2 papers
econ.GN2026
Potato Potahto in the FAO-GAEZ Productivity Measures? Nonclassical Measurement Error with Multiple Proxies
Rafael Araujo, Vitor Possebom
The FAO-GAEZ productivity data are widely used in Economics. However, the empirical literature rarely discusses measurement error. We use two proxies to derive analytical bounds ar…
econ.GN2026
DETERring more than Deforestation: Environmental Enforcement Reduces Violence in the Amazon
Rafael Araujo, Vitor Possebom, Gabriela Setti
We estimate the impact of environmental law enforcement on violence in the Brazilian Amazon. The introduction of the Real-Time Deforestation Detection System (DETER), which enabled…