Motivated by tropical deforestation, we analyze (i) a novel theory of resource extraction, (ii) the optimal …'s presence may induce institutional change. Deforestation can be legal or illegal in the model: each district decides how much to …

management, and unsustainable forest exploitation in the form of illegal logging to explore deforestation and agricultural and … to increase deforestation by increasing both land conversion to agriculture and illegal logging. Contrary to current …, and thus deforestation. Confiscation risk decreases timber supply from unsustainable forestry practices while the affect …

This study aims to reveal the connection between corruption and shadow economy, on one hand, and deforestation, on the … it reveals that corruption and shadow economy positively influence deforestation. Determinants like democratic governance … countermeasures aimed at reducing the levels of illegal deforestation and sustainably managing the forestland. The importance of this …

Free trade often leads to resource depletion, such as deforestation in the tropics. This paper first presents a dynamic …