An empirical analysis of the cumulative nature of deforestation

Deforestation is one of the major environmental issues in developping countries and agricultural expansion is its first cause. Uqing the Forest Transition hypothesis, the aim of this paper is to improve the knowledge of the cumulative nature of deforestation. To do this, the macroeconomic factors which promote the end of the deforestation in a given country are highlighted. Then the total amount of deforestation during the development is explained.

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Year of publication:	2013
Authors:	Wolfersberger, Julien ; Garcia, Serge ; Delacote, Philippe
Institutions:	Chaire d'Économie du Climat, Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX)
Subject:	Forest transition \| cumulative deforestation \| land-use \| switching model \| seemingly unrelated regression

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	Working Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	32 pages
Classification:	C21 - Cross-Sectional Models; Spatial Models ; O13 - Agriculture; Natural Resources; Energy; Environment; Other Primary Products ; Q33 - Resource Booms
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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