Scandinavian Working Papers in Economics

Working Papers in Economics,
University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics

No 175: Regulatory Compliance in Lake Victoria Fisheries

Håkan Eggert () and Razack B Lokina
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Håkan Eggert: Department of Economics, School of Economics and Commercial Law, Göteborg University, Postal: Box 640, SE 405 30 GÖTEBORG
Razack B Lokina: National Environment Management Council (NEMC), Postal: Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania

Abstract: This paper analyzes the causes for regulatory compliance using traditional deterrence variables and potential moral and social variables. We use self-reported data from Tanzanian artisanal fishers in Lake Victoria. The results indicate that fishers adjust their violation rates with respect to changes in the probability of detection and punishment, but they also react to legitimacy and social variables. A small group of persistent violators react neither to normative aspects nor to traditional deterrence variables, but systematically violate the regulation and use bribes to avoid punishment.

Keywords: compliance; fishery; Lake Victoria; legitimacy; normative; deterrence

JEL-codes: K42; L51; Q22

25 pages, August 31, 2005

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