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Contrasting effects of information sharing on common-pool resource extraction behavior: experimental findings

Dubois, D.; Farolfi, S.; Nguyen-Van, P.; Rouchier, Juliette (2020), Contrasting effects of information sharing on common-pool resource extraction behavior: experimental findings, PLoS ONE, 15, 10. 10.1371/journal.pone.0240212

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Date
2020
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PLoS ONE
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15
Number
10
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Public Library of Science
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Dubois, D.
Farolfi, S.
Nguyen-Van, P.
Rouchier, Juliette cc
Abstract (EN)
This paper experimentally investigates the impact of different information sharing mechanisms in a common-pool resource game, with a view to finding a mechanism that is both efficient and inexpensive for the managing agency. More precisely, we compare the observed extraction levels produced as a result of three mechanisms: a mandatory information sharing mechanism and two voluntary information sharing mechanisms that differ in the degree of freedom given to the players. Our main result is that a voluntary information sharing mechanism could help in reaching a lower average extraction level than that observed with the mandatory mechanism.
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Common-Pool Resource; Behavioral Environmental Economics; Experimental Economics; Voluntary Information Sharing