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JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT
Volume 53, Issue 2, Pages 141-157Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2006.09.004
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deforestation; common property resources; spatial analysis; inequality
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This paper develops and tests a theory of common property deforestation over space. The model examines both the spatial distribution of forest loss and the total amount of deforestation within a given community, showing how these outcomes are jointly determined. The model equations are estimated in a four-step process using data from 318 Mexican common properties. In contrast to previous deforestation theories, this paper shows that the allocation of deforestation across space is dependent upon both the absolute and relative quality and location of each hectare of land in the same community and on the overall deforestation decision of the community. Simultaneously, total deforestation depends upon the value of deforested land, which is determined by its physical attributes, as well as the characteristics of the community that affect its collective choice problem. Smaller group size, higher secondary education, and greater inequality correspond to lower deforestation. (c) 2007 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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