Increasing interest is being shown in result-oriented agri-environmental schemes. Such
schemes have the advantage of encouraging farmers to innovate to produce environmental …

Agent-based modeling (ABM) is a novel computational methodology for representing the
behavior of individuals in order to study social phenomena. Its use is rapidly growing in …

In contractual relationships involving payments for environmental services, conservation
buyers know less than landowners know about the costs of contractual compliance …

This chapter explores the state of the emerging practice of designing markets by the use of
agent-based modeling, with special reference to electricity markets and computerized (on …

This work uses controlled laboratory experiments to investigate the budgetary and the
economic performance of competitive tenders for allocating conservation contracts to …

To supply ecosystem services, private landholders incur costs. Knowledge of these costs is
critical for the design of conservation‐payment programs. Estimating these costs accurately …

The following analysis looks into auctions for renewable energy, specifically onshore wind
power in Germany. Following an agent-based modeling approach, the two most commonly …

This article evaluates the cost‐effectiveness of the Catchment Care Australian conservation
auction. It provides evidence of auction cost effectiveness, and estimates cost savings from …

Successfully implemented payment for ecosystem services (PES) programs can provide
both conservation of nature and financial support to rural communities. In this paper, we …

In this paper we develop an auction mechanism that is designed for a local energy market. It
aims to enable regionally or virtually restricted trading of ancillary services, which enhances …