RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Protected Area Effectiveness in European Russia: A Postmatching Panel Data Analysis
JF Land Economics
JO Land Econ
FD University of Wisconsin Press
SP 149
OP 168
DO 10.3368/le.91.1.149
VO 91
IS 1
A1 Wendland, Kelly J.
A1 Baumann, Matthias
A1 Lewis, David J.
A1 Sieber, Anika
A1 Radeloff, Volker C.
YR 2015
UL http://le.uwpress.org/content/91/1/149.abstract
AB We estimate the impact of strict and multiple-use protected areas on forest disturbance in European Russia between 1985 and 2010. We construct a spatial panel dataset that includes five periods of change. We match protected areas to control observations and compare coefficients from fixed-versus random-effects models. We find that protected areas have few statistically significant impacts on disturbance, with little difference across parks closer to or farther from major cities or roads. Random-effects estimates differ qualitatively and quantitatively from those of fixed effects in our study, serving as a cautionary note for evaluations where time-invariant unobservables are important. (JEL C14, Q23)