Appropriation and concern for resource scarcity in the commons: An experimental study

Osés‐Eraso, Nuria; Viladrich-Grau, Montserrat

doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2006.11.016

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“…2 Some report that absolute extraction falls with scarcity, although such self-limitation is not sufficient to head off depletion (Osés-Eraso, Udina and Viladrich-Grau, 2008;Osés-Eraso and Viladrich-Grau, 2007). Others report that higher scarcity increases extraction on average (Blanco et al, forthcoming;D'Exelle et al, 2009), though for the D' Exelle et al (2009) result the mode did not change and, even when facing higher scarcity, equal sharing remains the most common decision.…”

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Framed field experiment on resource scarcity & extraction: Path-dependent generosity within sequential water appropriation

Pfaff

Vélez

Ramos

et al. 2015

Ecological Economics

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confidence: 87%

Framed field experiment on resource scarcity & extraction: Path-dependent generosity within sequential water appropriation

Pfaff

Vélez

Ramos

et al. 2015

Ecological Economics

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“…This is also in agreement with the results of Cook & Rabotyagov (2014) who found that sellers are more likely to accept split-season than fullseason leases. Generally, resource scarcity might affect the willingness to engage in a market as a seller (Oses & Viladrich, 2007). Finally, an open section was given for those who left other comments.…”

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Factors influencing farmers’ willingness to participate in water allocation trading. A case study in southern Spain

Giannoccaro¹,

Castillo²,

Berbel³

2016

Span. j. agric. res.

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<p>This study aims to uncover the factors that influence farmers’ attitudes towards water allocation trading. In the study, we simulate two water availability scenarios, an average year and a drought year, in a contingent valuation experiment with 241 farmers. A survey was held in the spring of 2012 in the Guadalquivir and Almanzora River Basins. First, we estimated a multinomial logit model to determine the factors that influence farmers to decide to participate in our hypothetical market. We then analysed the structural and socio-economic factors determining the monetary value of traded water using Heckman’s two-step model. Our results indicate that those farmers who are more innovative and have had agricultural training show a higher willingness to participate in water trading. Additionally, low water-supply guarantee and appropriate information about seasonal water availability increase the probability of participation. Higher willingness to pay (WTP) for water is found in horticulture and among farmers who grow citrus and other permanent crops; lower water selling value (WTA) is found in farms with extensive annual crops and traditional olive groves. However, monetary values (WTP/WTA) are strongly dependent on the current cost of irrigation water services. While findings of this research seem to support the idea of diffusion innovation theory, the existence of ethical concerns that might influence farmers’ acceptance of irrigation water markets needs further analysis.</p>

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“…An extensive literature has examined the impact of different factors on the exploitation of common property resources, including monitoring and sanctioning (Ostrom et al 1992;Casari and Plott, 2003), information and payoff structures (Apesteguía, 2006), resource scarcity (Osés-Eraso and Viladrich-Grau, 2007;Osés-Eraso et al, 2008), among many others. However, despite the fact that private property has been proposed as a general solution to the problem of the commons, the testing of this hypothesis using experiments has received scarce attention in the literature.…”

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Negative externalities in cropping decisions: Private versus common land

Ostolaza

Ezcurra

Osés‐Eraso

2014

Ecological Economics

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This paper analyzes to what extent the definition of property rights affects cropping decisions when these decisions generate negative externalities. To that end, we implement an experimental study where agents make cropping decisions in two different treatments: private and common land. The results show that there are no statistically significant differences between the two treatments in the contribution to the negative externality, thus revealing that the definition of property rights does not affect cropping decision in this context. Furthermore, our findings indicate that the implication of the agents in activities generating negative externalities tends to increase over time, thus amplifying its adverse consequences.

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Appropriation and concern for resource scarcity in the commons: An experimental study

Cited by 31 publications

References 17 publications

Framed field experiment on resource scarcity & extraction: Path-dependent generosity within sequential water appropriation

Framed field experiment on resource scarcity & extraction: Path-dependent generosity within sequential water appropriation

Factors influencing farmers’ willingness to participate in water allocation trading. A case study in southern Spain

Negative externalities in cropping decisions: Private versus common land

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