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SUMMARY:French-Japanese webinar - Neha Deopa
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DESCRIPTION:This study examines whether culture\, and in particular religio
 n\, exert an independent causal effect on ecological outcomes. I focus on A
 frican Traditional Religions (ATR) whose cosmology reveres forests as a key
  sacred symbol and rely on the unique case of Benin where ATR adherence is 
 freely reported. Estimates obtained using instrumental variables\, exploiti
 ng the variation in proximity to the Nigerian border\, and a spatial regres
 sion discontinuity design using the historical boundaries of the Kingdom of
  Dahomey reveal that higher adherence to ATR is associated with a positive 
 five year average annual change in forest cover. I show that there is no ev
 idence for this positive relationship due to the supernatural punishment hy
 pothesis but rather the presence of a set of attitudes that reflect "spirit
  of sustainability". Motivated by the empirical evidence\, I build a mean-f
 ield game model\, where the density of the aggregate forest cover is consta
 ntly affected by the decisions of a continuum of agents and vice versa. In 
 my framework the adherence to ATR implies the association to a greater spir
 itual value to forest resources and hence reduces the utility associated wi
 th forest consumption. The model shows how potential scarcity of natural re
 sources can define both individual and aggregate decisions\, and how the co
 llective characteristics of religious beliefs can be key drivers of forest 
 conservation.\\n\\nContact: Gilles Dufrénot : gilles.dufrenot[at]sciencesp
 o-aix.frKiyotaka Sato : sato[at]ynu.ac.jp\n\nPlus d'informations: https://
 www.amse-aixmarseille.fr/fr/evenements/neha-deopa-3
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CONTACT:Gilles Dufrénot : gilles.dufrenot[at]sciencespo-aix.frKiyotaka Sat
 o :&nbsp\;sato[at]ynu.ac.jp
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