Contagious development: Neighbor interactions in deforestation

被引：70

作者：

Robalino, Juan A. ^{[1
]}

Pfaff, Alexander ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica

[2] Duke Univ, Durham, NC 27706 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS | 2012年 / 97卷 / 02期

基金：

美国国家科学基金会;

关键词：

Instrumental variable; Neighbors' interactions; Local interactions; Social interactions; Land use patterns; Environmental policies; COSTA-RICA; LAND-USE; NETWORKS; ROADS; SATELLITE; PATTERNS; IMPACTS;

D O I：

10.1016/j.jdeveco.2011.06.003

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

We estimate neighbor interactions in deforestation in Costa Rica. To address simultaneity and the presence of spatially correlated unobservables, we measure for neighbors' deforestation using the slopes of neighbors' and neighbors' neighbors' parcels. We find that neighboring deforestation significantly raises the probability of deforestation. Policies for agricultural development or forest conservation in one area will affect deforestation rates in non-targeted neighboring areas. Correct estimation of the interaction reverses the naive estimate's prediction of multiple equilibria. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：427 / 436

页数：10

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