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Groundwater management and illegality in a differential-evolutionary framework

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  • Marta Biancardi

    (University of Bari)

  • Gianluca Iannucci

    (University of Firenze)

  • Giovanni Villani

    (University of Bari)

Abstract

It is estimated that half of all the water extracted, both in developed and developing countries, is unauthorized. This phenomenon makes the management of a groundwater even more difficult to avoid over-exploitation. To study the interaction between farmers, that could be compliant and non-compliant, and a water agency, we built a leader-follower differential game. However, we assumed that the water agency does not know neither ex-ante nor ex-post the number of compliant farmers. After illustrating the results of the dynamic game through numerical simulation using the Western La Mancha (Spain) data, we endogenize the types’ choice in an evolutionary context. Finally, we perform comparative dynamics in the steady state to understand the role of the sanction to counter illegal behaviors.

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  • Marta Biancardi & Gianluca Iannucci & Giovanni Villani, 2023. "Groundwater management and illegality in a differential-evolutionary framework," Computational Management Science, Springer, vol. 20(1), pages 1-17, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:comgts:v:20:y:2023:i:1:d:10.1007_s10287-023-00449-z
    DOI: 10.1007/s10287-023-00449-z
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