Agglomeration bonus: an incentive mechanism to reunite fragmented habitat for biodiversity conservation
Agglomeration bonus: an incentive mechanism to reunite fragmented habitat for biodiversity conservation
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DOI：
10.1016/s0921-8009(02)00036-8
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发表时间：
2002-05-01
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7
通讯作者：
Smith, RBW
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作者：
Parkhurst, GM;Shogren, JF;Smith, RBW
本文探讨了一个实验，探索自愿激励机制，聚集奖金，旨在保护濒危物种和生物多样性的团聚分散栖息地在私人土地。目标是最大限度地保护栖息地，最大限度地减少土地所有者的不满。聚集奖金机制为土地所有者每退休一英亩（与任何其他退休英亩相邻）支付额外奖金。这一机制鼓励不合作的土地所有者自愿跨越共同边界建立一个毗连的保留地。政府机构的作用是瞄准关键的栖息地，将聚集奖金纳入补偿方案，并为土地所有者提供无条件的自由来选择哪些英亩土地退休。然而，奖金的缺点是存在多个纳什均衡，这可以通过栖息地破碎化程度来排名。我们的实验结果表明，无奖金机制总是创造破碎的栖息地，而有奖金，玩家找到了第一个最好的栖息地储备。一旦引入赛前沟通和随机配对，玩家在近92%的比赛中找到了第一个最好的结果。(C)2002 Elsevier Science B.V.保留所有权利。
This paper examines an experiment conducted to explore a voluntary incentive mechanism, the agglomeration bonus, designed to protect endangered species and biodiversity by reuniting fragmented habitat across private land. The goal is to maximize habitat protection and minimize landowner resentment. The agglomeration bonus mechanism pays an extra bonus for every acre a landowner retires that borders on any other retired acre. The mechanism provides incentive for non-cooperative landowners to voluntarily create a contiguous reserve across their common border. A government agency's role is to target the critical habitat, to integrate the agglomeration bonus into the compensation package, and to provide landowners the unconditional freedom to choose which acres to retire. The downside with the bonus, however, is that multiple Nash equilibria exist, which can be ranked by the level of habitat fragmentation. Our lab results show that a no-bonus mechanism always created fragmented habitat, whereas with the bonus, players found the first-best habitat reserve. Once pre-play communication and random pairings were introduced, players found the first-best outcome in nearly 92% of play. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.