Public spending, credit and natural capital: Does access to capital foster deforestation?

Jean-Louis Combes, Pascale Combes Motel, Philippe Delacote and Thierry Yogo ()
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Abstract: Improving access to man-made capital through domestic credit and public spending is a step towards development. Developing countries rely also on natural capital, which may generate possible conflicts between environment and development targets. Taking the case of land-use and deforestation, this paper revisits the links between manmade and natural capital. Relying on a model of income maximization, we theoretically assess how better access to man-made capital through public spending and credit, influences forest cover loss. Econometric investigations, over the period 2001-2012, show that forest cover loss is positively influenced by credit and public spending. A better access to capital is thus detrimental to the forest. This can be interpreted as a Tinbergen rule: the development objective of facilitating access to manmade capital cannot be tackled without facing the objective of environmental protection.

Keywords: Deforestation; Development; Credit; Public spending (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 42 pages
Date: 2018
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