The Effect of Nonbinding Agreements on Cooperation among Forest User Groups in Nepal and Ethiopia

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 Nep...

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Main Authors:	Dannenberg, Astrid, Martinsson, Peter
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:	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
Online Access:	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

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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
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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
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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 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22197
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The Effect of Nonbinding Agreements on Cooperation among Forest User Groups in Nepal and Ethiopia

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