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spelling okr-10986-221972021-04-23T14:04:07Z The Effect of Nonbinding Agreements on Cooperation among Forest User Groups in Nepal and Ethiopia Dannenberg, Astrid Martinsson, Peter AUTHORS FREE RIDERS VALUE BANK GOVERNMENT PURCHASING POWER PARTNERSHIP GAMES REVIEWS VICTIMS VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION LITERATURE INCENTIVES FINAL AGREEMENT VARIABLES DAMAGES REGRESSION ANALYSES VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS CONVENTIONS WEALTH NEGOTIATION CONFLICT POLICY INTERNATIONAL BANK LANGUAGE GOVERNANCE TRADE ETHICS GOODS THEORY EXPERIMENTAL ECONOMICS DECISION VOTERS ORGANIZATION AGREEMENTS CONTRACTS GAME THEORY INDUSTRIALIZATION JOINT PROJECT FINANCIAL SUPPORT UNIVERSITY ORGANIZATIONS TRUST AGREEMENT INTERDEPENDENCE CONFLICT RESOLUTION CONFIDENCE GOVERNMENTS OUTCOMES NATURAL RESOURCES PUBLIC GOOD RECONSTRUCTION DEVELOPMENT POLICY This paper summarizes the results from public goods experiments investigating the effect of nonbinding agreements on cooperation. Unlike previous studies, this experimental study was conducted among members of forest user groups in Ethiopia and Nepal with long histories of social interdependence. These countries are also characterized by a high degree of collectivism. Overall, the results show a weak effect of nonbinding agreements on cooperation in the two locations. The main reason for this is that the cooperation level is relatively high even without an agreement and only a small proportion of subjects change their behavior when the agreement option is introduced. Nonetheless, the research indicates that the willingness to enter an agreement varies between subjects and strongly correlates with their cooperativeness. 2015-07-17T14:57:57Z 2015-07-17T14:57:57Z 2015-06 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/06/24683190/effect-nonbinding-agreements-cooperation-among-forest-user-groups-nepal-ethiopia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22197 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 7325 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Ethiopia Nepal
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topic AUTHORS
FREE RIDERS
VALUE
BANK
GOVERNMENT
PURCHASING POWER
PARTNERSHIP
GAMES
REVIEWS
VICTIMS
VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION
LITERATURE
INCENTIVES
FINAL AGREEMENT
VARIABLES
DAMAGES
REGRESSION ANALYSES
VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS
CONVENTIONS
WEALTH
NEGOTIATION
CONFLICT
POLICY
INTERNATIONAL BANK
LANGUAGE
GOVERNANCE
TRADE
ETHICS
GOODS
THEORY
EXPERIMENTAL ECONOMICS
DECISION
VOTERS
ORGANIZATION
AGREEMENTS
CONTRACTS
GAME THEORY
INDUSTRIALIZATION
JOINT PROJECT
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
UNIVERSITY
ORGANIZATIONS
TRUST
AGREEMENT
INTERDEPENDENCE
CONFLICT RESOLUTION
CONFIDENCE
GOVERNMENTS
OUTCOMES
NATURAL RESOURCES
PUBLIC GOOD
RECONSTRUCTION
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
spellingShingle AUTHORS
FREE RIDERS
VALUE
BANK
GOVERNMENT
PURCHASING POWER
PARTNERSHIP
GAMES
REVIEWS
VICTIMS
VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION
LITERATURE
INCENTIVES
FINAL AGREEMENT
VARIABLES
DAMAGES
REGRESSION ANALYSES
VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS
CONVENTIONS
WEALTH
NEGOTIATION
CONFLICT
POLICY
INTERNATIONAL BANK
LANGUAGE
GOVERNANCE
TRADE
ETHICS
GOODS
THEORY
EXPERIMENTAL ECONOMICS
DECISION
VOTERS
ORGANIZATION
AGREEMENTS
CONTRACTS
GAME THEORY
INDUSTRIALIZATION
JOINT PROJECT
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
UNIVERSITY
ORGANIZATIONS
TRUST
AGREEMENT
INTERDEPENDENCE
CONFLICT RESOLUTION
CONFIDENCE
GOVERNMENTS
OUTCOMES
NATURAL RESOURCES
PUBLIC GOOD
RECONSTRUCTION
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
Dannenberg, Astrid
Martinsson, Peter
The Effect of Nonbinding Agreements on Cooperation among Forest User Groups in Nepal and Ethiopia
geographic_facet Ethiopia
Nepal
relation Policy Research Working Paper;No. 7325
description This paper summarizes the results from public goods experiments investigating the effect of nonbinding agreements on cooperation. Unlike previous studies, this experimental study was conducted among members of forest user groups in Ethiopia and Nepal with long histories of social interdependence. These countries are also characterized by a high degree of collectivism. Overall, the results show a weak effect of nonbinding agreements on cooperation in the two locations. The main reason for this is that the cooperation level is relatively high even without an agreement and only a small proportion of subjects change their behavior when the agreement option is introduced. Nonetheless, the research indicates that the willingness to enter an agreement varies between subjects and strongly correlates with their cooperativeness.
format Working Paper
author Dannenberg, Astrid
Martinsson, Peter
author_facet Dannenberg, Astrid
Martinsson, Peter
author_sort Dannenberg, Astrid
title The Effect of Nonbinding Agreements on Cooperation among Forest User Groups in Nepal and Ethiopia
title_short The Effect of Nonbinding Agreements on Cooperation among Forest User Groups in Nepal and Ethiopia
title_full The Effect of Nonbinding Agreements on Cooperation among Forest User Groups in Nepal and Ethiopia
title_fullStr The Effect of Nonbinding Agreements on Cooperation among Forest User Groups in Nepal and Ethiopia
title_full_unstemmed The Effect of Nonbinding Agreements on Cooperation among Forest User Groups in Nepal and Ethiopia
title_sort effect of nonbinding agreements on cooperation among forest user groups in nepal and ethiopia
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2015
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/06/24683190/effect-nonbinding-agreements-cooperation-among-forest-user-groups-nepal-ethiopia
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