Motivation crowding by economic incentives in conservation policy: A review of the empirical evidence

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Effects of Monetary Versus Environmental Information Framing: Implications for Long-Term Pro-Environmental Behavior and Intrinsic Motivation (2018, unknown): “…Ryan, 1985), there are alternative assumptions to what happens when monetary incentives hinder the attribution of a behavioral decision to pro-environmental considerations (for reviews on effects of monetary incentives, see Bolderdijk & Steg, 2015; Bowles & Polania-Reyes, 2012; Rode et al., 2015).”
The Devil in the Detail: A Practical Guide on Designing Payments for Environmental Services (2016, background): “There is a rise in studies on the behavioral economics of environmental policy in general (Gsottbauer and Bergh, 2011; Noussair and van Soest, 2014; Shogren and Taylor, 2008), and PES in particular (included in the review by Rode et al. 2015).”
Private Landowner Conservation Behavior Following Participation in Voluntary Incentive Programs: Recommendations to Facilitate Behavioral Persistence (2018, background): “In contrast, under some conditions, financial incentives may cause the opposite effect and “crowd in” intrinsic motivation (Rode et al. 2015).”
Payments for Ecosystem Services: Rife With Problems and Potential—For Transformation Towards Sustainability (2017, background): “While most of the evidence to date does not focus on conservation activities, there is evidence of motivational crowding out in PES programs (Rode et al., 2015).”