Land Values in Frontier Settlements of the Brazilian Amazon

被引：43

作者：

Merry, Frank ^{[1
,2
]}

Amacher, Gregory ^{[3
]}

Lima, Eirivelthon ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Woods Hole Res Ctr, Woods Hole, MA 02543 USA

[2] Inst Pesquisa Anibiental Amazonia, Belem, Para, Brazil

[3] Virginia Polytech Inst & State Univ, Blacksburg, VA 24061 USA

来源：

WORLD DEVELOPMENT | 2008年 / 36卷 / 11期

基金：

美国国家科学基金会; 美国国家航空航天局;

关键词：

Brazil; Amazon; smallholder; land value; hedonic model;

D O I：

10.1016/j.worlddev.2007.11.014

中图分类号：

F0 [经济学]; F1 [世界各国经济概况、经济史、经济地理]; C [社会科学总论];

学科分类号：

0201 ; 020105 ; 03 ; 0303 ;

摘要：

Even in the absence of formal land markets, estimated values on agricultural frontiers of the Brazilian Amazon reflect the value-adding characteristics of the land. Understanding these characteristics provides important insights to the incentives (or dis-incentives) to protect tropical forests and reduce deforestation. A hedonic model is used to identify characteristics determining smallholder land values on the Amazon frontier. Years on the lot, area under agricultural production, and house values were found to add value; while distance from the nearest city and area under forest decreased values. Characteristics that do not appear to significantly affect land value include pasture area and the claim to hold definitive title. By not adding significantly to land values, pasture may be used to establish property rights rather than to increase land value through positive rents. Our results also confirm the underutilization of the forest resource by smallholders. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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页码：2390 / 2401

页数：12