Using Artefactual Field Experiments to Learn about the Incentives for Sustainable Forest Use in Developing Economies

S-Tier
Journal: American Economic Review
Year: 2011
Volume: 101
Issue: 3
Pages: 329-33

Score contribution per author:

1.609 = (α=2.01 / 5 authors) × 4.0x S-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

We implement a public goods game and a social intervention modeled after a public goods game in rural Sierra Leone near the Gola Forest Reserve. We also collect demographic, economic and forest conservation data on households in the area. We use this data to assess the mapping of social preferences from the artefactual field experiment (AFE) into real world behavior. We find evidence of heterogeneity in shifting factors between the AFE, the field experiment, and conservation outcomes. We also find evidence that social controls like war violence and witchcraft may explain some of this correlation.

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RePEc Handle
repec:aea:aecrev:v:101:y:2011:i:3:p:329-33
Journal Field
General
Author Count
5
Added to Database
2026-01-25