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Assessing the Economy-Wide Effects of Costa Rica's Payments for Environmental Services Program

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dc.contributor.authorRoss, Martin
dc.contributor.authorDepro, Brooks
dc.contributor.authorPattanayak, Subhrendu K.
dc.date.accessioned2014-04-17T16:31:42Z
dc.date.available2014-04-17T16:31:42Z
dc.date.issued2007-09
dc.description.abstractCosta Rica's Program of Payments for Environmental Services (Pago de Servicios Ambientales, PSA) provides a unique opportunity to evaluate direct payments as a conservation policy tool. This paper reports evidence on how much more forest has been conserved in Costa Rica as a result of PSA contracts with landowners. Such evidence requires estimating a counterfactual outcome: how much forest would have been preserved if there had been no payments. By applying rigorous program evaluation methods that have been recommended for identifying the causal effects of conservation policies, we find that the PSA program does result in a small but statistically significant increase in the area of forest conserved.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/09/19304443/assessing-economy-wide-effects-costa-ricas-payments-environmental-services-program
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/17895
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPayments for Environmental Services (PES) learning paper no. 2007-3;
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL LAND
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL LANDS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SECTOR
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL USES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectAGROFORESTRY
dc.subjectAREA OF FOREST
dc.subjectBIODIVERSITY
dc.subjectBIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION
dc.subjectBUDGET CONSTRAINTS
dc.subjectCAPITAL FORMATION
dc.subjectCARBON
dc.subjectCHANGES IN PRICES
dc.subjectCLIMATE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION
dc.subjectCONSERVATION POLICIES
dc.subjectCONSUMERS
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION PATTERNS
dc.subjectDAMAGE FUNCTION
dc.subjectDEBT
dc.subjectDEFORESTATION
dc.subjectDEMAND ANALYSIS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectDYNAMIC ANALYSIS
dc.subjectDYNAMIC MODEL
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC BEHAVIORS
dc.subjectECONOMIC DATA
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC IMPACTS
dc.subjectECONOMIC MODELS
dc.subjectECONOMIC OUTCOMES
dc.subjectECONOMIC POLICIES
dc.subjectECONOMIC RESEARCH
dc.subjectECONOMIC SECTORS
dc.subjectECONOMIC THEORY
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectECONOMISTS
dc.subjectELASTICITIES
dc.subjectELASTICITY
dc.subjectELECTRICITY GENERATION
dc.subjectEMISSIONS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
dc.subjectEQUILIBRIUM
dc.subjectEQUIVALENT VARIATION
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectEXPORT DEMANDS
dc.subjectEXPORTS
dc.subjectEXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectFACTOR DEMAND
dc.subjectFISH
dc.subjectFISHING
dc.subjectFOREST
dc.subjectFOREST CONSERVATION
dc.subjectFOREST CONVERSION
dc.subjectFOREST COVER
dc.subjectFOREST ENGINEERING
dc.subjectFOREST LAND
dc.subjectFOREST LANDS
dc.subjectFOREST MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectFOREST POLICIES
dc.subjectFOREST PROTECTION
dc.subjectFOREST SECTOR
dc.subjectFOREST STRATEGY
dc.subjectFORESTRY
dc.subjectFORESTS
dc.subjectFOSSIL FUELS
dc.subjectFREE TRADE
dc.subjectFUTURE RESEARCH
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS
dc.subjectGENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODEL
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT PURCHASES
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GASES
dc.subjectGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subjectHETEROGENEITY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectIMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectIMPORTS
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectINCOME HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectINTERMEDIATE INPUTS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL PAYMENTS
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLAND DEGRADATION
dc.subjectLAND ECONOMICS
dc.subjectLAND FOR AGRICULTURE
dc.subjectLAND OWNERS
dc.subjectLAND OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectLAND PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectLAND RENTAL
dc.subjectLAND USE
dc.subjectLAND-USE
dc.subjectLAND-USE CHANGE
dc.subjectLOGGING
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC POLICY
dc.subjectNATIONAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCE
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectOPEN ACCESS
dc.subjectOPEN ECONOMY
dc.subjectOUTPUT DECLINES
dc.subjectPARTIAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS
dc.subjectPASTURE
dc.subjectPASTURES
dc.subjectPOLICY ANALYSIS
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectPOLICY RELEVANCE
dc.subjectPOLICY SCENARIOS
dc.subjectPOLLUTION
dc.subjectPOLLUTION ABATEMENT
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectPOSITIVE EFFECTS
dc.subjectPRICE CHANGES
dc.subjectPRICE LEVELS
dc.subjectPRODUCTION COSTS
dc.subjectPRODUCTION FUNCTIONS
dc.subjectPROFIT MAXIMIZATION
dc.subjectPROPERTY RIGHT
dc.subjectPROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subjectPUBLIC ECONOMICS
dc.subjectPUBLIC GOODS
dc.subjectQUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS
dc.subjectRAIN FOREST CONSERVATION
dc.subjectREFORESTATION
dc.subjectRELATIVE PRICES
dc.subjectRESOURCE ECONOMICS
dc.subjectRESOURCE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectREVENUE LOSS
dc.subjectSENSITIVITY ANALYSES
dc.subjectSILVICULTURE
dc.subjectSIMULATION TECHNIQUES
dc.subjectSPILLOVER EFFECTS
dc.subjectSTATE FORESTRY
dc.subjectSTRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT
dc.subjectSUBSTITUTION
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectTANGIBLE GOODS
dc.subjectTAXATION
dc.subjectTIMBER
dc.subjectTIMBER INDUSTRIES
dc.subjectTIMBER PRICES
dc.subjectTOTAL OUTPUT
dc.subjectTRADE LIBERALIZATION
dc.subjectTRADE POLICY
dc.subjectTRANSACTION COSTS
dc.subjectUNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES
dc.subjectUTILITY FUNCTIONS
dc.subjectVALUE ADDED
dc.subjectVALUE OF OUTPUT
dc.subjectWAGE RATES
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWATERSHED
dc.subjectWELFARE ANALYSIS
dc.subjectWOOD
dc.subjectWOOD PROCESSING
dc.titleAssessing the Economy-Wide Effects of Costa Rica's Payments for Environmental Services Programen
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaClimate Change
okr.date.disclosure2014-03-26
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Working Paper
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/09/19304443/assessing-economy-wide-effects-costa-ricas-payments-environmental-services-program
okr.globalpracticeMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeAgriculture
okr.globalpracticeEnvironment and Natural Resources
okr.guid579831468027540553
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000456286_20140327125335
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum19304443
okr.identifier.report86277
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2014/03/27/000456286_20140327125335/Rendered/PDF/862770NWP0PESL00Box385172B00PUBLIC0.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeLatin America & Caribbean
okr.region.countryCosta Rica
okr.sectorAgriculture, fishing, and forestry :: Forestry
okr.sectorWater, sanitation and flood protection
okr.themeRule of law :: Legal institutions for a market economy
okr.themeEnvironment and natural resources management :: Biodiversity
okr.themeEnvironment and natural resources management :: Climate change
okr.themeEnvironment and natural resources management :: Environmental policies and institutions
okr.themeEnvironment and natural resources management :: Water resource management
okr.topicRural Development::Common Property Resource Development
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Climate Change Economics
okr.topicEconomic Theory and Research
okr.topicRural Development::Forestry
okr.topicEnvironmental Economics and Policies
okr.topicEnvironment
okr.unitLatin America and Caribbean Sustainable Development Department
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