Abstract
Two payments for forest ecosystemservices (PFES) schemes under one common legal-institutional coordination
mechanism but different historical-institutional background and organizational design are analyzed to measure and explain their transaction costs (TC). Data on TC related to payment transfers and conditionality compliance are collected using a combination of in-depth interviewswith local PFES schemecoordinators, site visits, and secondary data analysis. The two PFES schemes showsubstantial differences in TC despite the fact that they emerged from the same legal-institutional framework due to differences in participation rates, types of forest ecosystem services providers, and payment characteristics.
mechanism but different historical-institutional background and organizational design are analyzed to measure and explain their transaction costs (TC). Data on TC related to payment transfers and conditionality compliance are collected using a combination of in-depth interviewswith local PFES schemecoordinators, site visits, and secondary data analysis. The two PFES schemes showsubstantial differences in TC despite the fact that they emerged from the same legal-institutional framework due to differences in participation rates, types of forest ecosystem services providers, and payment characteristics.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 141-149 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Forest Policy and Economics |
| Volume | 80 |
| Early online date | 31 Mar 2017 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jul 2017 |
Funding
| Funders | Funder number |
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| Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek | 276-20-017 |
| Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek |
