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| Provedor de dados: |
AgEcon
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| País: |
United States
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| Título: |
Effects of Poverty on Deforestation: Distinguishing Behavior from Location
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| Autores: |
Kerr, Suzi
Pfaff, Alexander S.P.
Cavatassi, Romina
Davis, Benjamin
Lipper, Leslie
Sanchez, Arturo
Timmins, Jason
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| Data: |
2005-04-04
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| Ano: |
2004
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| Palavras-chave: |
Land Use
Deforestation
Poverty
Climate Change
Development
Costa Rica.
Food Security and Poverty
I32
O13
Q51
Q54
Q56
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| Resumo: |
We summarize existing theoretical claims linking poverty to rates of deforestation and then examine this linkage empirically for Costa Rica during the 20th century using an econometric approach that addresses the irreversibilities in deforestation. Our data facilitate an empirical analysis of the implications for deforestation of where the poor live. Without controlling for this, impacts of poverty per se are confounded by richer areas being different from the areas inhabited by the poor, who we expect to find on more marginal lands, for instance less profitable lands. Controlling for locations' characteristics, we find that poorer areas are cleared more rapidly. This result suggests that poverty reduction aids forest conservation.
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| Tipo: |
Working or Discussion Paper
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| Idioma: |
Inglês
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| Identificador: |
15973
http://purl.umn.edu/23792
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| Editor: |
AgEcon Search
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| Relação: |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations>Agricultural and Development Economics Division (ESA)>ESA Working Papers
ESA Working Paper No. 04-19
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| Formato: |
28
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