Natural Resource Management and Poverty Reduction

Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, Working Paper No. 63.98

25 Pages Posted: 26 Dec 1998

See all articles by Christopher Heady

Christopher Heady

Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) - Economics Department (ECO)

Date Written: April 1998

Abstract

This paper considers the relationship between natural resource management and poverty by analysing a specific example: an inland fishery in Bangladesh. The analysis involves substantial extensions to standard models and allows the simulation of market distortions and alternative management policies, using data from the fishery. The simulations show that fish migration is the most important distortion. They also show that both wage reductions and bans on capital-intensive gears can increase employment, and so reduce poverty, without endangering the sustainability of the resource. The techniques used here can be applied to other fisheries and non-fish natural resources.

JEL Classification: O2, Q2

Suggested Citation

Heady, Christopher, Natural Resource Management and Poverty Reduction (April 1998). Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, Working Paper No. 63.98, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=142007 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.142007

Christopher Heady (Contact Author)

Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) - Economics Department (ECO) ( email )

2 rue Andre Pascal
Paris Cedex 16, MO 63108
France

Do you have negative results from your research you’d like to share?

Paper statistics

Downloads
315
Abstract Views
1,965
Rank
174,788
PlumX Metrics