Economic games can be used to promote cooperation in the field

Meyer, Stefan; Santos, Paulo; Yang, Fue

doi:10.1073/pnas.2026046118

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“…The promotion of the agricultural sector could potentially act as a crucial instrument for augmenting inclusive economic growth [15].…”

Section: South Africamentioning

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Assessing the effectiveness of agricultural policies on development: A systematic literature review from diverse countries

Guindo,

Hak

2024

E3S Web Conf.

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This research strives to evaluate the efficacy of farm-related policies in promoting development by conducting a global analysis across diverse nations. The assessment seeks to distill invaluable insights through a comparative examination of agricultural policies implemented in various countries. The research employs a systematic literature review as its methodology. This comprehensive review systematically scrutinizes the impact of agricultural policies on development, with a specific focus on a carefully chosen set of countries: Mali, Cameroon, South Africa, Indonesia, Vietnam, the United States, European nations, and Brazil. The study encapsulates the lessons gleaned from these nations' experiences in bolstering their agricultural sectors to achieve objectives such as economic advancement, food security, environmental responsibility, poverty reduction, and rural community development. By synthesizing and contrasting findings from a multitude of studies, this research strives to furnish a holistic comprehension of the outcome of agricultural policies on development outcomes. Through a nuanced analysis pertaining to the strengths and weaknesses of these countries' agricultural policies in the context of development, this research seeks to offer useful understandings to shape future policy decisions and further the cause of agricultural development on a global scale.

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“…The promotion of the agricultural sector could potentially act as a crucial instrument for augmenting inclusive economic growth [15].…”

Section: South Africamentioning

confidence: 99%

Assessing the effectiveness of agricultural policies on development: A systematic literature review from diverse countries

Guindo,

Hak

2024

E3S Web Conf.

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“…An emerging body of literature explores the use of group dynamic games as an intervention tool to facilitate sustainable commons management (Becu et al 2017, Craven et al 2017, Ferrero et al 2018, Meyer et al 2021, Bartels et al 2022 because they provide participants with useful metaphors for their daily lives Carpenter 2008, Meinzen-Dick et al 2018). Approaches cover role-playing games (Barreteau et al 2001, Bousquet et al 2002 as well as behavioral games used in experimental economics Carpenter 2008, Janssen et al 2011a).…”

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Games for experiential learning: triggering collective changes in commons management

Falk¹,

Zhang²,

Meinzen-Dick³

et al. 2023

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As resource users interact and impose externalities onto each other, institutions are needed to coordinate resource use, create trust, and provide incentives for sustainable management. Coordinated collective action can play a key role in enabling communities to manage natural resource commons more sustainably. But when such collective action is not present, what can be done to foster it? We contribute to the understanding of how experiential learning through games can affect behavioral change, potentially leading to more sustainable commons management. We present a conceptual framework describing the most important processes involved in experiential learning games. The framework highlights the importance of the game context for achieving game outcomes. We list game features that have been argued to influence learning and behavioral determinants, focusing on the game narrative and experience, game rules, and attributes of players. We briefly describe how each game feature influences the processes in the framework. Next, we apply the conceptual framework to examine design features that were particularly important for influencing behavioral drivers in commons management in three intervention cases from India relating to groundwater, surface water, and forests. Our conceptual reflections underpin the need to debate about underlying assumptions in using games as intervention tools. Making assumptions transparent can help to understand why or under what conditions experiential learning works or fails. There is a critical need for more systematic choices of the right tools for the right purpose. This includes participants of the experiential learning who must be able to relate the game to their real life. A social dilemma in the game should at least, in its basic structure, represent a real-life dilemma. We close by highlighting future research needs both from the conceptual behavioral change as well as the game design perspective.

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“…1 These games are structured spaces where players can acquire knowledge by experiencing, re ecting, and experimenting, which leads to improved understanding and enhanced problem-solving capacities for participants. [1][2][3][4] Economic games, in particular, focus on the key underlying social dilemmas, while also being a rather low-cost and scalable intervention. 5 While games are an increasingly common intervention tool, their impacts on real-life behavioral change have not been well documented.…”

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“…5 While games are an increasingly common intervention tool, their impacts on real-life behavioral change have not been well documented. 4 However, a few recent studies observed signi cant effects on collective action when compared with a control group without the game intervention. 3,4,6 For the study discussed here, we conducted economic games with users of rainfed dams in 56 randomly selected villages in Madhya Pradesh, India.…”

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“…4 However, a few recent studies observed signi cant effects on collective action when compared with a control group without the game intervention. 3,4,6 For the study discussed here, we conducted economic games with users of rainfed dams in 56 randomly selected villages in Madhya Pradesh, India. Despite the importance of the dams as a public good for irrigation and domestic and livestock uses, many dams in the study area are poorly maintained and water use is poorly coordinated, undermining the provision of bene ts.…”

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Changing the Game: The Role of Women in Experiential Learning

Falk

Bartels

Steimanis

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Using economic games as a learning intervention in 56 Indian communities showed that involving more women led to greater success in sustainable water management two years after the intervention. Participation of female leaders indirectly influence management improvements, as their presence increased women’s participation in the games. These findings underscore the significance of involving women in game-based learning for sustainable resource management.

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Economic games can be used to promote cooperation in the field

Cited by 9 publications

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Assessing the effectiveness of agricultural policies on development: A systematic literature review from diverse countries

Assessing the effectiveness of agricultural policies on development: A systematic literature review from diverse countries

Games for experiential learning: triggering collective changes in commons management

Changing the Game: The Role of Women in Experiential Learning

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