RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 How Do National Markets and Price Policies Affect Land Use at the Forest Margin? Evidence from the Philippines
JF Land Economics
JO Land Econ
FD University of Wisconsin Press
SP 250
OP 267
DO 10.2307/3147093
VO 77
IS 2
A1 Coxhead, Ian
A1 Rola, Agnes
A1 Kim, Kwansoo
A1 Barbier, Edward B.
A1 Burgess, Joanne C.
YR 2001
UL http://le.uwpress.org/content/77/2/250.abstract
AB Agricultural growth in uplands of tropical developing countries is associated with deforestation, land degradation, and diminished watershed function. Using time-series price data from an upland Philippine watershed, we examine market integration and quantify product market links through which policy and macroeconomic shocks –– including instability from the Asian financial crisis of 1997–98––are transmitted to farm gate prices. If market-driven incentives dominate farmers’ decisions, then our results indicate the desirability of using a broader range of policy instruments to address upland problems, and the need for upland projects to devote increased attention to national-level information dissemination and policy advocacy. (JEL Q11, Q23)