2019/07/08 by John M. Shandra, Michael Restivo, Jamie M. Sommer +1 · 28 citations
Economics, Econometrics and Finance · Engineering · Environmental Science · #Agricultural economics #Agriculture #China #Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management #Development economics #Econometrics #Economics #Energy, Environment, Economic Growth #Geography #Mining and Resource Management #Ordinary least squares #Socioeconomics
paper · doi:10.1111/ruso.12292
published in Rural Sociology 85(2), 346-375 (Wiley)
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Abstract We test the hypothesis from the theory of ecologically unequal exchange that agricultural exports to China are related to increased forest loss in low‐ and middle‐income nations exporting to it. We do so by analyzing data for 75 low‐ and middle‐income nations using ordinary least squares regression. We find support for our hypothesis that flows of agricultural exports from low‐ and middle‐income nations to China are related to increased forest loss in exporting nations. We also find that a country's total agricultural exports, proximity of forest to infrastructure, and protected areas tend to increase forest loss.