Agricultural change, rural labor markets, and forest clearing: An illustrative case from the Philippines

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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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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.

Additional Bibliographic Information

Shively, G. 2001. Agricultural change, rural labor markets, and forest clearing: An illustrative case from the Philippines. Land Economics. 77(2): 268-284.

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