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Title Equity-Efficiency Trade-Offs in Irrigation Water Sharing: Evidence from a Field Lab in Rural Tanzania
Full text https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/equity-efficiency-trade-offs-in-irrigation-water-sharing-evidence
Date 2012
Author(s) D'Exelle, Ben; Lecoutere, Els; Van Campenhout, Bjorn
Abstract This article studies how users of scarce common water resources deal with equity-efficiency trade-offs. For this purpose, we conduct a field lab experiment in Tanzania that simulates the distribution of irrigation water between upstream and downstream users. We find a strong preference for equal sharing even if this comes with large foregone efficiency gains. However, we also find indications that efficiency considerations are taken into account. (Selfish) deviations from equal sharing are more likely implemented when they are efficiency-enhancing. Finally, we detect a tendency to alternate between altruistic and selfish sharing, which reconciles equity and efficiency considerations.
Subject(s) Distribution of irrigation water; Egalitarian norms; Equity-efficiency trade-offs; Field lab experiment; Tanzania
Language en
Relation https://edepot.wur.nl/540119
Type of publication info:eu-repo/semantics/article; Article/Letter to editor; info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Format text/html
Source World Development 40 (2012) 12; ISSN: 0305-750X
Rights info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess; Wageningen University & Research
Identifier 10.1016/j.worlddev.2012.05.026
Repository Wageningen - University of Wageningen
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