Behavioural economics in fisheries: A systematic review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The field of behavioural economics holds several opportunities for integrated fisheries management and conservation and can help researchers and managers alike understand fisher behaviour and decision-making. As the study of the cognitive biases that influence decision-making processes, behavioural economics differentiates itself from the classical field of economics in that it does not assume strictly rational behaviour of its agents, but rather looks for all mechanisms that influence behaviour. This field offers potential applications for fisheries management, for example in relation to behavioural change, but such applications require evidence of these mechanisms applied in a fisheries context. Thus, we have developed a systematic literature review protocol focusing o

SUBMITTER: Wieczorek AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8389455 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature