output and productivity between 2002 and 2006 as the result of rapid growth in beef and milk production and a reduction of … than doubled between 2005 and 2016, driven by productivity growth which increased by 70 percent during this period. The … factors behind increased productivity. Despite these positive developments, livestock sectors in Uruguay and Paraguay still …

While many studies explain the correlation between firm-level productivity and export status entirely by better firms … provinces with weaker institutions. The same type of firms also enjoy the largest productivity gains immediately following …

. Yet between 1996 and 2006 productivity of cattle grew by an astounding 57.5% in the average Amazon municipality. Does … rising land productivity of cattle increase deforestation? I use secondary data and spatial econometrics to look for evidence …-level. I show that mounting productivity in consolidated areas has been associated with lower deforestation both in frontier …