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Marine and Fisheries Economist
Abdulai Fofana (opens in new window)
BSc Econ (Hons), MSc (Distinction), PhD.
Abdulai is an applied resource economist with research interests in fisheries economics, cost benefit analysis, industrial organisation of seafood markets, demand analysis, time series econometrics and economic valuation of unpriced resources.
Teaching
- Course Organiser, Project Appraisal (University of Edinburgh MSc Ecological Economics)
- Contribute to University of Edinburgh MSc Rural Development Module
Recent reports and working Papers
- Fofana, A. and Moran, D. 2008. Estimating direct and indirect costs of freedom from three notifiable salmonid diseases in the UK.
- Fofana, A. and Jaffry , S. 2008. An assessment of price risk along the value of chain of UK salmon trade.
- Dominic, M. S. Hussain, A. Fofana, C. Frid, O. Paramour, L. Robinson. 2007. Marine Bill – Marine Nature Conservation Proposals – valuing the benefits (CRO 380). Report prepared for Defra
- Fofana, A. 2005. Measuring Fishing Dependency Using Alternative Occupational Ratio-an application to Shetland Whitefish Industry. A report prepared for the Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department
- Fofana, A. 2005. Economic Evaluation of Community Quota Schemes in the UK. A report prepared for the Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department.
- Fofana, A. and Moran, D. 2006. Economic Analysis of Notifiable Fish Diseases in the UK. A report prepared for Defra and SEERAD
- Fofana, A. and Santarossa, J. 2004. Retail Competition for Salmon in the UK. A report prepared for SEERAD.
- Aberdeenshire Council. 2003. “Economic and Social Impact of CFP Fisheries Management Measures in North East Scotland.” Report prepared in conjunction with AB Associates.
Selected Publications
- Hussain, S., Winrow-Giffin, A., Moran, D., Robinson, L.A., Fofana, A., Paramor, O.A.L., and Frid, C.L.J. 2009. An ex ante ecological economic assessment of the benefits arising from marine protected areas designation in the UK, Ecological Economics 69(4). Full Text
- Fofana, A and S. Jaffrey. 2008. Measuring Oligopsony power of UK salmon retailers, Marine Resource Economics Full Text
- D. Moran and A.Fofana (2007) An Economic Evaluation of Notifiable Fish Diseases, Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 80; pp. 193-208. Full Text
- Fofana, A., Guillotreau, P., Hartmann, J., Setälä, J., Saarni, K., Honkanen, A. and Virtanen, J. 2003. Price transmission and concentration of the retail sector. In: P. Guillotreau, Price and margins along the European seafood value chain, Impremerie Centrale de l’université de Nantes. ISBN: 2-86939-192-7
- Hartman, J., Fofana, A., Jaffry, S., and Murray, A. 2003. Salmon trade between Norway, UK and France. In: P. Guillotreau, Price and margins along the European seafood value chain, Impremerie Centrale de l’université de Nantes. ISBN: 2-86939-192-7
- Fofana, A., Hartmann, J., Jaffrry, S., and Murray, A. 2003. Structural changes along the UK seafood value chain for salmon and whitefish. In: P. Guillotreau, Price and margins along the European seafood value chain, Impremerie Centrale de l’université de Nantes. ISBN: 2-86939-192-7
- Jaffry, S., Fofana, A., and Murray A.M. 2003. Testing for Market Power in the UK retail market for salmon.” Aquaculture Economics and Management 7(5/6) 293-308. Full Text
- Murray, A.D. and Fofana, A. 2002. The changing nature of UK fish retailing. In Marine Resource Economics, 17 (4), pp. 335-339. Full Text