Thomas Sterner's book is an attempt to encourage more widespread and careful use of
economic policy instruments. The book compares the accumulated experiences of the use of …

We show that grandfathering fishing rights to local users or recognizing first possessions is
more dynamically efficient than auctions of such rights. It is often argued that auctions …

Although the triggering effect of economic crises on revolt is a classic sociological topic,
crises have until recently mostly triggered large-scale collective action in developing …

In this commentary, the crisis that hit Iceland in late 2008 and involved the collapse of the
country's entire banking system is discussed briefly and its impact on regional employment …

Abstract In 2011 the National Marine Fisheries Service began a systematic collection of
performance indicators for US fisheries managed under catch shares. Catch shares are a …

Icelandic fish stocks underwent privatisation in 1990, when existing fishing quotas were
made fully transferable. The country's system of individual transferable quotas has since …

" Effective design of a catch share program is the critical piece that can make all the
difference in how the needs of a fishery and its fishing communities are met under catch …

The Peruvian anchoveta fishery began in the early 1950s and has become one of the most
important fisheries in the world in terms of landings and fishmeal production. Fisheries …

In 1990, Iceland established a comprehensive fisheries management system based on
individual transferable quotas (ITQs). Simultaneously, low-cost licence fees, which the …

This article provides an estimate of resource rent creation and its distribution in Icelandic
fisheries, which have been administered by an individual transferable quota (ITQ) …