RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Effect of Information Disclosure Policies in Conservation Auctions: Role of Landscape Configuration 
JF Land Economics
FD University of Wisconsin Press
SP 119
OP 140
DO 10.3368/le.101.1.032824-0031R
VO 101
IS 1
A1 Nguyen, Chi
A1 Latacz-Lohmann, Uwe
YR 2025
UL http://le.uwpress.org/content/101/1/119.abstract
AB This article uses controlled laboratory experiments to investigate the effect of revealing the spatial environmental scoring rule, which incorporates ecological gains from spatial coordination of conservation efforts, on auction performance across different landscape types. We set up a stylized agricultural landscape where the environmental goal was to connect fragmented wildlife habitats. We found that revealing the spatial environmental scoring rule effectively improves auction performance in the landscapes where environmental benefits and opportunity costs are uncorrelated or negatively correlated. However, the results warn against revealing the spatial environmental scoring rule in landscapes where benefits and costs are positively correlated.