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Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon: Comparing the Impacts of Macroeconomic Shocks, Land Tenure, and Technological Change

EPA Grant Number: U914930
Title: Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon: Comparing the Impacts of Macroeconomic Shocks, Land Tenure, and Technological Change
Investigators: Cattaneo, Andrea
Institution: Johns Hopkins University
EPA Project Officer: Thompson, Delores
Project Period: January 1, 1996 through June 27, 2000
Project Amount: $102,000
RFA: STAR Graduate Fellowships (1996)
Research Category: Academic Fellowships , Fellowship - Economics , Economics and Decision Sciences

Description:

Objective:

The objective of this research project is to examine the current relevance of the diverse set of variables driving deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon that have been reported in the literature. This research compares the potential impact on deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon to: (1) changes in the real exchange rate; (2) modifications in the present set of agricultural tax and support policies; (3) a reduction in transportation costs arising from investment in infrastructure in the Amazon; (4) changes in land tenure regimes; and (5) technological change in agriculture affecting productivity and agronomic sustainability.

Approach:

The analysis is based on a computable general equilibrium model adapted to capture regional economic structures and the environmental processes specific to tropical areas. The comparison we are proposing is meant to provide guidance to policymakers concerning the order of magnitude of the impact of different scenarios. More specifically, should policymakers interested in slowing deforestation in the Amazon adopt regional (Amazon), interregional, or national policies?

Supplemental Keywords:

fellowship, deforestation, Amazon, agriculture, Brazil, technological change, tenure regimes, computable general equilibrium modeling, CGE , Economic, Social, & Behavioral Science Research Program, Geographic Area, Scientific Discipline, RFA, POLLUTION PREVENTION, decision-making, sustainable development, Economics & Decision Making, Ecology and Ecosystems, Economics, International, macroeconomics, land cover changes, deforestation, decision making, economic research, technological change, land use, policy making, changing environmental conditions, agriculture, Brazil, Amazon, land management fees, environmental assets, assessing ecosystem vulnerability, general equilibrium model, transportation cost, environmental decision making

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