Nicholas School of the Environment and Department of Economics, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2010 Oct 26;107(43):18300-5. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0907365107. Epub 2010 Jan 19.
The creation of marine reserves is often controversial. For decisionmakers, trying to find compromises, an understanding of the timing, magnitude, and incidence of the costs of a reserve is critical. Understanding the costs, in turn, requires consideration of not just the direct financial costs but also the opportunity costs associated with reserves. We use a discrete choice model of commercial fishermen's behavior to examine both the short-run and long-run opportunity costs of marine reserves. Our results can help policymakers recognize the factors influencing commercial fishermen's responses to reserve proposals. More generally, we highlight the potential drivers behind the political economy of marine reserves.
建立海洋保护区常常引发争议。对于决策者来说，要想找到折中的方案，了解保护区的成本的时机、规模和影响至关重要。而要了解成本，不仅需要考虑直接的财务成本，还要考虑与保护区相关的机会成本。我们使用商业渔民行为的离散选择模型来考察海洋保护区的短期和长期机会成本。我们的研究结果可以帮助政策制定者认识到影响商业渔民对保护区提案反应的因素。更广泛地说，我们强调了海洋保护区政治经济学背后的潜在驱动因素。
