The Economic Consequences of the Agricultural Expansion in Matopiba

This paper examines the consequences of the agricultural expansion in the Matopiba-areas from the states of Maranhão, Tocantins, Piauí and Bahia located in the Cerrado biome. Comparing municipalities from these four states located inside and outside the Cerrado biome, it finds that agricultural prod...

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Main Author: Arthur Bragança
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Getúlio Vargas
Series:Revista Brasileira de Economia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-71402018000200161&lng=en&tlng=en