Precolonial institutions and deforestation in Africa

Land Use Policy • Vol/Iss. 51(2016) • Elsevier • • Published In • Pages: 150-161 •
By Larcom, Shaun, van Gevelt, Terry, Zabala, Aiora

Hypothesis

Areas where leaders were appointed by election from above in precolonial times are now more likely to have less deforestation than those with hereditary succession.

Note

Controls: Current institutions, population density, geographic controls, economic development controls, forest stock controls, country fixed effects (n=642)

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
OLSSupportedp<0.01-0.297UNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
DeforestationDependentLand Use, Lumbering
Succession systemIndependentCommunity Heads