An experimental look at trust, bargaining, and public goods in fishing communities

Pro-social behavior is crucial to the sustainable governance of common-pool resources such as fisheries. Here, we investigate how key socioeconomic characteristics influence fishers’ pro-social and bargaining behavior in three types of experimental economic games (public goods, trust, and trade) con...

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Published in:Scientific reports 2021-10, Vol.11 (1), p.20798-20798, Article 20798
Main Authors: Rojas, Cristian A., Cinner, Joshua, Lau, Jacqueline, Ruano-Chamorro, Cristina, Contreras-Drey, Francisco J., Gelcich, Stefan
Format: Article
Language:English
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Bargaining
Cooperation
Fishing
Fishing communities
Humanities and Social Sciences
multidisciplinary
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Social behavior
Socioeconomics
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Summary:Pro-social behavior is crucial to the sustainable governance of common-pool resources such as fisheries. Here, we investigate how key socioeconomic characteristics influence fishers’ pro-social and bargaining behavior in three types of experimental economic games (public goods, trust, and trade) conducted in fishing associations in Chile. Our games revealed high levels of cooperation in the public goods game, a high degree of trust, and that sellers rather than buyers had more bargaining power, yet these results were strongly influenced by participants’ socioeconomic characteristics. Specifically, gender, having a secondary income source, age, and being the main income provider for the household all had a relationship to multiple game outcomes. Our results highlight that engagement in pro-social behaviors such as trust and cooperation can be influenced by people’s socioeconomic context.
ISSN:2045-2322
2045-2322
DOI:10.1038/s41598-021-00145-5