Relationship between openness to trade and deforestation: : Empirical evidence from the Brazilian Amazon

@article{Faria2016RelationshipBO,
  title={Relationship between openness to trade and deforestation: : Empirical evidence from the Brazilian Amazon},
  author={Weslem Rodrigues Faria and Alexandre N. Almeida},
  journal={Ecological Economics},
  year={2016},
  volume={121},
  pages={85-97}
}
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