Contagious development: Neighbor interactions in deforestation
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Robalino, JA; Pfaff, A
Published in: Journal of Development Economics
March 1, 2012
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. © 2011 Elsevier B.V.
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Journal of Development Economics
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0304-3878
Publication Date
March 1, 2012
Volume
97
Issue
2
Start / End Page
427 / 436
Related Subject Headings
- Development Studies
- 4404 Development studies
- 3801 Applied economics
- 1402 Applied Economics
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Robalino, J. A., & Pfaff, A. (2012). Contagious development: Neighbor interactions in deforestation. Journal of Development Economics, 97(2), 427–436. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdeveco.2011.06.003
Robalino, J. A., and A. Pfaff. “Contagious development: Neighbor interactions in deforestation.” Journal of Development Economics 97, no. 2 (March 1, 2012): 427–36. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdeveco.2011.06.003.
Robalino JA, Pfaff A. Contagious development: Neighbor interactions in deforestation. Journal of Development Economics. 2012 Mar 1;97(2):427–36.
Robalino, J. A., and A. Pfaff. “Contagious development: Neighbor interactions in deforestation.” Journal of Development Economics, vol. 97, no. 2, Mar. 2012, pp. 427–36. Scopus, doi:10.1016/j.jdeveco.2011.06.003.
Robalino JA, Pfaff A. Contagious development: Neighbor interactions in deforestation. Journal of Development Economics. 2012 Mar 1;97(2):427–436.
Published In
Journal of Development Economics
DOI
ISSN
0304-3878
Publication Date
March 1, 2012
Volume
97
Issue
2
Start / End Page
427 / 436
Related Subject Headings
- Development Studies
- 4404 Development studies
- 3801 Applied economics
- 1402 Applied Economics