Monitoring and management of common property resources: empirical evidence from forest user groups in Ethiopia
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The presence of monitoring institutions affects quality and effort of leaders. We investigate the effect of intensified monitoring on the ability and effort of leaders for a sample of forest user groups in Ethiopia, and find experimental and non-experimental evidence of an important trade-off: monitoring increases leaders' effort but lowers their quality in terms of education and experience. This effort–ability trade-off only occurs in the presence of alternative income opportunities (affecting the opportunity cost of time) and only among a subsample of leaders with low prosocial motivation. For our context, we document that the net effect of monitoring on economic outcomes is positive.
Originalsprog | Engelsk |
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Tidsskrift | Environment and Development Economics |
Vol/bind | 29 |
Udgave nummer | 2 |
Sider (fra-til) | 154-177 |
ISSN | 1355-770X |
DOI | |
Status | Udgivet - 2024 |
ID: 379173402