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Spatial patterns of market participation and resource extraction: Fuelwood collection in Northern Uganda

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Miteva, DA; Kramer, RA; Brown, ZS; Smith, MD
Published in: American Journal of Agricultural Economics
July 1, 2017

While distance to markets is a key determinant of market participation for households that are dependent on natural resources, the distance to the resource stock is also essential. Thus, a household's location with respect to markets and the resource stock determines household market participation and associated resource degradation. Applying a discrete-choice framework for fuelwood collection in a developing country, we characterize the spatial pattern of market participation regimes and forest use. All else being equal, autarkic households are closest to the forest and furthest from the market, buyer households are closest to the market and furthest from the forest, and seller households are at intermediate distances. Empirical tests based on survey data from northern Uganda support the predictions from our theoretical model. Our findings have important implications for understanding the spatial patterns of forest degradation and determining the control group when designing impact evaluations of the effectiveness of development and conservation interventions.

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American Journal of Agricultural Economics

DOI

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1467-8276

ISSN

0002-9092

Publication Date

July 1, 2017

Volume

99

Issue

4

Start / End Page

1008 / 1026

Related Subject Headings

  • Agricultural Economics & Policy
  • 3801 Applied economics
  • 1402 Applied Economics
 

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Miteva, D. A., Kramer, R. A., Brown, Z. S., & Smith, M. D. (2017). Spatial patterns of market participation and resource extraction: Fuelwood collection in Northern Uganda. American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 99(4), 1008–1026. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajae/aax027
Miteva, D. A., R. A. Kramer, Z. S. Brown, and M. D. Smith. “Spatial patterns of market participation and resource extraction: Fuelwood collection in Northern Uganda.” American Journal of Agricultural Economics 99, no. 4 (July 1, 2017): 1008–26. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajae/aax027.
Miteva DA, Kramer RA, Brown ZS, Smith MD. Spatial patterns of market participation and resource extraction: Fuelwood collection in Northern Uganda. American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 2017 Jul 1;99(4):1008–26.
Miteva, D. A., et al. “Spatial patterns of market participation and resource extraction: Fuelwood collection in Northern Uganda.” American Journal of Agricultural Economics, vol. 99, no. 4, July 2017, pp. 1008–26. Scopus, doi:10.1093/ajae/aax027.
Miteva DA, Kramer RA, Brown ZS, Smith MD. Spatial patterns of market participation and resource extraction: Fuelwood collection in Northern Uganda. American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 2017 Jul 1;99(4):1008–1026.
Journal cover image

Published In

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

DOI

EISSN

1467-8276

ISSN

0002-9092

Publication Date

July 1, 2017

Volume

99

Issue

4

Start / End Page

1008 / 1026

Related Subject Headings

  • Agricultural Economics & Policy
  • 3801 Applied economics
  • 1402 Applied Economics