Figure 1
Quantity of water as a function of Total Hours Irrigating X=xi+xj+xk).
Figure 2
Payoffs as fraction of overall production from xiNash or xiSO.
Table 1
Equilibria (Social, Nash, and GC) at different growth rates.
| Social optimum xiSO | Nash equilibrium xiNASH | Growth compensation xiGC | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLOW | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| RESTART | 3 | 6 | – |
Table 2
Hypotheses.
| Hypothesis | Prediction |
|---|---|
| Parciante* | TakePARCIANTE<TakeSTUDENT |
| Intergenerational altruism | TakeINTERGEN<TakeSINGLEGEN |
| Intergenerational equity | TakeFAST>TakeNASHFAST |
| Sustainable Development | TakeSD≤TakeNASH |
Note: *Denotes a hypothesis in this work.
Table 3
Selected descriptive statistics for parciantes and students.
| N= | Mean | SD | N= | Mean | SD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGE | Participant’s age in years | 18 | 53.28 | 16.25 | 35 | 25.63 | 8.45 |
| ED | Highest completed level of education by category. 1=Elementary School, 2= Jr. High, 3= High School, 4=College, 5=Grad/Professional | 18 | 4.00 | 0.91 | 36 | 3.50 | 0.65 |
| LIBCON | How the respondents identified themselves politically. 1= “very liberal”, 5= “very conservative”. | 17 | 3.65 | 1.00 | 33 | 2.70 | 1.13 |
| COUNTY | How many years the respondent’s family has been living in their county. | 18 | 106.11 | 121.17 | 25 | 111.60 | 386.01 |
| IRRIGATE | How many years the individual or their family has been irrigating on the same ditch. | 17 | 83.59 | 81.96 |
Table 4
Responses to water questions.
| N | Mean | SD | N | Mean | SD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| How much the participant agrees with the following statements. 1= “strongly disagree” 5= “strongly agree” | |||||||
| WATERIMPORTANT | “Water issues are important in NM.” | 18 | 5.00 | 0.00 | 36 | 4.81 | 0.47 |
| FARMVBUSINESS | “We shouldn’t put farmers out of business just so cities can grow.” | 18 | 4.78 | 0.94 | 36 | 4.11 | 0.98 |
| FARMERWASTE | “Farmers waste a lot of water irrigating their fields” | 18 | 2.50 | 1.54 | 36 | 2.78 | 1.02 |
| PAYMORE | “Managing our water so there will be enough for all important uses will require all of us to use less and pay more.” | 18 | 3.28 | 1.32 | 36 | 3.56 | 1.11 |
| NEWCONS | “Approval of any new construction should require demonstrating that a long-term water supply is available.” | 18 | 4.83 | 0.38 | 36 | 4.19 | 0.79 |
| METERED | “All water use should be metered to ensure that people are paying for the amount of water they use.” | 18 | 3.72 | 1.32 | 36 | 3.92 | 1.11 |