Anna Abatayo

Anna Abatayo

Assistant Professor

Wageningen University and Research

Welcome!

I am an Assistant Professor with the Environmental Economics and Natural Resources Group, Section Economics, Wageningen University and Research. My research aims to inform and evaluate environmental policies, both formal and informal arrangements, in two ways: (1) by testing policies in a controlled way prior to implementation (main methodology: economic experiments) and (2) by evaluating the effects of existing policies (main methodology: impact evaluation). Currently, I am working on issues related to common pool resource management (e.g., fisheries and forestry), biodiversity conservation (e.g., protected areas), and climate change (e.g., climate adaptation). More details regarding the different projects I have been and currently part of can be found below.

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Interests
  • Environmental Economics
  • Natural Resource Economics
  • Experimental Economics
  • Behavioral Economics
Education

  • PhD in Economics, 2015

    University of Hawai'i at Mānoa

  • MA in Economics, 2009

    University of the Philippines - Diliman

  • BSc in Management Engineering, 2005

    Ateneo de Manila University

Most Recent Publications

Anna Lou Abatayo, Maartje Oostdijk, Andries Richter (2026). Investigating the replicability of the social and behavioral sciences. Forthcoming, Fish and Fisheries.

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Andrew Tyner, Anna Lou Abatayo, Macie Daley, Samuel Field, Nicholas Fox, and others (2026). Investigating the replicability of the social and behavioral sciences. Nature, 652: 143–150.

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Olivia Miske, Anna Lou Abatayo, Macie Daley, Mirka Dirzo, Nicholas Fox, and others (2026). Investigating the reproducibility of the social and behavioural sciences. Nature, 652: 126–134.

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Anna Lou Abatayo, Xiaolongren Ding, Esteban Neira-Monsalve, Andries Richter (2025). Citizen consensus and diverging views on benefit-sharing for genetic resources. npj Biodiversity, (4)26.

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Alexandru Marcoci, David P. Wilkinson, Ans Vercammen, Bonnie C. Wintle, Anna Lou Abatayo, and others (2025). Predicting the replicability of social and behavioural science claims in a crisis: The COVID-19 Preprint Replication Project. Nature Human Behaviour, 1-18.

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Projects

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Commons Conservation Climate All
Drivers of Marine Protection

Drivers of Marine Protection

This project examines the drivers of marine protected area placement in the Coral Triangle.

Open Science and Meta-Analyses

Open Science and Meta-Analyses

We look at how open science practices can enhance robustness of conclusions.

Agroforestry for a Resilient Africa

Agroforestry for a Resilient Africa

We examine trade-offs between agricultural productivity and conservation.

Heterogeneity and Cooperation

Heterogeneity and Cooperation

This project looks at the implications of heterogeneity on cooperative behavior.

Climate Adaptation and Protected Areas

Climate Adaptation and Protected Areas

We study the effects of conservation and climate change on community resilience.

Strategic Trade-offs of Geoengineering

Strategic Trade-offs of Geoengineering

This project examines how emerging technologies reshape cooperation.

Nature-Based Flood Protection

Nature-Based Flood Protection

We examine how nature-based flood protection shape household adaptation.

Contact

  • anna.abatayo@wur.nl
  • +31317485928
  • Hollandseweg 1, Wageningen, 6706 KN
  • Enter the Leeuwenborch Building (Building 201), turn right after reception and enter the double doors at the end of the room, turn right again and either take the flight of stairs or the elevator to Office 1105 (First Floor)