Reichhuber, Anke; Camacho Cuena, Eva; Requate, Till - Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre, … - 2008
We present the results of a framed field experiment with Ethiopian farmers that use the mountain rain forest as a common pool resource. Harvesting honey causes damage to the forest, and open access leads to overharvesting. We test different mechanisms for mitigating excessive harvesting: a...