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Agricultural commodity booms, emissions, and climate migration policies

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  • Daniel Da Mata
  • Mario Dotta

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This paper examines how production responses to agricultural commodity booms affect greenhouse gas emissions and the take-up of climate mitigation policies. Using a shift-share approach, we find that Brazilian localities more exposed to booms exhibit increased emissions due to agricultural expansion and land allocation. While booms also lead to emissions-reducing responses like higher output per area, the net effect is an increase in emissions.

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  • Daniel Da Mata & Mario Dotta, 2026. "Agricultural commodity booms, emissions, and climate migration policies," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2026-112, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
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