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The effect of risk, ambiguity, and coordination on farmers’ adaptation to climate change: A framed field experiment
(2009-09-21)
The risk of loses of income and productive means due to adverse weather associated to climate change can significantly differ between farmers sharing a productive landscape. It is important to learn more about how farmers ...
Using Choice Experiments for Non-Market Valuation
(2001)
This paper provides the latest research developments in the method of choice experiments applied to
valuation of non-market goods. Choice experiments, along with the, by now, well-known contingent
valuation method, are ...
Anonymity, reciprocity, and conformity: Evidence from voluntary contributions to a national park in Costa Rica
(Springer, 2008)
We investigate the role of anonymity, reciprocity, and conformity for voluntary contributions, based on a natural field experiment conducted at a national park in Costa Rica. Contributions made in public in front of the ...
How Much Do We Care About Absolute Versus Relative Income and Consumption?
(2001)
We find, using survey-experimental methods, that most individuals are concerned with
both relative income and relative consumption of particular goods. The degree of
concern varies in the expected direction depending on ...
Does context matter more for hypothetical than for actual contributions? Evidence from a natural field experiment
(2007-04-19)
We investigate the importance of the social context for people’s voluntary contributions to a national park
in Costa Rica, using a natural field experiment. Some subjects make actual contributions while others
state their ...
Celebrity Endorsement in Promoting Pro-Environmental Behavior
(2020-10)
We conduct a natural field experiment on the effect of having a celebrity endorse an information campaign aiming to induce pro-environmental behavior in the context of single-use plastics consumption. We find that an ...
Policy Implications and Analysis of the Determinants of Travel Mode Choice: An Application of Choice Experiments to Metropolitan Costa Rica
(2001)
In this paper we study a group of policies aimed at discouraging the use of private transportation during peak hours, both directly and indirectly, by increasing the attractiveness of the only available substitute, the ...
Does context matter more for hypothetical than for actual contributions? Evidence from a natural field experiment
(Springer, 2008)
We investigated the importance of the social context for people’s voluntary contributions to a national park in Costa Rica, using a natural field experiment. Some subjects make actual contributions while others state their ...
Anonymity, Reciprocity, and Conformity: Evidence from Voluntary Contributions to a National Park in Costa Rica
(2007-02-21)
We investigate the role of anonymity, reciprocity, and conformity for voluntary contributions, based on a natural field experiment conducted at a national park in Costa Rica. Contributions made in public in front of the ...