Impacts of carbon-based policy instruments and taxes on tropical deforestation

Ecological Economics

Volumn 73, Issue , 2012, Pages 211-219

  Barua, Sepul K ^a   Uusivuori, Jussi ^b   Kuuluvainen, Jari ^a  

^a Department of Forest Sciences ^*  (Finland)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Carbon payments; Cash crops; Market equilibrium; Paraguayan chaco; Tax measures

Indexed keywords

CARBON EMISSION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CASH CROPPING; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEFORESTATION; ECOREGION; EMISSIONS TRADING; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL TAX; FOREST COVER; PROFITABILITY; TAX SYSTEM; TROPICAL FOREST;

PARAGUAY;

EID: 84861936109     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2011.10.029     Document Type: Article

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