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Determinants of Amazon Deforestation: The role of Off-Farm Income
Abstract : This paper aims at assessing the determinants of Amazon deforestation, with an emphasis on the role played by off-farm income. We first present a microeconomic model which relates off-farm income to deforestation patterns. We then test the empirical implications by using data on the 2006 Brazilian Agricultural Census. Our results suggest that an increase in off-farm income tends to reduce deforestation. This may be explained by the fact that greater off-farm opportunities tends to increase the opportunity cost of farm labor. Results also show that smallholders are less responsive to the increase in the returns of off-farm activities than large ones, which is in line with our hypothesis of labor market imperfections regarding off-farm activities.
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Contributeur : Cerdi Etudes & Documents - Publications <>
Soumis le : mercredi 19 novembre 2014 - 16:24:44
Dernière modification le : jeudi 26 septembre 2019 - 16:47:36
Document(s) archivé(s) le : vendredi 20 février 2015 - 11:06:37
