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Electoral cycles and in-kind transfers for ecosystem services: A survey experiment in rural Mindoro

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  • Dingkuhn, Paul

    (Erasmus School of Economics)

  • Revilla Molina, Imelda

    (University of the Philippines, Los Baños - College of Economics and Management)

  • Puzon, Klarizze Anne

    (CERE - the Center for Environmental and Resource Economics)

Abstract

This short note presents a survey experiment in the natural resource-rich Philippine province of Occidental Mindoro. The objective is to investigate the effect of electoral cycles and payment type on people’s opinions about a hypothetical, state-led payment for ecosystem services program (PES). We show there is greater tendency for respondents to believe that the program implementation will be “unfair” if it occurs before the elections rather than the treatment scenario where it is ex-post. The timing of ecosystem-related transfer programs ex-ante elections has a stronger effect among migrants than native residents. The use of in-kind rather than monetary payment can significantly reduce this negative perception.

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  • Dingkuhn, Paul & Revilla Molina, Imelda & Puzon, Klarizze Anne, 2021. "Electoral cycles and in-kind transfers for ecosystem services: A survey experiment in rural Mindoro," CERE Working Papers 2021:10, CERE - the Center for Environmental and Resource Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:hhs:slucer:2021_010
    DOI: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3903273
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    Keywords

    elections; ecosystem services; survey experiment; in-kind payments.;
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    JEL classification:

    • C90 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - General

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