Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/315256 
Year of Publication: 
2024
Citation: 
[Journal:] Environmental and Resource Economics [ISSN:] 1573-1502 [Volume:] 87 [Issue:] 11 [Publisher:] Springer Netherlands [Place:] Dordrecht [Year:] 2024 [Pages:] 2833-2858
Publisher: 
Springer Netherlands, Dordrecht
Abstract: 
Using a lab-in-the-field experiment with Ugandan fishers, we study if and how the use of a common pool resource changes when the resource is either scarce or abundant and when the number of users increases over time. Both resource scarcity and a growing group require users to be more constrained, that is, more cooperative, in order to maintain the resource. However, the results show that fishers do not curtail their harvesting behavior under increased pressure, leading to rapid overexploitation when scarce resources are used by a growing group. This implies a particular need for sustainable management when scarce resources are exposed to in-migration.
Subjects: 
Resource scarcity
Group growth
Common pool resources
Cooperation
Lab-in-the-field experiment
JEL: 
C90
D90
Q22
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Document Type: 
Article
Document Version: 
Published Version

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