵** statistically significant at the 95% level.