AN ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF THE CAUSES OF TROPICAL DEFORESTATION: GHANA

Deforestation is modeled in two stages, as an interaction of interlinked key sectors in the Ghanaian economy (including forest products exports, fuelwood energy consumption, cocoa production, and food crop production), which compete for forest landuse or forest products. The effects of the different first- and second-level causes of deforestation analyzed are discussed.

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Year of publication:	2001
Authors:	Yiridoe, Emmanuel K. ; Nanang, David M.
Institutions:	Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA
Subject:	Two-stage regression \| elasticity of deforestation \| forest policy/management \| Resource /Energy Economics and Policy

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	2001 Annual meeting, August 5-8, Chicago, IL.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	The text is part of a series 2001 Annual meeting, August 5-8, Chicago, IL Number 20750
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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