Contributions

  • Plantinga, Andrew - Contributor
  • Stavins, R. N. (Robert N.), 1948- - Contributor
  • John F. Kennedy School of Government - Contributor

Publication

2007 - Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government, Cambridge, Mass., Massachusetts

Language

English

Word Count

10,250 words, Guess

Page Count

41 pages

Identifiers

Classifications

  • LCCHD205 .L83 2007

Description

"Land-use changes involve important economic and environmental effects with implications for international trade, global climate change, wildlife, and other policy issues. We use an econometric model to identify factors driving land-use change in the United States between 1982 and 1997. We quantify the effects of net returns to alternative land uses on private landowners' decisions to allocate land among six major uses, drawing on detailed micro-data on land use and land quality that are comprehensive of the contiguous U.S. This analysis provides the first evidence of the relative historical importance of markets and Federal farm policies affecting land-use changes nationally"--National Bureau of Economic Research web site.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • What drives land use change in the United States?: a national analysis of landowner decisionsHarvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government2007-01-01

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