In a laboratory experiment we test three regulations imposed on a common-pool resource game with heterogeneous users: an access fee and subsidy scheme, transferable quotas and non-transferable quotas. We calibrate the game so that all regulations improve users’ profits compared to free-access...

We test in a laboratory experiment three regulations imposed on a common-pool resource game: an access fee and subsidy scheme, transferable quotas and non-transferable quotas. Theory predicts that they all reduce resource use from free access to the same target level without hurting users. We...

Cet article propose une évaluation des effets de la délégation des services locaux de l’eau potable en France sur le niveau des prix. On utilise pour cela une méthode d’analyse, dite « des effets de traitement » sur un échantillon de 3.782 communes françaises. Les résultats...

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the pricing of French water utilities. An econometric model describing both water supply and demand is specified and estimated on utilities located in the Bordeaux area. Based on the estimated technology and demand parameters, we simulate marginal-cost...

Saltwater intrusion in coastal aquifers is one of the main causes of groundwater quality degradation. These intrusions are often due to excessive withdrawals in sensitive parts of coastal aquifers. The scope of this paper is to identify specific problems set by optimal management of such a...

In the paper, we propose a methodological way of leading an economical assessment of innovative cropping systems (ICSs). The originality lies in the integration of the crop management flexibility and the farmers’ risk perception and risk preferences. Two conventional cropping systems have been...