O impacto dos gastos do governo federal no desmatamento no Estado do Pará [The impact of federal government expenses on deforestation in the state of Pará]

Rodolfo Coelho Prates and Maurício Serra
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Rodolfo Coelho Prates: IBPEX
Maurício Serra: UFPR

Nova Economia, 2009, vol. 19, issue 1, pages 95-116

Abstract: The deforestation of the Amazon forest is one of the most important environmental problems faced by the Brazilian government. The economic literature points to numerous factors responsible for deforestation, and many of these are, directly or indirectly, derived from federal spending. This article analyzes, through a panel data econometric model, how federal spending can influence, or mitigate, Amazonian deforestation. The state of Pará is used as a case study, as it presents the highest degree of deforestation among all Amazonian states.

Keywords: Amazon; Pará State; deforestation; federal spending; data panel (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H5 Q23 R58 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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