Scandinavian Working Papers in Economics

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

No 07/05: Fisheries Management under Uncertainty using Non-linear Fees

Helge Berglann ()
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Helge Berglann: University of Bergen, Department of Economics, Postal: Hermann Fossgt. 6, N-5007 Bergen, Norway

Abstract: This paper considers non-linear taxation to regulate fisheries. It compares that instrument with quantity control and linear taxation. Traditionally the question of how to regulate fisheries has been posed as a choice between price and quantity control. A numerical example, concerned with demersal fisheries, indicates that non-linear taxation is superior to quantity control. When cost uncertainty is involved, it can also prove more efficient than the price instrument.

Keywords: Fisheries management; Uncertainty; Non-linear taxation; Dynamic optimization

JEL-codes: D82; H21; Q22

22 pages, April 4, 2005

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