Before joining the University of Exeter in 2018, Sabrina Eisenbarth was a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Oxford.
Sabrina Eisenbarth’s research focuses on environmental and resource economics as well as international trade. She is particularly interested in the sustainable management of fisheries and forests. Moreover, she works on Chinese trade and environmental policy.
Her work combines theory with empirical data analysis, mostly using micro-econometric methods. Moreover, Sabrina Eisenbarth works with randomized controlled trials.
Qualifications
PhD in Economics
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Research interests
- Environmental and Resource Economics
- International Trade
Sabrina Eisenbarth’s research focuses on the sustainable management of renewable resources, such as fisheries and forests. Moreover, she is interested in solutions to environmental problems in a globalized world, engaging in research at the intersection between international trade and environmental or resource economics.
Research projects
As part of her research on trade in renewable resources, Sabrina Eisenbarth studies the impact of trade in fishery products on the likelihood of a fishery’s collapse. Moreover, she analyses the adoption of sustainable fisheries management.
Currently, Sabrina Eisenbarth also works on a randomized controlled trial to explore successful ways of conserving community forests in Uganda. This research is funded by through the Metaketa III: Natural Resources Governance Grant.
Key publications | Publications by category | Publications by year
Publications by category
Journal articles
Costello C, Millage K, Eisenbarth S, Galarza E, Ishimura G, Rubino LL, Saccomanno V, Sumaila UR, Strauss K (2020). Ambitious subsidy reform by the WTO presents opportunities for ocean health restoration.
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Eisenbarth S, Graham L, Rigterink AS (2020). Can Reminders of Rules Induce Compliance? Experimental Evidence from a Common Pool Resource Setting.
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Can Reminders of Rules Induce Compliance? Experimental Evidence from a Common Pool Resource Setting
AbstractThis paper presents results from an RCT exploring whether a behavioural intervention can improve the conservation of a common pool resource. The literature on common pool resource management suggests that the existence of rules and sanctions is important to resource conservation. However, behavioural science suggests that individuals have finite cognitive capacity and may not be attentive to these rules and sanctions. This paper investigates the impact of an SMS message intervention designed to improve users’ knowledge of and attentiveness to existing forest use rules. An RCT in Uganda explores the impact of these messages on forest use and compliance with the rules. This paper finds that SMS messages raise the perceived probability of sanctions for rule-breakers. However, SMS messages do not induce full compliance with forest use rules or systematically reduce forest use.
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Eisenbarth S (2017). Is Chinese trade policy motivated by environmental concerns?.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT,
82, 74-103.
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Publications by year
2020
Costello C, Millage K, Eisenbarth S, Galarza E, Ishimura G, Rubino LL, Saccomanno V, Sumaila UR, Strauss K (2020). Ambitious subsidy reform by the WTO presents opportunities for ocean health restoration.
SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE Author URL.
Full text.
DOI.
Eisenbarth S, Graham L, Rigterink AS (2020). Can Reminders of Rules Induce Compliance? Experimental Evidence from a Common Pool Resource Setting.
Environmental and Resource EconomicsAbstract:
Can Reminders of Rules Induce Compliance? Experimental Evidence from a Common Pool Resource Setting
AbstractThis paper presents results from an RCT exploring whether a behavioural intervention can improve the conservation of a common pool resource. The literature on common pool resource management suggests that the existence of rules and sanctions is important to resource conservation. However, behavioural science suggests that individuals have finite cognitive capacity and may not be attentive to these rules and sanctions. This paper investigates the impact of an SMS message intervention designed to improve users’ knowledge of and attentiveness to existing forest use rules. An RCT in Uganda explores the impact of these messages on forest use and compliance with the rules. This paper finds that SMS messages raise the perceived probability of sanctions for rule-breakers. However, SMS messages do not induce full compliance with forest use rules or systematically reduce forest use.
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DOI.
2017
Eisenbarth S (2017). Is Chinese trade policy motivated by environmental concerns?.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT,
82, 74-103.
Author URL.
Full text.
DOI.
- Environmental Economics
- Resource Economics
- International Trade
Modules
2020/21
