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The development of the brazilian amazon region and greenhouse gases emission: a dilemma to be faced!
Imori, Denise; Guilhoto, Joaquim José Martins; David, … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
last decades, the deforestation was linked mainly to economic factors than to policies conducted by the government. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009025250
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The Role of Human Development on Deforestation in Africa: A Modelling-Based Approach
Brian A., Jingwa; Simplice A., Asongu - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
The rate of deforestation in Africa is of paramount concern not only to the future of Africa, but also to the world … deforestation. Using generalized linear mixed models and generalised estimating equations, we were able to calculate expected …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009397184
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Visualizing Input-Output Data: Some New Techniques Applied to the Amazon Region
Guilhoto, Joaquim José Martins; Filho, Sesso; Antonio, … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2005
Since the initial input-output models conceived by Leontief in the 1930’s, the input-output theory has gone through a lot of development at the theoretical as well as applied point of view. However, despite all the progress, there is still one point that needs further consideration into the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011260044
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The productive structure of the Amazon region states and the rest of Brazil: a comparative study using an interregional input-output system
Anefalos, Lilian Cristina; Filho, Sesso; Antonio, Umberto - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2003
There is a scarcity of economic studies about the economy of the Amazon region, and especially about its productive structure. The goal of the present study is to shed some light on the way that the productive relations take place among the states of the Amazon region and between them and the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011108508
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Regional development and greenhouse gases emission: the case of the Amazon Region
Imori, Denise; Guilhoto, Joaquim José Martins; David, … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
Brazilian Amazon region, especially in the last decades, the deforestation was linked mainly to economic factors than to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011109181
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Análise da estrutura produtiva da Amazônia brasileira
Guilhoto, Joaquim José Martins; Filho, Umberto Antonio … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2005
This study presents an analyze of the productive structure of the Amazon region and the relations that take place among their states and the rest of Brazil, using input-output analysis. The analysis is conducted by first studying, through an interregional input-output system, how the economic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011109590
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An Overview of the Productive Structure of the Amazon Region: Using the Eyes of an Interregional Input-Output System
Guilhoto, Joaquim José Martins; Filho, Sesso; Antonio, … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2005
There is a scarcity of economic studies about the economy of the Amazon region, and specially about its productive structure. The goal of the present study is to shed some light on the way that the productive relations take place among the states of the Amazon region and between them and the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011111282
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The Effect of Trade Openness on Deforestation: Empirical Analysis for 142 Countries
Tetsuya, Tsurumi; Shunsuke, Managi - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
This study explores the effect of trade openness on deforestation. Previous studies do not find a clear effect of trade … openness on deforestation. We use updated data on the annual rate of deforestation for 142 countries from 1990 to 2003, treat … an increase in trade openness increases deforestation for non-OECD countries while slowing down deforestation for OECD …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009401352
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Economic analysis of deforestation in Mexico
Barbier, Edward B.; Burgess, J.C. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 1996
Deforestation, it may be necessary for Mexico to make complementary investments in Land improvements, especially for existing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005789553
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An Anatomy of State Failures in The Forest Management in Pakistan
Hasan, Lubna - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
Deforestation remains one of the most intractable environmental problems of today. Pakistan also faces serious problem … analyse the state’s role in it. Putting the entire burden of deforestation on ‘other factors’ shifts attention away from more … focus attention on this important factor behind deforestation - the role of state in forest degradation in Pakistan. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005789596