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Provedor de dados: | 31
País: | United States
Título: | Fishing Quota Markets
Autores: | Newell,   Richard G.; Sanchirico,   James N.; Kerr,   Suzi.
Data: | 2005-10-26
Ano: | 2002
Palavras-chave: | Tradable permits; Individual transferable quota; Fisheries; Policy; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q22; Q28; D40; L10.
Resumo: | Fisheries worldwide continue to suffer from the negative consequences of open access. In 1986, New Zealand responded by establishing an individual transferable quota (ITQ) system that by 1998 included 33 species and more than 150 markets for fishing quotas. We assess these markets in terms of trends in market activity, price dispersion, and the fundamentals determining quota prices. We find that market activity is sufficiently high to support a competitive market and that price dispersion has decreased over time. Using a 15-year panel dataset, we also find evidence of economically rational behavior through the relationship between quota lease and sale prices and fishing output and input prices, ecological variability, and market interest rates. Controlling for these factors, our results show an increase in quota prices, consistent with increased profitability. Overall, the results suggest these markets are operating reasonably well, implying that ITQs can be effective instruments for efficient fisheries management.
Tipo: | Working or Discussion Paper
Idioma: | Inglês

Identificador:

18613

http://purl.umn.edu/10451

Editor: | AgEcon Search

Relação:

Resources for the Future&gt;Discussion Papers

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