The behavioral theory for informal institutions: Experimental evidences from developing countries

Research Project

Project/Area Number	15K17045
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Research Field	Economic policy
Research Institution	Hitotsubashi University
Principal Investigator	Goto Jun 一橋大学, 経済研究所, 講師 (30732432)
Project Period (FY)	2015-04-01 – 2017-03-31
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
Budget Amount *help	¥3,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥900,000) Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000) Fiscal Year 2015: ¥2,340,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥540,000)
Keywords	社会規範 / フィールド実験 / 制度 / 公共財供給ゲーム / 共有資源管理 / 制度選択 / 経済実験
Outline of Final Research Achievements	This project provides rigorous empirical evidence on (a) the origin and demise of self-governing institutions for commons in Japan, (b) the endogenous formation of sanctioning institutions in public goods game in India, (c) the interplay between choices of incentive contracts and social norms in the Philippines.