REICHHUBER, ANKE; CAMACHO, EVA; REQUATE, TILL - In: Environment and Development Economics 14 (2009) 05, pp. 641-663
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 over-harvesting. We test different mechanisms for mitigating excessive harvesting: a...