Fueling development? Assessing the impact of oil and soybean wealth on municipalities in Brazil

Lima-de-Oliveira, Renato; Alonso, Martín

doi:10.1016/j.exis.2017.06.001

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“…Our models confirmed the positive relation between soy expansion and human development identified in previous studies [16,20]. This relationship was observed both in Brazil overall (OLS model), and within the same municipality (fixed-effect model).…”

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confidence: 90%

“…As expected from the theory on economic convergence [47][48][49], an initial higher value of the municipal HDI results in smaller improvements in this indicator, suggesting that there is a "catch-up" effect in terms of human development, as already observed by Limade-Oliveira and Alonso [20], and that municipalities with initially higher HDI benefit relatively less from investments in soy expansion. Moreover, we found evidence of a progressive decoupling (in the 2000s compared to the 1990s) between the HDI and the soy variables, as also observed at a macro level by Arvor et al [16].…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 67%

“…Previous studies [16,20] reached contrasting findings about the impact of soy expansion on inequality; unfortunately, our model does not allow us to test this specific relationship.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 78%

“…Lima-de-Oliveira and Alonso [20] suggest that regional inequalities are not related to the soybean boom and highlight the importance of local and national policies in redistributing resources derived from soy production. Martinelli et al [19] complement this discourse by pointing out that the debate between positive and negative impacts of soy expansion should concentrate on regional differences and on the main economic and institutional structures characterizing Brazilian regions.…”

Section: Soy Expansion and The Hdi In Brazilmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The human development index (HDI) introduced by the United Nation Development Program in 1990 [17,18] has recently been used for a more comprehensive evaluation of the impact of soy expansion on the Brazilian population [16,19,20]. However, there are no studies that have considered the impact of soy expansion on the three dimensions of the HDI, i.e., "a long and healthy life", "knowledge", and "a decent standard of living" [21], and particularly the indirect impacts through environmental change.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Soy Expansion, Environment, and Human Development: An Analysis across Brazilian Municipalities

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In the last decades, Brazil has become one of the largest soybean producers and exporters in the world. Although dedicated policies have been implemented since the 1960s, the recent rapid transition towards an agricultural system largely based on soy has had a strong impact on the country’s socio-economic structure—not only in terms of land and labour markets but also on its diverse ecosystems. According to the extant literature, soy has had a beneficial impact on local human development, measured by the human development index (HDI) of the municipalities. However, there is a lack of empirical studies assessing the impact of soy expansion on the single dimensions of the HDI (longevity, education, and income) to disentangle the indirect effects of socio-environmental change while controlling for other local dynamics. To fill this gap, we applied econometric methods to a novel dataset combining municipal-level data on soy production with socio-economic and environmental data for the period 1991–2010. Our findings confirm the positive relation between soy expansion and the HDI at local level, but this relation differs between different HDI dimensions. The marginal benefits of soy expansion are increasing for the income dimension but decreasing for education and longevity. On the other hand, changes in soy productivity (a proxy for agricultural intensification) have a more complex impact on the HDI and its dimensions, but in general its marginal benefits are decreasing over time. Further research could expand the time series once more up-to-date information becomes available.

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confidence: 67%

“…Previous studies [16,20] reached contrasting findings about the impact of soy expansion on inequality; unfortunately, our model does not allow us to test this specific relationship.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 78%

Section: Soy Expansion and The Hdi In Brazilmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Taxing the ‘crop of the century’: the role of institutions in governing the soy boom in South America

Giraudo

2020

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The recent global commodity boom created new opportunities and challenges for countries that are net agricultural producers. Natural resources literature has explored how the sudden appearance of extraordinary revenues in resource rich countries impacts upon growth, political institutions, and conflicts. However, there has been less attention paid to how already existing arrangements can shape distributional conflicts that emerge as a response. This article analyses the design and implementation of fiscal policy during the soy boom in Argentina and Brazil. It is argued that domestic institutions play a key role in mediating the capacity of the state regarding the design and implementation of tax structures related to natural resources.

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Fueling development? Assessing the impact of oil and soybean wealth on municipalities in Brazil

Cited by 2 publications

References 11 publications

Soy Expansion, Environment, and Human Development: An Analysis across Brazilian Municipalities

Soy Expansion, Environment, and Human Development: An Analysis across Brazilian Municipalities

Taxing the ‘crop of the century’: the role of institutions in governing the soy boom in South America

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