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

Jean-Louis Combes, Philippe Delacote, Pascale Combes Motel () and Thierry Yogo ()
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Pascale Combes Motel: CERDI - Centre d'Études et de Recherches sur le Développement International - UCA [2017-2020] - Université Clermont Auvergne [2017-2020] - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
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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 man-made 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 man-made capital cannot be tackled without facing the objective of environmental protection.

Keywords: Deforestation; Development; Credit; Public spendings (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018-04
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Published in Economic Modelling, 2018, 73, pp.306-316. ⟨10.1016/j.econmod.2018.04.006⟩

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DOI: 10.1016/j.econmod.2018.04.006

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