The Tropical Forests as a Global Resource: Impacts of Trade-Related Policy

作者: Thomas Andersson

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关键词: Environmental economicsForest managementIncentiveNatural resource economicsEconomicsResource (biology)Free tradeCommercial policyMarket failureDeforestationMoral hazard

摘要: This paper analyses the impacts of trade and policy on tropical deforestation. Distinctions are made between different costs benefits pertaining to forest use, their distribution natural vis-a-vis industrial features. It is emphasized that management determined by incentives confront relevant actors, interdependent behavior. International not a major cause deforestation, barriers log exports worsen situation. While liberalization consumer action argued have potential for favorable through pressure institutional reform, socially optimal forests requires presently non-commercial values be taken into account. As producer countries face considerable difficulties in exploiting biological diversity, compensation absorption CO2, e.g., market tradable carbon rights, stands out as best opportunity narrow gap private social benefits. problems such those associated with moral hazard would overcome, scheme should seek correct present failures spurring deforestation favoring rather than

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