Policies with Varying Costs and Benefits: A Land Conservation Classroom Game

Autor/inn/en	Dissanayake, Sahan T. M.; Jacobson, Sarah A.
Titel	Policies with Varying Costs and Benefits: A Land Conservation Classroom Game
Quelle	In: Journal of Economic Education, 47 (2016) 2, S.142-160 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-0485
DOI	10.1080/00220485.2016.1146098
Schlagwörter	Leitfaden; Unterricht; Lehrer; Economics Education; Cost Effectiveness; Public Policy; Educational Games; Conservation (Environment); College Instruction; Instructional Effectiveness; College Students; Maine; Massachusetts + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lesson concept; Instruction; Unterrichtsentwurf; Unterrichtsprozess; Teacher; Teachers; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Wirtschaftskunde; Kosten-Nutzen-Analyse; Kosten-Nutzen-Denken; Öffentliche Ordnung; Educational game; Lernspiel; Conservation; Environment; Konservierung; Bewahung; Umwelt; Hochschullehre; Unterrichtserfolg; Collegestudent; Master-Studiengang
Abstract	Some policies try to maximize net benefits by targeting different individuals to participate. This is difficult when costs and benefits of participation vary independently, such as in land conservation. The authors share a classroom game that explores cases in which minimizing costs may not maximize benefits and vice versa. The game is a contextually rich pedagogical tool, putting students in the role of landowners who must decide whether to conserve land in different policy environments: flat conservation payments, agglomeration bonuses, and a conservation auction. Students learn about specific issues in land conservation, ecosystem services, preferences for nonmoney outcomes, and general issues in policymaking. The game is suited to classes in environmental, resource, agricultural, and policy economics, and more general classes in microeconomics and public policy. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01