The economics of cropland conversion in Amazonia: The importance of agricultural rent

Ecological Economics

Volumn 69, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1503-1509

  Mann, Michael L ^a   Kaufmann, Robert K ^a   Bauer, Dana ^a   Gopal, Sucharita ^a   Vera Diaz, Maria Del Carmen ^a   Nepstad, Daniel ^b   Merry, Frank ^b   Kallay, Jennifer ^a   Amacher, Gregory S ^c  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WOODS HOLE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Economics; Land use change; Policy analysis; Spatial econometrics

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; AGRICULTURAL LAND; ECONOMETRICS; ECONOMIC RENT; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; INCENTIVE; LAND USE CHANGE; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLICY MAKING; ROAD; TRANSPORTATION; URBAN AREA;

AMAZONIA; BRAZIL; MATO GROSSO;

EID: 77953136187     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2010.02.008     Document Type: Article

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