Fishing for sablefish has been so intensive that sablefish were threatened with extinction. After several years of

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Fishing for sablefish has been so intensive that sablefish were threatened with extinction. After several years of banning such fishing, the government is now proposing to introduce tradable vouchers, each of which entitles its holder to a catch of a certain size. Explain how fishing generates a negative externality and how the voucher scheme may overcome the inefficiency created by this externality.
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Microeconomics

ISBN: 978-1429283434

3rd edition

Authors: Paul Krugman, Robin Wells

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