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Why do Farmers Expand their Land into Forests? Theories and Evidence from Tanzania

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  • Angelsen, A.
  • Shitindi, E.F.K.
  • Aarrestad, J.

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This paper examines the causes of agricultural land expansion and deforestation in Tanzania. In the theoretical section, two different -and partly contradicting- sets of hypotheses are outlined.

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  • Angelsen, A. & Shitindi, E.F.K. & Aarrestad, J., 1999. "Why do Farmers Expand their Land into Forests? Theories and Evidence from Tanzania," Norway; Department of Economics, University of Bergen 197, Department of Economics, University of Bergen.
    • Handle: RePEc:fth:bereco:197
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    Keywords

    AGRICULTURE ; ECONOMETRICS ; ENVIRONMENT;
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    JEL classification:

    • Q12 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Micro Analysis of Farm Firms, Farm Households, and Farm Input Markets
    • C23 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Models with Panel Data; Spatio-temporal Models

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