@article{Wolfersberger:199820,
      recid = {199820},
      author = {Wolfersberger, J.},
      title = {Forest transition in developing countries : analysis of  the level of forest cover at the turning point using a  Heckman truncated model procedure},
      journal = {Scandinavian Forest Economics: Proceedings of the Biennial  Meeting of the Scandinavian Society of Forest Economics},
      address = {2012-05},
      number = {1333-2016-103805},
      pages = {2},
      year = {2012},
      abstract = {The forest transition refers to the change from decreasing  to increasing in the forest area of a
country. Where the  forest cover reaches its minimum is called the turning  point. At this point,
the country does not deforest  anymore. This paper studies the probability of occurrence  of a
turning point for a developing country, and then  explain the level of forest remaining at this
moment.  Indeed, it is be strongly policy relevant and interesting  to consider which variables
determine the forest cover at  the turning point. Why do some countries experience a  turning
point at 10% forest cover while other ones  experience it at 30%? This paper allow to progress
on the  comprehension of the cumulative nature of deforestation  along the development process.
Moreover, it can help to  strengthen public policies to fight against deforestation,  by transposing
the results to countries that have not yet  observed a turning point, and thus affect the  right
variables to make the turning point occur earlier in  time and higher in forest cover. Since only
some countries  are observing a turning point, the existence of a selection  bias must be taken into
account. A Heckman truncated model  procedure is used.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/199820},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.199820},
}