Abstract: This study examines whether the decision of crop diversification for perennial crops is based on underlying risk attitudes and time preferences. We conducted incentivised field experiments on Sumatra Island, Indonesia, involving farmers who cultivate rubber and farmers who cultivated...

In this study, we analyze the effects of household location and weather variability on the adoption of borewell technology in the rural-urban interface of Bangalore, India. Understanding these effects can help design policies that ensure smallholders' livelihoods and the functioning of...

Deforestation is one of many factors that hinder smallholder farmers' participation in sustainable palm oil (SPO) certification. Thus, policies that enhance the appetite for rainforest preservation might be helpful to increase the participation rate in certification schemes. Our study aims to...

The disposition effect is a well-established phenomenon which describes the behavior of investors that are more willing to sell capital gains than capital losses. In this article we present experimental evidence on a situation where an investor decides on behalf of another person. In our...