We summarize existing theoretical claims linking poverty to rates of deforestation and then examine this linkage empirically for Costa Rica during the 20th century using an econometric approach that addresses the irreversibilities in deforestation. Our da
Title
Effects of poverty on deforestation: distinguishing behaviour from location
Issue Date
Nov 09 2004
Publication Type
Working or Discussion Paper
Record Identifier
https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/23792
PURL Identifier
http://purl.umn.edu/23792
ISSN
2521-1838
Total Pages
28
JEL Codes
I32
O13
Q51
Q54
Q56
Series Statement
ESA Working Paper 04-19