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Capacity reduction, quota trading and productivity: the case of a fishery

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  • Kevin J. Fox
  • R. Quentin Grafton
  • Tom Kompas
  • Tuong Nhu Che

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We present the first ex post study that quantitatively analyses the effects of a licence buy-back and enhanced quota trading on the profitability and productivity of individual vessels in a fishery. Using firm-level data and a profit index decomposition method, we find that small and large vessels and three different trawler fleets all experienced substantial productivity gains in the year immediately following a licence buy-back and the establishment of a quota brokerage service. The apparent ongoing benefits of the buy-back and increased quota trading over the sample period are in stark contrast to the generally unfavourable long-term outcomes commonly associated with vessel buy-backs in input-controlled fisheries. Copyright Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society Inc. and Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2006.

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  • Kevin J. Fox & R. Quentin Grafton & Tom Kompas & Tuong Nhu Che, 2006. "Capacity reduction, quota trading and productivity: the case of a fishery ," Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, vol. 50(2), pages 189-206, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:ajarec:v:50:y:2006:i:2:p:189-206
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