RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon: Comparing the Impacts of Macroeconomic Shocks, Land Tenure, and Technological Change
JF Land Economics
JO Land Econ
FD University of Wisconsin Press
SP 219
OP 240
DO 10.2307/3147091
VO 77
IS 2
A1 Cattaneo, Andrea
A1 Barbier, Edward B.
A1 Burgess, Joanne C.
YR 2001
UL http://le.uwpress.org/content/77/2/219.abstract
AB The paper examines the current relevance of the set of variables reported in the literature as driving deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon. The analysis uses a computable general equilibrium (CGE)model adapted to capture regional economic structures and the environmental processes specific to tropical areas. The paper compares the impact on deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon of: changes in real exchange rate; modifications in agricultural tax and support policies; reductions in transportation costs arising from investment in infrastructure in the Amazon; changes in land tenure regimes; and technological change in agriculture affecting productivity and agronomic sustainability. (JEL Q15, Q23)