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The Determinants of Property Rights In U.S. Marine Fisheries

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Joel Kincaid (Salsibury University)

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Using a sample of fisheries managed under the Magnuson Act, a probit model of the probability of property rights adoption is estimated. The probability of adoption increases as ex–vessel revenue increases and as proxies for transaction costs decrease.

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Paper provided by EconWPA in its series Law and Economics with number 0304004.

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Date of creation: 22 Apr 2003
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Keywords: Fishery Management; Property Rights; Natural Resources;

Find related papers by JEL classification:
Q22 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Renewable Resources and Conservation - - - Fishery
Q28 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Renewable Resources and Conservation - - - Government Policy
K11 - Law and Economics - - Basic Areas of Law - - - Property Law
C25 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Discrete Regression and Qualitative Choice Models

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  1. Anderson, Lee G., 1989. "Enforcement Issues in Selecting Fisheries Management Policy," Marine Resource Economics, Marine Resources Foundation, vol. 6(3). [Downloadable!]
  2. Milliman, Scott R., 1986. "Optimal fishery management in the presence of illegal activity," Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Elsevier, vol. 13(4), pages 363-381, December. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  3. Cheung, Steven N S, 1970. "The Structure of a Contract and the Theory of a Non-exclusive Resource," Journal of Law & Economics, University of Chicago Press, vol. 13(1), pages 49-70, April.
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