The Economics of Tropical Deforestation and Land Use: An Introduction to the Special Issue
介绍了一期关于热带森林砍伐与土地利用经济学的特刊，并通过跨国分析发现农业扩张是土地扩张的主因，制度因素也有重要影响，收入效应因地区而异。
<i>This paper both introduces the special issue on the economics of tropical deforestation and land use and conducts a synthesis crosscountry analysis of tropical agricultural land expansion. Agricultural development is the main factor determining land expansion, but institutional factors have an important influence. Income effects vary from region to region, and do not always display an EKC relationship. The case studies comprising this special issue provide further case study insights into tropical deforestation and land use, through spatial analysis of locational factors, CGE modeling of policy scenarios, assessing external market impacts on land clearing, and modelling state interventions and taxation.</i>