Romero Rocha
Biographic Data
| ID | 5805696 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Romero Rocha |
| GIVEN NAMES | Romero |
| FAMILY NAME | Rocha |
| SIGNATURE | ROCHA R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Institute of Economics, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1240-0063 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 35 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Effect of Rural Credit on Deforestation
In 2008, the Brazilian government made the concession of rural credit in the Amazon conditional upon stricter requirements as an attempt to curb forest clearings. This article studies the impact of this innovative policy on deforestation. Difference-in-differences estimations based on a panel of municipalities show that the policy change led to a substantial reduction in deforestation, mostly in municipalities where cattle ranching is the leading…
Property-level assessment of change in forest clearing patterns
Evaluating the impact of community‐based health interventions
This paper analyzes the direct and indirect impacts of Brazil's Family Health Program, using municipality level mortality data from the Brazilian Ministry of Health, and individual level data from the Brazilian household survey. We estimate the effects of the program on mortality and on household behavior related to child labor and schooling, employment of adults, and fertility. We find consistent effects of the program on reductions in mortality…
The Effect of Rural Credit on Deforestation
In 2008, the Brazilian government made the concession of rural credit in the Amazon conditional upon stricter requirements as an attempt to curb forest clearings. This article studies the impact of this innovative policy on deforestation. Difference-in-differences estimations based on a panel of municipalities show that the policy change led to a substantial reduction in deforestation, mostly in municipalities where cattle ranching is the leading…
Property-level assessment of change in forest clearing patterns
Evaluating the impact of community‐based health interventions
This paper analyzes the direct and indirect impacts of Brazil's Family Health Program, using municipality level mortality data from the Brazilian Ministry of Health, and individual level data from the Brazilian household survey. We estimate the effects of the program on mortality and on household behavior related to child labor and schooling, employment of adults, and fertility. We find consistent effects of the program on reductions in mortality…
Property-level assessment of change in forest clearing patterns
The Effect of Rural Credit on Deforestation
In 2008, the Brazilian government made the concession of rural credit in the Amazon conditional upon stricter requirements as an attempt to curb forest clearings. This article studies the impact of this innovative policy on deforestation. Difference-in-differences estimations based on a panel of municipalities show that the policy change led to a substantial reduction in deforestation, mostly in municipalities where cattle ranching is the leading…
Economics (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Amazon rainforest (2 works) · Business (2 works) · Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (2 works) · Deforestation (computer science (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Land Rights and Reforms (2 works) · Natural resource economics (2 works) · Political science (2 works)