Is deforestation needed for growth? Testing the EKC hypothesis for Latin America

The current climate change debate puts forest conservation and halting deforestation at the forefront of the social and political agenda. This paper analyzes the relationship between forested area and economic growth for a sample of 19 Latin American countries. The selected region has extensive fore...

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Autores: Pablo-Romero Gil-Delgado, María del Populo, Sánchez Braza, Antonio, Gil Pérez, Jesús
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Recursos:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2023.102915
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Palavra-chave:Latin America
Deforestation
Environmental Kuznets curve (EKC)
Economic growth
Panel data
Quantile regression
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spelling Is deforestation needed for growth? Testing the EKC hypothesis for Latin AmericaPablo-Romero Gil-Delgado, María del PopuloSánchez Braza, AntonioGil Pérez, JesúsLatin AmericaDeforestationEnvironmental Kuznets curve (EKC)Economic growthPanel dataQuantile regressionThe current climate change debate puts forest conservation and halting deforestation at the forefront of the social and political agenda. This paper analyzes the relationship between forested area and economic growth for a sample of 19 Latin American countries. The selected region has extensive forested areas, but also high rates of deforestation, which makes it a crucial area for reversing deforestation trends. The Environmental Kuznets Curve hypothesis for deforestation is tested for the period 1991–2014, taking environmental damage to the forest cover as an indicator, measured through two variables: the forested area per capita and a comparison to the country's total area. The methodology used applied regressions by panel data, using a semiparametric technique, as well as the generalized method of moments quantile-regression. Obtained results support the hypothesis, although the positive effects of economic growth on forestation tends to disappear, as the income levels become higher. More specifically, the quantile regression shows a positive, growing relationship between forested area per capita and economic growth (from a threshold point) that tends to be softer in more forested areas. Meanwhile, the Ushaped relationship supported when the forested area is compared to the total area tends to reach the maximum value. Therefore, the positive effects of economic growth on forestation tend to disappear, this being more especially observed in the most forested areas.Elsevier ScienceAnálisis Económico y Economía Política2023info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/11441/146657https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2023.102915reponame:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevillainstname:Universidad de Sevilla (US)InglésForest Policy and Economics, 148 (102915).https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2023.102915info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:idus.us.es:11441/1466572026-06-17T12:51:07Z
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title Is deforestation needed for growth? Testing the EKC hypothesis for Latin America
spellingShingle Is deforestation needed for growth? Testing the EKC hypothesis for Latin America
Pablo-Romero Gil-Delgado, María del Populo
Latin America
Deforestation
Environmental Kuznets curve (EKC)
Economic growth
Panel data
Quantile regression
title_short Is deforestation needed for growth? Testing the EKC hypothesis for Latin America
title_full Is deforestation needed for growth? Testing the EKC hypothesis for Latin America
title_fullStr Is deforestation needed for growth? Testing the EKC hypothesis for Latin America
title_full_unstemmed Is deforestation needed for growth? Testing the EKC hypothesis for Latin America
title_sort Is deforestation needed for growth? Testing the EKC hypothesis for Latin America
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Pablo-Romero Gil-Delgado, María del Populo
Sánchez Braza, Antonio
Gil Pérez, Jesús
author Pablo-Romero Gil-Delgado, María del Populo
author_facet Pablo-Romero Gil-Delgado, María del Populo
Sánchez Braza, Antonio
Gil Pérez, Jesús
author_role author
author2 Sánchez Braza, Antonio
Gil Pérez, Jesús
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Análisis Económico y Economía Política
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Latin America
Deforestation
Environmental Kuznets curve (EKC)
Economic growth
Panel data
Quantile regression
topic Latin America
Deforestation
Environmental Kuznets curve (EKC)
Economic growth
Panel data
Quantile regression
description The current climate change debate puts forest conservation and halting deforestation at the forefront of the social and political agenda. This paper analyzes the relationship between forested area and economic growth for a sample of 19 Latin American countries. The selected region has extensive forested areas, but also high rates of deforestation, which makes it a crucial area for reversing deforestation trends. The Environmental Kuznets Curve hypothesis for deforestation is tested for the period 1991–2014, taking environmental damage to the forest cover as an indicator, measured through two variables: the forested area per capita and a comparison to the country's total area. The methodology used applied regressions by panel data, using a semiparametric technique, as well as the generalized method of moments quantile-regression. Obtained results support the hypothesis, although the positive effects of economic growth on forestation tends to disappear, as the income levels become higher. More specifically, the quantile regression shows a positive, growing relationship between forested area per capita and economic growth (from a threshold point) that tends to be softer in more forested areas. Meanwhile, the Ushaped relationship supported when the forested area is compared to the total area tends to reach the maximum value. Therefore, the positive effects of economic growth on forestation tend to disappear, this being more especially observed in the most forested areas.
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