Deforestation and agricultural productivity in the Côte d'Ivoire
An optimal control model is used to determine the optimal steady-state forest stock in the Côte d'Ivoire. This stock is shown to increase with increases in the forestry returns relative to those in agriculture. Technological progress in agriculture and increases in the social discount rate serve to...
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| author | Ehui, S.K. Hertel, T.W |
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| description | An optimal control model is used to determine the optimal steady-state forest stock in the Côte d'Ivoire. This stock is shown to increase with increases in the forestry returns relative to those in agriculture. Technological progress in agriculture and increases in the social discount rate serve to lower the optimal steady-state forest stock. Based on an estimated aggregate yield function, the optimal forest stock is shown to be most sensitive to changes in the social rate of discount. Assuming current (1985) technology, deforestation appears socially optimal only for values of the discount rate greater than 8%. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1771132025-11-11T10:37:06Z Deforestation and agricultural productivity in the Côte d'Ivoire Ehui, S.K. Hertel, T.W agricultural productivity Côte d'Ivoire deforestation steady state An optimal control model is used to determine the optimal steady-state forest stock in the Côte d'Ivoire. This stock is shown to increase with increases in the forestry returns relative to those in agriculture. Technological progress in agriculture and increases in the social discount rate serve to lower the optimal steady-state forest stock. Based on an estimated aggregate yield function, the optimal forest stock is shown to be most sensitive to changes in the social rate of discount. Assuming current (1985) technology, deforestation appears socially optimal only for values of the discount rate greater than 8%. 1989-08 2025-10-15T16:44:29Z 2025-10-15T16:44:29Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177113 en Limited Access application/pdf Ehui, S.K. & Hertel, T.W. (1989). Deforestation and agricultural productivity in the Côte d'Ivoire. American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 71(3), 703-711. |
| spellingShingle | agricultural productivity Côte d'Ivoire deforestation steady state Ehui, S.K. Hertel, T.W Deforestation and agricultural productivity in the Côte d'Ivoire |
| title | Deforestation and agricultural productivity in the Côte d'Ivoire |
| title_full | Deforestation and agricultural productivity in the Côte d'Ivoire |
| title_fullStr | Deforestation and agricultural productivity in the Côte d'Ivoire |
| title_full_unstemmed | Deforestation and agricultural productivity in the Côte d'Ivoire |
| title_short | Deforestation and agricultural productivity in the Côte d'Ivoire |
| title_sort | deforestation and agricultural productivity in the cote d ivoire |
| topic | agricultural productivity Côte d'Ivoire deforestation steady state |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177113 |
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