Tropical ecosystems house an immense biomass, which makes it imperative to understand how they are affected by technology and trade. Igor Carreira, Francisco Costa and Joao Paulo Pessoa examine the Brazilian rainforest's exposure to genetically engineered soybeans and increased demand from China between 1995 and 2017. They find that it was the comparative advantage gains in soybean production that accelerated deforestation in the period.

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12 September 2023

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LSE Business Review

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https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessreview/2023/09/12/brazils-comparative-advantage-in-soybean-production-triggered-deforestation/

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