Not Only the Tragedy of the Commons: Misperceptions of Bioeconomics

Moxnes, Erling

doi:10.1287/mnsc.44.9.1234

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“…While fishers agree that poison or dynamite can easily harm, oneself or those nearby, their perception of the stock deterioration mechanism may be vaguer. Such misperceptions of bioeconomics were found in an experiment with people from the fisheries sector in Norway (Moxnes, 1998). Development of the BMUs and the understanding of the importance of conserving the juvenile fish seem to be low-cost management options.…”

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Regulatory compliance in Lake Victoria fisheries

Eggert

Lokina

2009

Envir. Dev. Econ.

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This paper analyzes the causes for regulatory compliance using traditional deterrence variables and potential moral and social variables. We use self-reported data from Tanzanian artisanal fishers in Lake Victoria. The results indicate that fishers adjust their violation rates with respect to changes in the probability of detection and punishment, but they also react to legitimacy and social variables. A small group of persistent violators react neither to normative aspects nor to traditional deterrence variables, but systematically violate the regulation and use bribes to avoid punishment.JEL classification: K42, L51, Q22

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Section: Policy Implications and Conclusionmentioning

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Regulatory compliance in Lake Victoria fisheries

Eggert

Lokina

2009

Envir. Dev. Econ.

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“…For example, participants in simulated fisheries frequently expand their fleets beyond the maximum sustainable yield, forcing the system over the tipping threshold into the regime in which smaller fish stocks reduce recruitment, leading to still lower stocks and the collapse of the fishery. Overshooting the tipping point persists in laboratory experiments even when the common pool resource problem (the Tragedy of the Commons) is eliminated by assigning perfect property rights (Moxnes 1998(Moxnes , 2004.…”

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Communicating climate change risks in a skeptical world

Sterman¹

2011

Climatic Change

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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has been extraordinarily successful in the task of knowledge synthesis and risk assessment. However, the strong scientific consensus on the detection, attribution, and risks of climate change stands in stark contrast to widespread confusion, complacency and denial among policymakers and the public. Risk communication is now a major bottleneck preventing science from playing an appropriate role in climate policy. Here I argue that the ability of the IPCC to fulfill its mission can be enhanced through better understanding of the mental models of the audiences it seeks to reach, then altering the presentation and communication of results accordingly. Few policymakers are trained in science, and public understanding of basic facts about climate change is poor. But the problem is deeper. Our mental models lead to persistent errors and biases in complex dynamic systems like the climate and economy. Where the consequences of our actions spill out across space and time, our mental models have narrow boundaries and focus on the short term. Where the dynamics of complex systems are conditioned by multiple feedbacks, time delays, accumulations and nonlinearities, we have difficulty recognizing and understanding feedback processes, underestimate time delays, and do not understand basic principles of accumulation or how nonlinearities can create regime shifts. These problems arise not only among laypeople but also among highly educated elites with significant training in science. They arise not only in complex systems like the climate but also in familiar contexts such as filling a bathtub. Therefore they cannot be remedied merely by providing more information about the climate, but require different modes of communication, including experiential learning environments such as interactive simulations.

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“…The challenges faced with decision making in complex dynamic systems have been researched by a number of authors ( e.g., Brehmer, 1992;Funke , 1991;Jensen, 2005;Moxnes, 1998;2004;Rouwette et al 2004;Sterman, 1989a;Sterman, 1989b). Learning curves, one of these dynamics, have been identified in a range of industries (Dutton and Thomas 1984); their strategic implications have also been extensively explored.…”

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Speeding Up Energy Transitions: Gaming Towards Sustainability in the Dutch Built Environment

Mohammed

Pruyt

2013

Infranomics

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Abstract. The paper explores the relevance and use of games for speeding up the energy transition in the Dutch built environment. Since the transition of the Dutch energy system with the current policies is much slower than required given the urgency of the foreseeable problems and the substantive system delays. There seems to be a need for experimentation with innovative policy instruments, governance mechanisms, and systemic conditions. This paper includes applied emphases upon two topics as well as illustrations of the usefulness of games as tools for getting a grip on the energy transition. In this context, a conceptual model has been developed to

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Not Only the Tragedy of the Commons: Misperceptions of Bioeconomics

Cited by 162 publications

References 21 publications

Regulatory compliance in Lake Victoria fisheries

Regulatory compliance in Lake Victoria fisheries

Communicating climate change risks in a skeptical world

Speeding Up Energy Transitions: Gaming Towards Sustainability in the Dutch Built Environment

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