Additional Info

  • Full Name: Laura Alayon
  • Nationality: Colombian
  • Institution / University: University of Massachusetts
  • Title of the Research Project: Regulatory Compliance in small-scale fisheries in San Andres and Old Providence Islands (Colombia)
  • Granted during: 2009
  • Research Proyect Country: Colombia
  • Status: Current Fellow
  • Summary: Estimate, using econometric analysis, the effect and differences of selected socioeconomic factors in the decision to comply with fisheries regulations in SAI and OPI. The factors considered include: fisher’s knowledge of rules and regulations, the perception about punishment and formal enforcement levels, perception of social control and fishers’ attitudes about legitimacy of rules, and social/economic factors.
  • Subject: Environmental Policy
  • E-mail: alayonh@gmail.com