Time Preferences of Food Producers: Does “Cultivate and Grow” Matter?
通过印尼渔民和农民的折现实验，发现渔民比农民更短视，表明应鼓励渔民培养培育和种植的文化以促进渔业可持续性。
Resource scarcity and food security are important issues due to overexploitation of natural resources. Fishing and farming have been two main occupations that produce food; however, their production modes are distinct in that fishermen (farmers) harvest (cultivate, grow, and harvest). It is hypothesized that such differences in production modes characterize their time preferences and discounting behaviors. We have conducted a discounting elicitation experiment for fishermen and farmers in Indonesia. The statistical analysis shows that fishermen are much more shortsighted than farmers, implying that fishermen should be encouraged to nurture a culture of cultivating and growing for sustainability of fish stock. <i></i>