Journal #J-15/2003
Technological Change and Tropical Deforestation: A Perspective at the Household Level
Daan P. van Soest(1), Erwin H. Bulte(2), Arild Angelsen & Cornelis van Kooten(3)
Department of Economics & Social Sciences Agricultural University of Norway PO Box 5033, N-1432 Ås, Norway http://www.nlh.no/ior/ e-mail: arild.angelsen@ior.nlh.no

(1) Daan P. Van Soest, Dept. of Economics and Business Administration, Tillburg University,
http://www.tilburguniversity.nl/faculties/few/    
e-mail: D.P.vanSoest@uvt.nl

(2) Erwin H. Bulte, Dept. of Economics and Business Administration, Tillburg University,
http://www.tilburguniversity.nl/faculties/few/     e-mail: E.H.Bulte@uvt.nl

(3) G. Cornelis van Kooten, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of British Columbia,
http://www.agsci.ubc.ca/     e-mail: kooten@uvic.ca

van Soest, D.P., E.H. Bulte, A. Angelsen & G.C. van Kooten (2003): "Technological Change and Tropical Deforestation: A Perspective at the Household Level", Environment and Development Economics, 7(2):269-280.

Abstract:
We analyze the effects of technological change in agriculture on forest clearing by households in developing countries. The possible effects are found to be many and diverse, depending on the type of change and the institutional context. We conclude that agricultural intensification is not the panacea that some believe it to be.

Key words: Deforestation, tropical agriculture, technological change, development.

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