RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 “Land Sparing” in a von Thünen Framework: Theory and Evidence from Brazil JF Land Economics JO Land Econ FD University of Wisconsin Press SP 556 OP 576 DO 10.3368/le.94.4.556 VO 94 IS 4 A1 Francisco Fontes A1 Charles Palmer YR 2018 UL http://le.uwpress.org/content/94/4/556.abstract AB This paper evaluates microscale evidence for “land sparing” in a von Thünen framework. A panel dataset of household lots in Rondônia, Brazil is used to test the hypothesis that the closer a household is to market the more likely it will adopt land-sparing patterns of cattle production in response to rising demand for beef and milk. Results from a fixed effects model suggest that, consistent with theory, pasture area declines and forest is spared in lots located closer to market. Other results differ, however, depending on forest type and commodity. Greater initial endowments of forest are associated with more deforestation. (JEL Q15, Q24)