@article{f8ea459b005b4dd99f75526dcbbefdcf,
title = "Evidence on wealth-improving effects of forest concessions in liberia",
abstract = "The effects of resource-led development on local people{\textquoteright}s well-being are disputed. Using four rounds of Demographic and Health Survey data in Liberia, we find that households living closer to active forest concessions achieved a higher assetbased wealth score compared to those living farther away. These wealth-improving effects did not stem, however, from the direct employment effects of concessions. Rather, evidence suggests that indirect general equilibrium effects related to demand for goods and services and increased employment in all-year and nonsubsistence jobs are the main channels. Our study underlines potential wealth-improving effects of resource-led development in poor countries, thereby contributing to the literature on well-being impacts of resource-led development on local people.",
keywords = "Forestry concessions, General equilibrium, Impact evaluation, Liberia, Wealth",
author = "Suhyun Jung and Chuan Liao and Arun Agrawal and Brown, {Daniel G.}",
note = "Funding Information: We would also like to thank seminar participants at the University of Michigan and Minnesota and at the annual meeting of the Forests and Livelihoods: Assessment, Research, and Engagement (FLARE) for helpful comments, including (but not limited to) Paul Glewwe, Jason Kerwin, Sheelagh O{\textquoteright}Reily, Stephen Polasky, and Martha Rogers. We acknowledge funding support from National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under grant NNX15AD40G. The findings and conclusions expressed are solely ours and do not represent the views of NASA, SDI, or any other involved parties. All errors are our own. Funding Information: Suhyun Jung (corresponding author) is in the Division of Resource Economics and Management, West Virginia University (suhyunj@gmail.com). Chuan Liao is in the School of Sustainability, Arizona State University (cliao29@asu.edu). Arun Agrawal is in the School for Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan (arunagra@umich.edu). Daniel G. Brown is in the School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, University of Washington (danbro@uw.edu). We thank Ali Kaba, James Otto, and Roland Harris at Sustainable Development Institute (SDI) for arranging our field visits as well as helping us understand background and various types of concessions in Liberia. We would also like to thank seminar participants at the University of Michigan and Minnesota and at the annual meeting of the Forests and Livelihoods: Assessment, Research, and Engagement (FLARE) for helpful comments, including (but not limited to) Paul Glewwe, Jason Kerwin, Sheelagh O{\textquoteright}Reily, Stephen Polasky, and Martha Rogers. We acknowledge funding support from National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under grant NNX15AD40G. The findings and conclusions expressed are solely ours and do not represent the views of NASA, SDI, or any other involved parties. All errors are our own. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2019 by The Association of Environmental and Resource Economists. All rights reserved.",
year = "2019",
month = sep,
doi = "10.1086/704614",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "6",
pages = "961--1000",
journal = "Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists",
issn = "2333-5955",
publisher = "University of Chicago Press",
number = "5",
}