Environmental versus human-induced scarcity in the commons: Do they trigger the same response?

Environmental and Resource Economics

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 529-550

  Osés Eraso, Nuria ^a,b   Udina, Frederic ^c   Viladrich Grau, Montserrat ^d  

^a PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^c DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Common property resource; Concern for resource preservation; Early extinction; Endogenous and exogenous scarcity; Experimental design

Indexed keywords

FOOD PRESERVATION;

BUSINESS MEDIA; COMMON POOL RESOURCES; DYNAMIC SETTING; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; RESOURCE AVAILABILITIES; RESOURCE DEPLETION; RESOURCE PRESERVATION; RESOURCE SCARCITY; SPRINGER (CO); TRAGEDY OF THE COMMONS;

STABILIZERS (AGENTS);

EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; EXTINCTION; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS;

EID: 46649103113     PISSN: 09246460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10640-007-9168-6     Document Type: Article

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