Efficient management of marine resources in conflict: An empirical study of marine sand mining, Korea |
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Authors: | Tae-goun Kim |
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Affiliation: | aDepartment of Agricultural Economics, Box 5187, Mississippi State, MS 39762, United States |
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Abstract: | This article develops a dynamic model of efficient use of exhaustible marine sand resources in the context of marine mining externalities. The classical Hotelling extraction model is applied to sand mining in Ongjin, Korea and extended to include the estimated marginal external costs that mining imposes on marine fisheries. The socially efficient sand extraction plan is compared with the extraction paths suggested by scientific research. If marginal environmental costs are correctly estimated, the developed efficient extraction plan considering the resource rent may increase the social welfare and reduce the conflicts among the marine sand resource users. The empirical results are interpreted with an emphasis on guidelines for coastal resource management policy. |
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Keywords: | Hotelling extraction rule Marine sand mining External costs Social optimum Marginal user cost |
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