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ifo Migration Monitor: Deforestation and Migration

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  • Britta Rude
  • Bennet Niederhöfer
  • Fabio Ferrara

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Looking at the connection between migration and deforestation, it becomes clear that migration can be both a consequence and a cause of deforestation. It is recommended to use forests more productively and to internalize their externalities, such as CO2 generation or ecological values.

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  • Britta Rude & Bennet Niederhöfer & Fabio Ferrara, 2020. "ifo Migration Monitor: Deforestation and Migration," ifo Schnelldienst, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, vol. 73(09), pages 66-74, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:ces:ifosdt:v:73:y:2020:i:09:p:66-74
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    Keywords

    Entwaldung; Waldressourcen; Migration; Klimawandel; Internationale Klimapolitik; Wirkungsanalyse;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • Q23 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Renewable Resources and Conservation - - - Forestry
    • F22 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - International Migration

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