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Fishing rights to water estates and food security in coastal Bangladesh

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  • Samiul Haque
  • Naveen Abedin
  • M. Ismail Hossain
  • Rushde Elahi Akbar

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We examine how access rights to water estates affect food security outcomes of 211 rural households in coastal Bangladesh under the Jalmahal Management Policy. Using distance to water estates as an instrument, we employ IV-2SLS and instrumental variable quantile treatment effect methods to address endogeneity and examine distributional effects. Results indicate that fishing rights significantly improve macro and micronutrient consumption for the average household. However, these benefits primarily accrue to households already meeting or close to meeting their nutritional requirements. We find that socioeconomic factors – higher income, assets, and education – enhance households’ ability to translate access rights into improved food security. Our findings suggest that while rights-based approaches can improve average nutritional outcomes, complementary support mechanisms are needed to benefit the most vulnerable households.

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  • Samiul Haque & Naveen Abedin & M. Ismail Hossain & Rushde Elahi Akbar, 2025. "Fishing rights to water estates and food security in coastal Bangladesh," Oxford Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 53(4), pages 327-346, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:oxdevs:v:53:y:2025:i:4:p:327-346
    DOI: 10.1080/13600818.2025.2517579
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