Payment vs. compensation for ecosystem services: do words have a voice in the design of environmental conservation programs?
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2017
- handle: 10670/1.of83eg
- hal: hal-01484844
- doi: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2016.12.028
- PRODINRA: 387451
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PES wording effect conservation survey experiment choice behavior behavioral economics value theory public policy service écosystémique paiement service environnemental compensation financiere comportement de choix évaluation de l'impact perception mentale économie comportementale économie expérimentale théorie économique politique publique intervention publique D - Microeconomics/D.D0 - General Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics • Environmental and Ecological Economics/Q.Q5 - Environmental Economics/Q.Q5.Q56 - Environment and Development • Environment and Trade • Sustainability • Environmental Accounts and Accounting • Environmental Equity • Population Growth Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics • Environmental and Ecological Economics/Q.Q5 - Environmental Economics/Q.Q5.Q57 - Ecological Economics: Ecosystem Services • Biodiversity Conservation • Bioeconomics • Industrial EcologySujets proches
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Sophie Clot et al., « Payment vs. compensation for ecosystem services: do words have a voice in the design of environmental conservation programs? », HAL-SHS : économie et finance, ID : 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2016.12.028
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We examine whether and how word choice can affect individual perceptions about a proposed Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) program when objective outcomes are similar. From a traditional economic perspective, this type of manipulation would be considered unlikely to affect perceptions and behaviour, especially in the presence of pecuniary incentives and repeated decisions among sophisticated agents. From a behaviourally informed perspective, however, psychological and political theories of wording argue that word choice can have a significant impact on economic behaviour. To substantiate this discussion, we conduct a survey experiment that tests the impact of the words ‘payment’ and ‘compensation’ on favorability ratings of a proposed PES program. These preliminary findings suggest that the words used to describe public policies can be influential non-pecuniary interventions.