Deforestation, development, and government policy in the Brazilian Amazonan econometric analysis

Resumo

This paper develops a model of deforestation and economic development in the Amazon. It is based on the determinants of demand for agricultural land, i.e. on the interactions between population dynamics, urbanization and the growth of local markets, land prices, and government policies. The model is estimated using a panel data set covering 316 municipalities in the Brazilian Amazon during the period 1970/85. The model is used to evaluate the effects of different policy instruments. The trade-off between economic growth and deforestation is shown to be quite good for subsidized credit but very bad for new road building.

Ficha do documento

Tipo

Estudo

Ano

2015

Instituição

Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada (Ipea)

Fonte

Repositório do Ipea

Idioma

Inglês

Acesso

Acesso aberto

Identificador

oai:repositorio.ipea.gov.br:11058/4832

Licença

Licença Comum

Abrangência

Região Amazônica; Brasil; 1970-1985

Temas

EconomiaDesenvolvimento EconômicoMeio Ambiente

Palavras-chave

Política EconômicaMeio Ambiente. Recursos NaturaisDesmatamentoDemanda por terra agrícolaPolítica governamentalDesenvolvimento econômico