“Land Sparing” in a von Thünen Framework: Theory and Evidence from Brazil
Francisco Fontes and Charles Palmer
Land Economics, November 2018, 94 (4) 556-576; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/le.94.4.556
Francisco Fontes
Policy analyst, Monitoring and Analyzing Food and Agricultural Policies (MAFAP) Program, Agricultural Development Economics Division (ESA), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Rome, Italy
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SillsErin O.,
JonesLuke,
SahaShubhayu,
HarrisDaniel W.,
McArdleSuzanne,
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PedlowskiMarcos,
PowellRebecca
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