Using the total number of research publications as a proxy, the output of rice research in the world is estimated to be highly responsive in the short run to price fluctuations in the international rice market. The results suggest a danger of the inducement mechanism of public investment in the...

We examine factors affecting the success and failure of collective action toward the management of local commons. Using cross-section survey data on the activities of irrigators' associations in the Philippines, regression analysis is conducted to identify factors underlying the success and...