Journal article
The effects of government spending on deforestation due to agricultural land expansion and CO2 related emissions
Ecological economics, Vol.122(122), pp.43-53
02/01/2017
Abstract
This paper examines the effect of changes in government spending level and composition on deforestation due to agricultural land expansion and related carbon dioxide emissions. Their theoretical model shows an unintended consequence from increased government spending and widening social safety nets in developing countries where agricultural land expansion significantly affects forest cover: there is an increase in deforestation and carbon dioxide emissions from land use change. Their empirical tests show that an increase in total government spending significantly increases forest land clearing for agricultural production in the short run leading to more carbon dioxide emissions. However, there is no long-run statistically significant effect on the steady-state forest cover and carbon dioxide emissions.
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- Title
- The effects of government spending on deforestation due to agricultural land expansion and CO2 related emissions
- Creators
- Gregmar I GalinatoSuzette P Galinato
- Publication Details
- Ecological economics, Vol.122(122), pp.43-53
- Academic Unit
- College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences
- Publisher
- GBI-GENIOS Deutsche Wirtschaftsdatenbank GmbH
- Number of pages
- 11
- Identifiers
- 99901180183301842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article