The effects of government spending on deforestation due to agricultural land expansion and CO2 related emissions

Ecological Economics

Volumn 122, Issue , 2016, Pages 43-53

  Galinato, Gregmar I ^a   Galinato, Suzette P ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Deforestation; Government spending; Public expenditure

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; DEFORESTATION; DEVELOPING WORLD; FOREST COVER; LAND USE CHANGE; PUBLIC SPENDING;

EID: 84949818063     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2015.10.025     Document Type: Article

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