Economic Complexity and the Environment: Evidence from Brazil
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Table 3
Forest fires (first differences estimation)
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
Dependent variable: forest fires
ECI
287.7
419.1
415.4
418.5
413.2
430.2*
(247.0)
(253.3)
(248.8)
(245.5)
(251.1)
(252.2)
(ECI) 2
−0.752
(0.811)
GDP p.c.
7929**
8640***
8228**
7475**
7800**
(2903)
(3046)
(3046)
(2821)
(2903)
(GDP p.c.) 2
−65.04**
−80.66**
−68.93**
−61.28**
−63.05**
(25.83)
(35.26)
(27.66)
(24.72)
(26.23)
Population density
168.9
(180.8)
Urbanisation
−133.8
(651.1)
Trade openness
−12,401*
(7174)
Average education
−4421
(3363)
Higher education
–
–
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