The implication of property rights for joint agriculture–timber productivity in the Brazilian AmazonThe authors are grateful for the support from Instituto de Pesquisa Econômia Aplicada Instituto. They also thank three anonymous referees and the editor for helpful comments.
Otsuki, Tsunehiro; Hardie, Ian W.; Reis, Eustáquio J.; Otsuki Tsunehiro; The World Bank; Hardie Ian W.; University of Maryland; Reis Eustáquio J.;
Журнал:
Environment and Development Economics
Дата:
2002
Аннотация:
This paper examines the effects of the Brazilian governmentsʼ title granting policies on the efficiency of agricultural and timber production in the Brazilian Amazon. A two-stage procedure is used that combines Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) and a Tobit regression. Provision of private land titles before 1995 is found to positively affect the technical efficiency of agricultural and joint agriculture–timber production in 1995. Governmental expenditures, including expenditures to secure property rights, also are found to increase technical efficiency in the agricultural industry. The analysis indicates that revenue efficiency can be improved by producing more roundwood and less agricultural product. Land-granting policies may favorably affect environmental conservation by intensifying land use in agriculture, but they also may harm development by discouraging timber production.
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