Decentralized management of common property resources: experiments with a centuries-old institution

被引:105
作者
Casari, M [1 ]
Plott, CR
机构
[1] CALTECH, Div Humanities & Social Sci, Pasadena, CA 91125 USA
[2] Ohio State Univ, Dept Econ, Columbus, OH 43210 USA
关键词
experiments; common dilemmas; environment;
D O I
10.1016/S0167-2681(02)00098-7
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
For centuries, villages in the Alps employed a special system for managing their common properties. Individual users could inspect other users at their own cost and impose a predetermined sanction (a fine) when a free rider was discovered. The fine was paid to the user who found a violator. Experiments with the institutions demonstrate that this mechanism considerably improves efficiency of resource use. The classical model of identical selfish agents does not capture the data as well as a model with heterogeneous and linear other-regarding preferences. Altruism and especially potentially dysfunctional behavior, such as spite and mistakes, play important positive roles. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:217 / 247
页数:31
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