Publication
Agricultural change, rural labor markets, and forest clearing: An illustrative case from the Philippines
Details
Author(s):
G.E. Shively
Type of Document:
Scholarly Article
Publisher/Journal:
University of Wisconsin- Madison
Date of Publication:
2001
Place of Publication:
Madison, WI
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Description
This paper investigates the relationship of agricultural employment and land use choices in upland tropical forest margins. The author combines models of lowland agricultural production and upland farm labor allocation to study the influence of labor productivity, agricultural wages, and economic returns on deforestation rates. Data collected from Philippine farms shows that adoption of lowland irrigation increased labor demand, providing employment to upland residents, and thus causing a small (but statistically significant) reduction in deforestation rates.