Blomquist, Johan
- Department of Economics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Abstract
Fishery regulations might not only affect the fleet, but also the relation between fisheries and downstream sectors on the ex-vessel market for fish products. This article estimates the price effects of management reform in the Swedish Baltic Sea cod fishery. In April 2011, as part of a reform process aimed at giving fishers more flexibility, vessels using active gear were given annual non-transferable catch quotas. We examine whether the new management system has altered the bargaining power between fishers and processors in the ex-vessel market for fish. Using a difference-in-differences estimation approach we find that post-reform fishers improve their bargaining power and thus are paid a higher price. However, the price increase is small, amounting to around 2% of the pre-reform price.
Keywords
Baltic cod; bargaining power; difference-in-differences; fishery management; D47; Q21; Q22
Published in
Marine Resource Economics
2015, volume: 30, number: 3, pages: 315-329
SLU Authors
Waldo, Staffan
- Department of Economics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
- Department of Economics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Global goals (SDG)
UKÄ Subject classification
Economics
Publication identifier
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1086/680729
Permanent link to this page (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/67140