Economic Complexity and the Environment: Evidence from Brazil
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Table 2
Deforestation (first differences estimation)
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
Dependent variable: deforestation rate
ECI
−0.392
1.661
1.724
2.783
2.344
2.328
(2.079)
(3.038)
(3.053)
(2.933)
(3.678)
(3.662)
(ECI) 2
0.0710
(0.0585)
GDP p.c.
3.125***
3.135***
1.183
3.210***
3.098***
(0.979)
(0.980)
(0.716)
(1.098)
(1.040)
(GDP p.c.) 2
−0.0235***
−0.0236***
−0.0122
−0.0240**
−0.0234***
(0.00873)
(0.00874)
(0.00947)
(0.00933)
(0.00901)
Population density
0.0628**
(0.0298)
Trade openness
−0.584
(0.728)
Harvested area
−3.28e−05
(1.27e−04)
Planted area
2.08e−05
(1.07e−05)
Cattle density
–
–
(continued)