are theoretically ambiguous. Increasing the relative value of agricultural land may spur deforestation, but factor market … discontinuity in eligibility for a large agricultural extension program, we find that the program reduced deforestation by 13\%. The …

This paper studies the underlying relationship between agricultural productivity and deforestation by analyzing the …

This paper examines the effects of deforestation on the welfare of rural communities in the Congo Basin. Using moment … conditions of agricultural and forest exploitations, findings indicate deforestation significantly improves welfare both at …

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 …

Recent distressing trends in climate change, population explosion and deforestation inspired this paper, which … depleted and expanded respectively. As a policy implication in the process of deforestation, a balanced approach is needed to …

development – prior roads and prior deforestation – and, further, in a pattern that suggests a potential synergy for roads between … low prior roads and deforestation. For each setting, census-tract observations are numerous. Results confirm predictions …

prior development - both prior roads and prior deforestation - and in a spatial pattern suggesting a synergy between forests …, medium and low prior roads and deforestation. Census-tract observations are numerous for each setting and reveal a pattern …

prior development - both prior roads and prior deforestation - and in a spatial pattern suggesting a synergy between forests …, medium and low prior roads and deforestation. Census-tract observations are numerous for each setting and reveal a pattern …

financing, namely seigniorage and deforestation revenues. First, we develop a theoretical model emphasizing a substitution … effect between seigniorage and deforestation revenues. Second, a panel-data econometric analysis over the 1990-2010 period … confirms our findings. Consequently, a tighter monetary policy hastens deforestation. Third, we extend the theoretical model …

We hypothesized that corruption could contribute to deforestation. The present study, therefore, try to identify such a … relation between corruption and deforestation. By using three different corruption indices, we found a statistically … significant strong positive relation between corruption and deforestation for different periods across different countries. This …