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The survival of the conformist: social pressure and renewable resource management

Tavoni, Alessandro ORCID: 0000-0002-2057-5720, Schlüter, Maja and Levin, Simon (2012) The survival of the conformist: social pressure and renewable resource management. Journal of Theoretical Biology, 299. pp. 152-161. ISSN 0022-5193

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Identification Number: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2011.07.003

Abstract

This paper examines the role of other-regarding behavior as a mechanism for the establishment and maintenance of cooperation in resource use under variable social and environmental conditions. By coupling resource stock dynamics with social dynamics concerning compliance to a social norm prescribing non-excessive resource extraction in a common pool resource, we show that when reputational considerations matter and a sufficient level of social stigma affects the violators of a norm, sustainable outcomes are achieved. We find large parameter regions where norm-observing and norm-violating types coexist, and analyze to what extent such coexistence depends on the environment.

Item Type: Article
Official URL: http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescriptio...
Additional Information: © 2012 Elsevier
Divisions: Grantham Research Institute
Subjects: G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences
J Political Science > JZ International relations
JEL classification: F - International Economics > F5 - International Relations and International Political Economy > F53 - International Agreements and Observance; International Organizations
Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics > Q3 - Nonrenewable Resources and Conservation > Q34 - Natural Resources and Domestic and International Conflicts
Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics > Q5 - Environmental Economics > Q56 - Environment and Development; Environment and Trade; Sustainability; Environmental Accounting; Environmental Equity
Date Deposited: 08 Aug 2011 14:49
Last Modified: 04 Dec 2024 17:42
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/37764

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