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Managing the commons: a simple model of the emergence of institutions through collective action

Year: 2016

Type: article

Abstract: In this paper we present an abstract replication of institutional emergence patterns observed in common pool resource (CPR) problems. We used the ADICO grammar of institutions as the basic structure to model both agents’ strategies and institutions. Through an evolutionary process, agents modify their behaviours and eventually establish a management institution for their CPR system, leading to significant benefits both for them and for the commons as a whole. We showed that, even if our model has a high level of abstraction, by taking an evolutionary perspective and using the ADICO structure we are able to observe common institutional patterns. We confirmed that, even within this simplified environment, institutions significantly contributed to the sustainable management of common-pool resource systems.

Source: International Journal of the Commons

DOI: 10.18352/ijc.606

Authors: Amineh Ghorbani, Giangiacomo Bravo

Institutions: Delft University of Technology, Linnaeus University

Language: English

Topic: Economic Theory and Institutions

Subfield: Economics and Econometrics

Field: Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $938

Funder: Linnéuniversitetet