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Cooperative Behavior and Common Pool Resources: Experimental Evidence from Community Forest User Groups in Nepal

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dc.contributor.authorBluffstone, Randy
dc.contributor.authorDannenberg, Astrid
dc.contributor.authorMartinsson, Peter
dc.contributor.authorJha, Prakash
dc.contributor.authorBista, Rjesh
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-17T16:55:24Z
dc.date.available2015-07-17T16:55:24Z
dc.date.issued2015-06
dc.description.abstractThis paper examines whether cooperative behavior by respondents measured as contributions in a one-shot public goods game correlates with reported pro-forest collective action behaviors. All the outcomes analyzed are costly in terms of time, land, or money. The study finds significant evidence that more cooperative individuals (or those who believe their group members will cooperate) engage in collective action behaviors that support common forests, once the analysis is adjusted for demographic factors, wealth, and location. Those who contribute more in the public goods experiment are found to be more likely to have planted trees in community forests during the previous month and to have invested in biogas. They also have planted more trees on their own farms and spent more time monitoring community forests. As cooperation appears to be highly conditional on beliefs about others’ cooperation, these results suggest that policies to support cooperation and strengthen local governance could be important for collective action and economic outcomes associated with forest resources. As forest management and quality in developing countries is particularly important for climate change policy, these results suggest that international efforts such as the United Nations Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation should pay particular attention to supporting governance and cooperation at the local level.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/06/24683187/cooperative-behavior-common-pool-resources-experimental-evidence-community-forest-user-groups-nepal
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-7323
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/22205
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 7323
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectDIVERGENCE
dc.subjectFOREST DEGRADATION
dc.subjectFOREST MANAGEMENT OUTCOMES
dc.subjectFISH
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY FORESTS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
dc.subjectCALCULATION
dc.subjectFOREST GUARD
dc.subjectFOREST MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectREDUCING EMISSIONS
dc.subjectFOREST CONDITION
dc.subjectCARBON
dc.subjectFOREST CONSERVATION
dc.subjectFOREST GUARDS
dc.subjectRESOURCE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectPROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subjectTIMBER
dc.subjectCLEAN ENERGY
dc.subjectFORESTRY PROJECT
dc.subjectEMISSIONS
dc.subjectFOREST RESOURCE ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectBIOGAS
dc.subjectRURAL LIVELIHOODS
dc.subjectPLANTING
dc.subjectATMOSPHERE
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY FOREST MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectINCENTIVES
dc.subjectMODELS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL FORESTRY RESEARCH
dc.subjectFORESTRY PROGRAM
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectTREES
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMISTS
dc.subjectCONDITIONALITY
dc.subjectPARTICIPATORY FORESTRY
dc.subjectFOREST MONITORING
dc.subjectECONOMIC ANALYSIS
dc.subjectOPEN ACCESS
dc.subjectKNOWLEDGE
dc.subjectBIOMASS
dc.subjectCOMMON
dc.subjectFOREST USER
dc.subjectFOREST SECTOR
dc.subjectLABOR COSTS
dc.subjectNATIONAL FORESTS
dc.subjectNATURAL CAPITAL
dc.subjectAPPROPRIATION
dc.subjectCAPACITY
dc.subjectHETEROGENEITY
dc.subjectWATER
dc.subjectCARBON SEQUESTRATION
dc.subjectEQUILIBRIA
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectRAINFALL
dc.subjectCOMMON FORESTS
dc.subjectFORESTRY
dc.subjectFOREST ECOSYSTEM
dc.subjectFOREST RESOURCES
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectFUELS
dc.subjectFISHING
dc.subjectCOMMON PROPERTY RESOURCE
dc.subjectLAND USE
dc.subjectRESOURCES
dc.subjectFOREST FRUITS
dc.subjectECOSYSTEM
dc.subjectLEAD
dc.subjectFORESTRY RESEARCH
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCARBON STORAGE
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectFOREST COVER
dc.subjectVALUES
dc.subjectPRIVATE FORESTS
dc.subjectCOMMONS
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectELECTRICITY
dc.subjectDEFORESTATION
dc.subjectCLIMATE
dc.subjectTRAGEDY OF THE COMMONS
dc.subjectFORESTS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTS
dc.subjectFUELWOOD
dc.subjectPROPERTY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL LAND
dc.subjectFOREST
dc.subjectOPPORTUNITY COSTS
dc.subjectFODDER
dc.subjectFOREST RESOURCE
dc.subjectTRANSACTION COSTS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectFOREST COVER CHANGE
dc.subjectCOMMON PROPERTY
dc.subjectSOIL
dc.subjectENFORCEMENT
dc.subjectFOREST LAND
dc.subjectECONOMIC FACTORS
dc.subjectDEGRADATION
dc.subjectTRADE
dc.subjectLAND
dc.subjectEMISSIONS FROM DEFORESTATION
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCE
dc.subjectWATERSHED
dc.subjectCONTROLLED FORESTS
dc.subjectFARMS
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY FORESTRY
dc.subjectCOMMON PROPERTY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectCOOPERATION
dc.subjectFUEL
dc.subjectECOLOGY
dc.subjectCOUNTRY FORESTS
dc.subjectLESS
dc.subjectFISHERY
dc.subjectCROP RESIDUES
dc.subjectECONOMISTS
dc.subjectECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY FOREST
dc.subjectFOREST QUALITY
dc.subjectTIMBER SPECIES
dc.subjectFOREST ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL
dc.subjectCOLLECTIVE ACTION
dc.subjectFOREST AREA
dc.subjectRURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectPUBLIC GOOD
dc.subjectFOREST GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectFISHERS
dc.subjectBENEFITS
dc.subjectENERGY
dc.subjectPUBLIC GOODS
dc.titleCooperative Behavior and Common Pool Resourcesen
dc.title.subtitleExperimental Evidence from Community Forest User Groups in Nepalen
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.typeDocument de travailfr
dc.typeDocumento de trabajoes
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaClimate Change
okr.crossref.titleCooperative Behavior and Common Pool Resources: Experimental Evidence from Community Forest User Groups in Nepal
okr.date.disclosure2015-06-22
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T09:13:35.220179Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/06/24683187/cooperative-behavior-common-pool-resources-experimental-evidence-community-forest-user-groups-nepal
okr.globalpracticeEnvironment and Natural Resources
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.guid907121468189850547
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-7323
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum090224b082f75942_1_0
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum24683187
okr.identifier.reportWPS7323
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countryNepal
okr.topicRural Development::Forestry
okr.topicEnvironment::Climate Change Mitigation and Green House Gases
okr.topicEnvironment::Environmental Economics & Policies
okr.topicEnvironment::Forests and Forestry
okr.topicRural Development::Common Property Resource Development
okr.topicRural Development::Rural and Renewable Energy
okr.unitEnvironment and Energy Team, Development Research Group
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