Deforestation, Land Use, and Property Rights: Empirical Evidence from Darién, Panama

摘要: Economic conventional wisdom suggests that providing land users with more secure property rights will result in sustainable use and less deforestation. In this paper, we spatial econometric techniques to evaluate quantitatively the effect on of designated three parts DarieÂn province - a national park where no human activity is supposed occur, two reserves for indigenous peoples. Results suggest legal an population can influence use. Geography appears be important than protection park.