RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The Economics of Tropical Deforestation and Land Use: An Introduction to the Special Issue
JF Land Economics
JO Land Econ
FD University of Wisconsin Press
SP 155
OP 171
DO 10.2307/3147087
VO 77
IS 2
A1 Barbier, Edward B.
A1 Barbier, Edward B.
A1 Burgess, Joanne C.
YR 2001
UL http://le.uwpress.org/content/77/2/155.abstract
AB This paper both introduces the special issue on the economics of tropical deforestation and land use and conducts a synthesis crosscountry analysis of tropical agricultural land expansion. Agricultural development is the main factor determining land expansion, but institutional factors have an important influence. Income effects vary from region to region, and do not always display an EKC relationship. The case studies comprising this special issue provide further case study insights into tropical deforestation and land use, through spatial analysis of locational factors, CGE modeling of policy scenarios, assessing external market impacts on land clearing, and modelling state interventions and taxation. (JEL Q2, Q23)